One person has been taken into custody in connection with a “potential threat” made against a charter school in the south Las Vegas Valley.
BARRON, Wis. — A Wisconsin man pleaded guilty Wednesday to kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents, in a move that spares the girl held captive in a remote cabin for three months from the possible trauma of having to testify at his trial.
British Prime Minister Theresa May told Conservative lawmakers Wednesday that she will step down once the U.K.’s exit from the European Union is delivered — a dramatic concession meant to bring enough of her colleagues on board to push her deal over the line.
Breakdancing and three other sports have made the next move toward becoming medal events at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Facebook is extending its ban on hate speech to prohibit the promotion and support of white nationalism and white separatism.
The Southern Nevada Health District tested 187 students or employees at Durango High School after a person at the school was diagnosed with active tuberculosis in early March but got no positive results for the disease.
The Golden Knights will try to clinch a playoff berth Wednesday when they meet the Colorado Avalanche at Pepsi Center.
Multiple road projects are set to impact motorists’ commutes around Southern Nevada over the next couple of weeks.
A former nurse charged with sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman who later gave birth at a long-term care facility in Phoenix will appeal a court order requiring a test to determine if he has HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases.
The long-awaited adjudicatory hearing to determine the suitability of Wynn Resorts Ltd. to operate a $2.6 billion casino in Everett, Massachusetts, is scheduled next week in Boston.
South Dakota State’s T.J. Otzelberger has been hired as the UNLV men’s basketball coach. He went 70-33 in three seasons with the Jackrabbits, making the NCAA Tournament in his first two years and the NIT this season.
A Texas retailer of now-banned bump stocks has transferred about 60,000 of the gun-related items to the federal government to be destroyed.
Former Raiders wide receiver Jordy Nelson is retiring from the NFL, a former teammate announced Wednesday, ending the possibility he could return to the club.
Idris Elba, Deadmaus, David Guetta, Diplo and more will perform at the May 17-19 festival at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Dennis Mathews doesn’t mind kids running around his arcade, creating havoc in the Red Rock Bowling Center.
Authorities say a fifth-grader in South Carolina has died from injuries she suffered in a fight at her elementary school earlier this week.
No asking price was given for the parcel, located at the southeast corner of Las Vegas and Elvis Presley boulevards on the north Strip.
Arrianna Round, who police said at the time of her disappearance may suffer from dementia, was found over the weekend after she was reported missing March 20, Henderson police spokesman Rod Pena said.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is facing sharp pushback over a proposal to cut federal funding to the Special Olympics.
A Las Vegas officer shot a Clark County Detention Center prisoner who escaped after a medical appointment and led police on a chase in the central valley Wednesday morning.
U.S. Sen. Martha McSally or Arizona vowed Wednesday to take quick action on a plan to shore up the drought-stricken Colorado River, which serves about 40 million people in the U.S. West and Mexico.
Lorenzo Garcia began his routine to the sounds of ZZ Top, starting off slowly — spinning, flipping and juggling a liquor bottle and a mixing tin above his head and behind his back.
A maritime official says the engines of a cruise ship failed off Norway’s coast during a storm because they didn’t have enough lubricating oil.
A breezy Wednesday afternoon in the Las Vegas Valley will make way for sunny and warm temperatures through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
Anna Sorokin traveled in celebrity circles and tossed $100 tips — all the more reason to believe she was the German heiress she said she was. But behind the jet-set lifestyle and pricey threads, prosecutors say, was a fraudster who bilked friends, banks and hotels for a taste of the high life.
A French pilot who’s remembered as a hero for his actions in the 1976 hijacking of an Air France plane to Uganda’s Entebbe airport died Tuesday at the age of 95.
Clark County Fire Department crews battled a fire at the Wetlands Park in the eastern Las Vegas Valley early Wednesday.
A fourplex in downtown Las Vegas did not have smoke alarms and had never received a fire safety inspection before a deadly fire broke out inside it early Wednesday morning, according to city officials.
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max made a safe emergency landing Tuesday in Orlando, Florida, after experiencing an engine problem, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
