Both directions of Blue Diamond Road near Cimarron Drive are closed after a motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash, according to Nevada Highway Patrol.
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A South Korean court on Tuesday handed a 36-year prison sentence to the captain of a sunken ferry, saying he was professionally negligent and abandoned his passengers during the disaster in April that killed more than 300 people.
Las Vegas police used text messages to make an arrest last week in a month-old homicide. Sarah Jean Collis, 32, was found dead in the southeast valley desert Oct. 1 by Bureau of Land Management officers.
More people are getting on bicycles for exercise and transportation, so it might not be a surprise to hear that deaths have gone up. But a new study points to a factor besides forgetting to wear a helmet — it’s alcohol. A quarter of adult men killed on bikes were intoxicated, the study found.
The Nevada Democratic Party said Monday it plans a review to determine “what went wrong in 2014” elections in which Republicans swept to power, winning all the state’s top offices and taking control of the Legislature.
A 29-year-old man was sentenced to death Monday for a 2009 double-murder inside a Las Vegas apartment.
Failed Clark County District Attorney candidate Raymond James “Jim” Duensing was convicted Monday on three felony charges stemming from a roadside confrontation with Las Vegas police.
Former Marine Cpl. Daniel W. Smith of Las Vegas has vivid memories of death and destruction during the invasion of Saipan during World War II, but it took a long time for him to talk about the Silver Star he was awarded for bravery.
A Nevada inmate died over the weekend in what prison officials called a “medical episode.” Kirt Robinson, 57, died at the medical center in the Northern Nevada Correctional Center. Prison officials released no details about his death.
A book documenting every Nevadan who gave his or her life while serving in the U.S Armed Forces was unveiled Monday by Gov. Brian Sandoval.
Three men convicted of poaching deer in Nevada are facing federal charges for allegedly possessing illegal firearms and killing protected birds.
The death of a 20-year-old man at a fraternity house near the University of California, Berkeley, following a party over the weekend was being investigated as suspicious, police said on Monday.
The man found fatally shot early Saturday morning has been identified, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.
CARSON CITY — Nevada has 243 tax exemptions that have an impact the state budget that are worth about $2.2 billion a year, according to a Monday report by the state Department of Taxation.
Federal prosecutors say one of the alleged ringleaders of a massive World Cup betting scheme may have “bribed” his way out of Macau following his arrest there in June.
Generosity is any act of kindness or support given with no expectation of exchange or return from the recipient(s).
Early voting begins Saturday for the June 11 primary. Here’s what you need to know.
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.
Experts said there are significant safety hazards that in-flight turbulence poses to airline passengers and crews. Injuries have piled up over the years.
A coalition of residents and activists called on the Biden administration to issue heat protections for outdoor workers and declare climate change a national emergency.