The first night of Chanukah was celebrated in front of The Venetian’s outdoor canal in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has been deemed medically unfit to compete by the Nevada Athletic Commission and will not be allowed to fight Fabricio Werdum at T-Mobile Arena on Dec. 30.
The Colts, a mysteriously popular bet to win the Super Bowl, were eliminated from playoff contention in a 33-25 loss to the Oakland Raiders.
Derek Carr broke a bone in his right leg in the fourth quarter of the Raiders’ 33-25 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday, immediately throwing a dark cloud over a resurgent season in Oakland.
The Las Vegas Valley might not have a white Christmas, but residents can see one from afar with leftover snow sticking around in the Spring Mountains, according to the National Weather Service.
Ugly underdogs Cleveland, Jacksonville and San Francisco won on a high-scoring Saturday.
Columbus has a 12-game win streak and Minnesota has won 10 straight, as the two teams from the NHL’s last expansion in 2000 are among the league’s best teams.
President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday he will dissolve his charitable foundation amid efforts to eliminate any conflicts of interest before he takes office next month.
A powerful typhoon was heading for a Christmas Day collision with the central Philippines.
Angie Sullivan, a second-grade teacher at Stanford Elementary, was so dismayed by Kevin Child’s behavior at a meeting in July that she immediately created an online petition calling for his resignation.
A popular member of “The Howard Stern Show” known to fans as Joey Boots has been found dead in his New York apartment. Joseph Bassolino was 49.
Thousands of pilgrims and tourists from around the world together with local Christians gathered in the biblical town of Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas eve in the traditional birthplace of Jesus, with spirits lifted by a slowdown in recent violence and cool, clear weather.
Follow the adventures of Santa Claus as he and his eight tiny reindeer make their way across the United States and, eventually, to Las Vegas. Follow him here, thanks to NORAD.
Family and friends spent Christmas Eve mourning the death of a man found dead Thursday inside a North Las Vegas home police believe may have been intentionally set on fire.
Neither cool weather nor gloomy skies nor parking delays could keep people away from the Las Vegas North Premium Outlets on Saturday as they navigated crowds to score deals and grab last-minute holiday gifts.
The X-rays and MRI on the knee of UNLV forward Troy Baxter Jr. were negative, and he has a contusion. His status for Wednesday’s 8 p.m. PST game at Colorado State is uncertain.
North Las Vegas police are investigating a Saturday morning homicide near Las Vegas Boulevard and Civic Center Drive.
Pope Francis urged Christians to celebrate the birth of Jesus by thinking about the plight of today’s children, bemoaning how some must escape bombs or flee in migrant boats and how others are prevented from being born at all.
A powerful storm forced the closure of Interstate 5 in Southern California on Saturday and made December the wettest month in downtown Los Angeles in six years.
Heavy snowfall and warnings to visitors of hazardous driving conditions didn’t deter crowds of locals from grabbing cold-weather gear and snow toys for a Saturday of winter fun on Mt. Charleston.
Lava Hot Springs is far below freezing — until you dip into the water.
The Clark County Coroner has identified two people who died Friday after separate crashes involving possible medical episodes.