Saville Middle School in the northwest valley remained on a soft lockdown Wednesday afternoon while Las Vegas police investigated a shooting and barricade in a nearby neighborhood.
University of Mississippi student government groups are calling for a Confederate soldier monument to be moved from a prominent spot on the Oxford campus to a Confederate cemetery.
Longtime political analyst and columnist Steve Sebelius will return to the Las Vegas Review-Journal to head the newspaper’s government and politics coverage.
The final National Transportation and Safety Board report on a fatal 2016 airplane crash in near Reno-Tahoe International Airport concludes the likely causes were pilot drug use and fuel beyond the aircraft’s weight limit.
U.S. District Judge Andrew P. Gordon sentenced Bret Humphries on Tuesday to 210 months in prison, followed by a lifetime term of supervised release.
After calling Las Vegas home for the past 10 years, NASCAR awards event is moving to Nashville, Tennessee.
The U.S. men’s national basketball team will have an intrasquad scrimmage Aug. 9 at 7 p.m. at T-Mobile Arena.
A judge ordered Las Vegas attorney Alexis Plunkett, mired in legal trouble and facing two separate criminal cases, held without bail Wednesday.
U.S. wildlife officials plan to lift protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states, a move certain to re-ignite the legal battle over a predator that’s rebounding in some regions and running into conflicts with farmers and ranchers.
A Texas judge has received a public warning for asking a jury to keep deliberating because God told him the defendant they convicted was innocent.
North Las Vegas police were still searching for a babysitter and her ex-boyfriend after a 6-month-old boy, who had vanished Tuesday evening, was dropped off under suspicious circumstances at a northeast valley high school Wednesday afternoon.
An issue that stood to jeopardize the Raiders’ lease agreement for a final season in Oakland appeared close to being resolved, progress that could result in a Coliseum Authority vote next Friday.
Kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart is scheduled to speak in northwestern Wisconsin next week to help the region cope with a high-profile double homicide-kidnapping.
Extreme gusts of winds rocked a Florida-bound cruise ship, causing injuries to several passengers.
Brie Larson gained the power to portray the Marvel superhero — or at least her alter ego, fighter pilot Carol Danvers — during a research trip to Southern Nevada.
Santa Anita has canceled racing indefinitely to re-examine its dirt surface after the deaths of 21 horses in the last two months.
Las Vegas tourism officials believe the city should look below ground to address future transportation needs. And the autonomous system linking the airport to the convention center should be just the first phase of a grander network.
Jason Aldean receives the ACM Dick Clark Artist of the Decade Award at the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards telecast from MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 7.
Major League Baseball is investigating whether new Philadelphia slugger Bryce Harper committed a tampering violation when he lobbied for Mike Trout, who isn’t a free agent for two more seasons, to join the Phillies.
Andrew Freed, 22, was arrested for driving under the influence resulting in substantial bodily harm after the crash early Tuesday at East Robindale Road and Las Vegas Boulevard South.
Three major Montreal radio stations have stopped playing Michael Jackson songs as a result of child-molestation allegations against the late musician that aired Sunday in an HBO documentary.
U.S. regulators on Tuesday warned people not to use certain Claire’s makeup products after samples tested positive for asbestos, but the retailer disputed the findings.
An emotional R. Kelly says he’s being “assassinated” and denies sexually abusing women and controlling their lives.
Dollar Tree is closing up to 390 Family Dollar stores this year and rebranding about 200 others under the Dollar Tree name.
Residents and cities are buying into the Southern Nevada Water Authority’s campaign against ornamental sod. Since 1999, more than 187 million square feet of grass have been removed and untold millions more were never planted.
A wet and windy Wednesday in the Las Vegas Valley left some parts of the valley flooded, prompting the closure of Red Rock Canyon National Recreation Area and Spring Mountain Ranch State Park.
A woman stabbed her fiance at a bus stop on Tropicana Avenue early Monday morning, Las Vegas police said.
A crash in the Spaghetti Bowl in central Las Vegas has some lanes blocked Wednesday morning, according to a tweet from the Regional Transportation Commission.
The American Gaming Association is citing Nevada’s unified account wagering process as a case study for modernizing gaming regulations nationwide.
The housing market’s normally busy spring selling season may be slower this year amid Las Vegas’ nationally leading price growth, a new report says.