Everything about it screamed political rally, except the screams themselves. High-pitched shrieks erupted not from fervent voters and die hard party-liners, but from 2,000 fifth- and seventh-graders. Similar to a political party’s rally, they gathered to take a stand on school policies from dress codes to whether they should be forced to eat healthy lunches and the effectiveness of student suspensions.
A new house Mitt Romney is building in Utah is not only spacious and luxurious, but it’s also a little mysterious. Its got a hidden room.
North Las Vegas police are searching for an autistic man who disappeared from his home Sunday morning.
The House on Wednesday directed federal experts to devise new strategy to combat quagga mussels and other invasive species threatening the nation’s waterways, including Lake Mead.
Despite growing pressure from news media statewide, Sparks police and their legal adviser refused again on Wednesday to release the name of the 12-year-old boy who took a handgun to Sparks Middle School on Monday, killed teacher Michael Landsberry, wounded two other students and then killed himself.
Doctors now have convincing evidence that they put HIV into remission, hopefully for good, in a Mississippi baby born with the AIDS virus — a medical first that is prompting a new look at how hard and fast such cases should be treated.
A man was stabbed to death Monday night in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area while on a camping trip with friends.
Northern California sheriff’s deputies have shot and killed a 13-year-old boy after repeatedly telling him to drop what turned out to be a replica assault rifle, sheriff’s officials and family members said.
The family of Jerry Moon wants to know how the wrong body ended up in his casket at his Washington state funeral.
Dr. Dipak Desai faces heavy prison time at his sentencing Thursday in the criminal case stemming from the hepatitis C outbreak. State probation officers in a secret report have recommended significant time behind bars on top of a potential murder sentence of life with eligibility for parole after 10 years.
It’s been a veritable Country Bear Jamboree in western Nevada this fall and Wednesday was no different for local law enforcement and Nevada Division of Wildlife personnel.
Authorities say a police officer’s gun accidentally fired during a school safety demonstration in Southern California and three children were treated for minor injuries.
A well-liked teacher was found slain in woods behind this quiet Massachusetts town’s high school, and a 14-year-old boy who was found walking along a state highway overnight was charged with killing her.
Sheldon Adelson waded into Middle East diplomacy this week, suggesting he would not hesitate to carry a big gun in dealing with Iran.
One person died and two others were injured after a car struck a tree Monday night at Cheyenne Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard North.
Las Vegas is a special kind of resort city. In the city, you get The Strip (along with the Sphere); on the outside, you get the vast Mojave Desert with its nostalgic attractions. In the past, people visiting Las Vegas would do so with the phrase in mind: “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” […]
“It’s just heartbreaking,” said Judy Roman, whose houseboat was totaled and whose security camera recorded the fire.
Dennis and Ashley Prince had a young baby together before they were killed in early April, and the child is now the center of another guardianship dispute.
Diaja Smith and Jacoby Robinson face murder and child abuse charges. They were arrested after their son’s body was found in a dumpster near downtown Las Vegas.
A rodeo bull hopped a fence surrounding an Oregon arena and ran through a concession area into a parking lot, officials said.
