Maximum Security led the Kentucky Derby every step of the way except for the last one — into the winner’s circle. The colt became the first winner disqualified for interference in the Derby’s 145-year history, leading to an agonizing wait and an eventual stunning reversal that made 65-1 shot Country House the winner Saturday.
The UNLV men’s golf team has qualified for its 31st consecutive appearance in the NCAA regionals, a national record and one more consecutive national championship berth than the Kansas basketball team.
resident Donald Trump criticized social media companies after Facebook banned a number of extremist figures, declaring that he was “monitoring and watching, closely!!”
Without another deep run to occupy their time, the Golden Knights will focus on using their longer offseason to recharge and regroup heading into training camp.
An explosion and fire at an Illinois silicone factory claimed a second victim Saturday when an employee taken to a hospital after the blast died, a local coroner confirmed, and the official death toll is expected to rise to four as authorities suspended the search for two other bodies believed to be in the rubble.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Saturday he’s reached an agreement with key lawmakers on a plan to legalize recreational marijuana in the state starting next year.
The club operator arrived to a standing ovation and led with, “I am from Las Vegas. I went to Sammy Davis Jr. Junior High.”
Electronic music producer and DJ Steve Aoki imagines a future where humans live in harmony with technology.
Palestinian militants on Saturday fired over 250 rockets into Israel, drawing dozens of retaliatory airstrikes on targets across the Gaza Strip in a round of heavy fighting that broke a month-long lull between the enemies. Six Palestinians, including a pregnant mother and her baby, were killed, while four Israelis were wounded.
Since mid-March, prosecutors in New York have rebuffed Michael Cohen’s repeated offers to provide more information about alleged wrongdoing by Donald Trump and other people in his orbit.
Assemblyman Tyrone Thompson, a champion for education and homelessness initiatives, died Saturday morning in Carson City. The North Las Vegas lawmaker took ill in the capital midweek. He was 51.
The exterior paint on most stucco homes in Southern Nevada is expected to last anywhere from 10 to 15 years before it starts breaking down.
This past weekend, Jeep owners across the Las Vegas Valley flocked to Chapman Warm Springs for the sixth annual Big Bad Jeep Show. The family-friendly event featured live entertainment, free food, face painting for children, raffle prizes from contributing vendors and a blood drive.
Grapeleaf skeletonizer and grape flea beetle were found in the orchard during the last couple of days. These two pests damage grape leaves but few other plants.
Pressure washing provides a fast way of getting rid of surface dirt, it’s easy to use, and it makes you feel like a man as you ruthlessly blast away dirt.
The warm and sunny weather will continue Sunday in the Las Vegas Valley, before a low pressure system brings cooler temperatures and possible rain next week, according to the National Weather Service.
The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 140-137 in a NBA postseason record-tying fourth overtime to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.
Lauren Tycksen and Reina Bondi hit consecutive RBI singles in UNLV’s three-run seventh inning, lifting the Rebels past UNR 10-7 in a Mountain West softball game Friday in Reno.
The third annual festival, hosted by Clark County Commission Chairwoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick, featured performances by Sunrise High School mariachi band as well as traditional folk dancing, food, games, and boxing and martial arts exhibitions.
A 34-year-old Las Vegas man was charged last week with possessing and producing child pornography of girls younger than 12 years old, police documents show.
Fresno scored a run on a ground out with one out in the top of the 11th inning to defeat the Las Vegas Aviators 5-4 on Friday night in front of 10,171 at Las Vegas Ballpark.
Washoe and Clark County school districts say that even with the extra money the governor has added to the budget, they’d be running a deficit for next school year if they paid it. Here’s why.
At least one person was injured in the crash, which happened on southbound U.S. Highway 95 near Beatty, according to a tweet from the Highway Patrol sent about 4:30 p.m.
An 85-year-old North Las Vegas man was killed in a crash Thursday morning about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas.
Prosecutors on Friday filed 40 charges, including four counts of vehicular homicide, against a 23-year-old truck driver accused of causing a fiery pileup that killed four people on a Colorado highway last week.
Do the media believe that veterans are somehow tainted because of their military service?
In his Tuesday letter (“Measles outbreak”) Jerry Fink spews anti-immigrant vitriol and implies a “correlation” between the measles outbreak and “thousands of migrants overwhelming our Southern border.” Fake news, say I.
It highlights the need to limit recall elections in Nevada.
