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A 19-year-old from El Salvador admitted killing a married couple in Nevada and used a handgun that he said he stole earlier from their Reno home to do it, according to a sheriff’s report obtained Friday by The Associated Press.
Two challengers to the Las Vegas mayoral seat emerged Friday, and an expected candidate officially filed to run in Ward 1 on the city council.
An East Texas school district says one student has been killed and two other individuals were injured after a school bus was hit by a train.
Gov. Steve Sisolak named an advisory panel Friday that will write rules and procedures for a new compliance board to regulate Nevada’s exploding cannabis industry.
At least three juveniles and one adult were detained by Las Vegas police on Friday afternoon after a fight outside a central valley high school that has recently experienced racial tensions.
The Golden State Warriors spent about an hour with former President Barack Obama.
The departure of state Superintendent of Public Instruction Steve Canavero paves the way for newly elected Gov. Steve Sisolak to appoint a new leader of the department to champion his education initiatives.
A Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu to New York City was diverted to San Francisco after a male flight attendant died of an apparent heart attack, officials said Friday.
Los Angeles County Authorities have made an arrest after a small boy accidentally shot and wounded his mother with a shotgun left in a car.
The Mexican government said Friday the United States plans to return 20 migrants per day to Mexico as they await an answer to their U.S. asylum claims.
Major League Baseball is recommending in the “strongest terms” that players and staff not travel to Venezuela for the Caribbean Series, which is to start Feb. 2.
The measures at Herron Elementary School and Von Tobel and Jeffers middle schools were triggered by nearby police activity involving what was originally reported as a home invasion.
The Democrat was scheduled to meet with voters in Las Vegas as she weighs a 2020 presidential bid.
A group of bipartisan lawmakers, including Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada, was appointed to the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control to oversee federal efforts to battle the opioid epidemic.
Quick quiz: What’s one of the safest beverages you can drink in Southern Nevada? If your answer is “tap water,” you’re right! Southern Nevada’s municipal water supply meets or surpasses all State of Nevada and Federal Safe Drinking Water Act standards. In fact, the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) tests your water 300,000 times a […]
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.