Members of the Saber Guild entertained moviegoers at Galaxy Theaters at the Cannery hotel-casino on the opening night of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”
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For the first 8 minutes, 18 seconds of 2016, Las Vegas will be “On Top of the World,” as the New Year’s celebration theme goes, with eyes around the globe focused on a televised, $600,000 fireworks show launched from atop resorts along the Strip.
By this time next year, one of the nation’s darkest skies should have a new research telescope parked beneath it, thanks to the largest donation yet to the Great Basin Observatory.
Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman presented bejeweled Keys To The City to Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant and Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper.
A 43-year-old man died after crashing his pickup into an oncoming six-axle dump truck on the 215 Beltway, just north of the Ann Road exit Thursday morning, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.
One of two ski mask-wearing intruders who tried to rob a medical office Wednesday evening remains at large, Las Vegas police said.
A multiagency manhunt ended around dusk Thursday in the Southern Highlands housing community, where Metropolitan Police arrested a man accused of shooting an officer that morning at a south valley long-term motel.
As a Republican mega-donor who pours millions into campaigns and political action committees, Las Vegas billionaire Sheldon Adelson is already courted by elected officials. Add to that his new status as owner of Nevada’s largest newspaper.
Some in the Las Vegas Muslim community expressed trepidation Thursday over the recent purchase of Nevada’s largest newspaper by billionaire Sheldon Adelson.
State lawmakers Thursday dissected details of two bills that would give Faraday Future hundreds of millions of dollars in tax credits and abatements, and establish a workforce training program to prepare Nevadans to work at the electric car maker’s $1 billion assembly plant proposed for the Apex industrial site in Southern Nevada.
A group of Queensridge homeowners with some well-known names has filed a lawsuit over plans to build thousands of condominiums and apartments where the neighboring Badlands Golf Club now sits.
North Las Vegas police are seeking the public’s help identifying two men in connection with a burglary last month.
A man stabbed to death Wednesday in the east valley was in a brawl before he was slain, Las Vegas police said.
A former Bellagio craps dealer and a man who placed phantom bets at the casino pleaded guilty Thursday in what prosecutors called a million-dollar swindle.
A federal judge has refused to make public the mass of evidence in the long-running investigation into the scheme to take over and defraud homeowner associations.
Intense heat grips southern Nevada every summer. However, in recent years, the topic of worksite heat stress safety has become a focus. In 2022, Federal OSHA introduced its national emphasis program on heat stress safety. The same year, Nevada OSHA also issued its state heat stress guidelines for businesses. As summer 2024 approaches, it’s time […]
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.
Race officials have expressed the desire to host a number of events, including nightclubs, a concert venue, weddings, and private events such as luncheons and fundraisers, at the Grand Prix Plaza.