ALBANY, N.Y. — Applicants for the four upstate New York casino licenses must provide resolutions of support from local lawmakers and be able to pay licensing fees that will run as high as $70 million, state gambling regulators said Monday.
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A new posthumous album of previously unreleased Michael Jackson music comes out May 13. “Xscape” will be released by the late singer’s estate and Epic Records.
Nevadans flocked to the state’s online health insurance exchange ahead of a midnight Monday enrollment deadline to at least begin the signup process. At midday, exchange officials said as many as 5,700 individual users were accessing the website at one time.
A former nanny for three adopted children Las Vegas police say were subjected to years of abuse and neglect can’t understand what took so long for authorities to intervene. “They did nothing for a year,” Jan Finnegan said Monday.
The head of the nation’s auto safety watchdog is blaming General Motors for a failure to act sooner to warn consumers of a defect in small cars that is linked to 13 deaths.
Las Vegas Valley schools were locked down and apartments were evacuated Monday while police said they tried to negotiate with a man who had a gun and had barricaded himself inside his apartment.
The Henderson City Council on Tuesday will consider approval of a $70,000 community-funded grant to evaluate the needs, programming, feasibility and cost of constructing and equipping a new crime lab for the police department.
Roads are reopened and repairs are underway after a gas leak disrupted business and traffic Monday afternoon near the intersection of Vegas Drive and Decatur Boulevard.
An inmate at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center died Saturday from a long-term medical illness, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.
Wallace could not perform stand-up comedy for at least six months after his left Achilles tendon ruptured as he stumbled over loose electrical wires on stage during a private corporate event. He testified Monday during his trial that he still can’t walk the Strip to promote his show.
Las Vegas police asked for the public’s help Monday in finding two men who robbed an 85-year old woman March 21. Both men fled on BMX-style bicycles.
A flood of last-minute applicants rushed to sign up for health insurance on Monday, deadline day for President Barack Obama’s health care law, with more than 100,000 people at a time using the fragile system. After early stumbles, the website is up and running again.
A court challenge to Nevada’s ban on same-sex marriage is no longer at the top of the queue in efforts nationally to legalize gay unions after a hearing date initially set by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for April 9 was postponed but the Nevada case is still in the mix as more courts around the country continue to weigh in on the controversial issue, a lawyer for Lambda Legal said last week.
The Clark County Republican Party removed language from its platform saying marriage should be defined as “between a man and a woman,” a major change acknowledging a growing gay rights movement, the party’s political director said Monday.
General Motors Co. said Monday it is recalling 1.5 million vehicles worldwide because the electronic power-steering assist can suddenly stop working, making them harder to steer.
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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.
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.
