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Las Vegas police believe a body that was recovered Wednesday in Lake Mohave may be the teen boy who jumped off a 20-foot cliff to help another swimmer that went missing, an official said.
Las Vegas leaders on Wednesday unveiled the city’s first balanced budget in nearly a decade, a $524 million preliminary spending plan that includes some $3 million to hire 35 new employees.
Black Canyon National Water Trail in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area is one of only 16 national water trails in the United States and the first one in the Southwest. Designated last year, this Colorado River corridor stretches from Hoover Dam about 30 miles downstream to Lake Mojave.
U.S. Sen. Dean Heller on Wednesday played down any notion that Nevada might suffer much from a loss of political power when U.S. Sen. Harry Reid retires.
The internal politics of the Police Protective Association, usually locked away in the police union’s backroom, is spilling into the public with the battle over the ouster of Executive Director Chris Collins.
In the wake of a landmark California water conservation mandate announced Wednesday, Southern Nevada officials said water policies will not be changed.
A federal judge put the brakes on a strike by Allegiant Air’s pilots union Wednesday, issuing a temporary restraining order nine hours before union members planned to walk and not fly. The order, issued by U.S. District Court Judge Gloria Navarro in Las Vegas, immediately relieved thousands of Allegiant customers who could have been stranded in the middle of their spring break trips.
Erich Nowsch, the 19-year-old accused of gunning down 44-year-old Tammy Meyers on Feb. 12, will not face the death penalty, Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said Wednesday.
A candlelight vigil will be held Thursday night at the bus stop where a car hit and killed Maria Garcia and Alyssa Aisa.
In 2009, a bell choir formed at the Blind Center of Southern Nevada using the technology of ARBECY, the brainchild of choir director Jerry Simon, a music therapist major.
The opening of Nevada’s first medical marijuana dispensaries suffered another setback Wednesday — though perhaps a short one — when a state committee delayed adoption of pesticide rules.
Las Vegas police seek the public’s help in identifying a man wanted in connection with several pharmacy robberies. The man, described as being in his late 20s, has robbed several pharmacies in Las Vegas over the past month, according to a police news release.
Coyotes have been in Southern Nevada longer than people and are part of the natural environment, but that can be difficult to put into perspective when they’re in your backyard with your beloved pet in their jaws.
First Friday’s theme for April is Wavelengths, embracing the intersection of science and art. Visitors are encouraged to wear costumes while enjoying an oversized kaleidoscope, music and biofeedback.
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Speakers at a Board of Regents meeting expressed disappointment in a lack of response from the board and UNLV leadership on a recent commencement speech.
A weak trough passing north of Las Vegas will bring some gusty winds as the only blemish on a Memorial Day weekend forecast, says the National Weather Service.
Nicholas Bott, 44, had been facing a felony charge of child abuse and a gross misdemeanor count of contact with a minor.
Safety while boating at Lake Mead National Recreation Area has long been an issue, leading to several deaths almost every year since 2000.
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