A German man has been sentenced to life in prison for poisoning his co-workers’ sandwiches with mercury and other substances over several years, leaving one in a coma and two others with serious kidney damage.
The measure would require every school board and charter school to ensure that all licensed staff receive training, including warnings signs that a pupil may be suicidal and on how to refer students to the appropriate services.
Commercial fossil hunters and others who remove historic or culturally significant artifacts from state lands could see tougher penalties under a measure that seeks to conform state law with its federal counterpart.
The National Park Service reports that the park on the California-Nevada border saw a record 1,678,660 visitors last year. Meanwhile, the number of tourists visiting the Lake Mead National Recreation Area dipped slightly, though it remained the sixth-busiest site in the park service’s portfolio.
One aspect of the Las Vegas 51s — now the Aviators — time at Cashman Field that isn’t making the move to the team’s new Summerlin ballpark is the fan favorite $1 beer night.
As the International Pizza Expo winds down and some of the world’s finest pizza makers prepare to head home, local pizzaiolo Vincent Rotolo has some big news for local pizza lovers: Good Pie is coming to the Arts District.
Golden Knights fans banged on the glass and roared with approval Wednesday night when all 180 pounds of goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury set his stick down and loosened his gloves as he stared down Calgary’s David Rittich at the opposing blue line.
A Southern Nevada man and woman were charged in connection with a nationwide fraud bust, according to the Department of Justice.
The move was seen as an effort to calm the wave of criticism unleashed over Rep. Ilhan Omar’s remarks criticizing Israel, which fractured the Democratic caucus and set off a furor that party leaders have struggled to contain.
A Pahrump high school employee accused of requesting nude pictures and sex from students was arrested in Texas while attempting to cross into Mexico, police said Thursday afternoon.
Clark County will accept applications through noon Monday to replace former Nevada state Sen. Kelvin Atkinson. The Commission will fill the vacancy on March 15.
Las Vegas police released body camera footage Thursday of their detention of a man who died in custody last weekend.
Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver has been diagnosed with dementia and has retired from public life.
The Las Vegas Fire Department reminds residents to check smoke alarms along with adjusting their clocks as daylight saving time begins this weekend.
The Aviators open their season April 9 and all indications are their new home will be ready.
Big Whiskey’s American Restaurant Bar at Town Square boasts an extensive whiskey collection.
Nevada roadways have seen a year-over-year dip in crash-related deaths through the first two months of 2019, though the number of pedestrian death is up sharply over the period.
The bill aimed at implementing Nevada’s stalled background check law might be signed, but the fight is long from over.
A move to ban private, for-profit state and local prisons in Nevada, passed by the Legislature in 2017 but vetoed by then-Gov. Brian Sandoval, is back before lawmakers.
Dozens of employers are expected to attend a job fair March 26 in the central Las Vegas Valley.
The person was found dead under suspicious circumstances Thursday in a desert area near the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
“Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul” airs Sunday on CBS.
The week’s top options include a tribute concert for Aretha Franklin, Idris Elba’s new Netflix comedy, Cirque’s “One Night for One Drop” and the return of “Arrested Development.
Investigators say an 11-year-old northern Indiana boy shot and wounded his state-trooper father because he was upset that his parents took away his video games.
On Sunday when NASCAR drivers with whom he regularly traded paint for 15 seasons will be starting engines in Phoenix, Casey Mears wil be eating dirt in the Mint 400.
A 3-year-old Nubian goat is poised to become the first honorary pet mayor of the small Vermont town of Fair Haven.
New Lights FC coach Eric Wynalda says he has mellowed since the end of his soccer broadcast career. But he still can express a pointed opinion when the situation warrants.
The 26-year-old is charting a new direction with her new material, explaining, “I don’t like to be boxed in.”
Two more deaths in the week following inspection of the track leads management to cancel racing until further notice and bring in longtime track superintendent Dennis Moore to conduct a thorough examination of the racing surfaces.
Over the next two months, this spring’s Nevada Naturalist program participants — that could include you — can expect to get smarter about all things Mojave Desert. The nature education program for adults, offered through the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, begins March 25 and runs through May 25.
