Wilmer Flores hit a two-run single, Brandon Allen homered, and three 51s pitchers combined on a seven-hitter as Las Vegas beat the Sacramento River Cats 4-1 on Friday night in Sacramento, Calif.
U.S. Rep. Steven Horsford of Nevada is traveling to the southern border of Texas on Saturday to be briefed by federal officials on the flood of children entering the country, and to tour a holding facility where a number of them are being held.
Just call Kyrie Irving, Anthony Bennett and Andrew Wiggins — Cleveland’s trio of No. 1 NBA Draft picks — the “Three Amigos.” Wiggins already has the jacket worn in the 1986 movie by actors Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short.
Las Vegas Review-Journal sports writers Adam Hill and David Schoen have been given $5,000 fantasy bankrolls to bet during the World Cup on either sides, totals or props. Below are their bets for today, with an explanation of their picks:
Using sophisticated onboard weather gear, airlines are now able to predict atmospheric conditions such as turbulence in a revolution that has the potential to trim airline delays, cut costs and reduce in-flight injuries.
Just six days after the official start of summer, residents in western Las Vegas gathered to celebrate the grand opening of Garside Pool.
A veteran in Florida may lose his house because he kept a small American flag in a flower pot.
Downtown Project, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh’s land redevelopment initiative, has circled Aug. 25 as the re-opening of the Bunkhouse Saloon, which dates to the 1950s.
On the heels of his most successful season at UNLV, baseball coach Tim Chambers was handed a new five-year contract.
Atlantic City is planning a series of events to attract gay tourists, who are becoming an increasingly important part of the resort’s growth strategy.
MGM Resorts International’s plan to bring concerts, fairs and other outdoor events to the northern edge of the Strip in hopes of capitalizing on the growth of outdoor-oriented attractions along the resort corridor will move ahead next week.
A man died on Monday afternoon when he was digging a tunnel in the sand of a North Carolina beach and it collapsed on him.
A Nevada Supreme Court panel has upheld the firing of a state Highway Patrol trooper for failing to disclose a 1995 incident during which illegal steroids were confiscated at the Mexico-U.S. border.
Las Vegas Valley LGBT community members and supporters are gathering at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada, 401 S. Maryland Parkway, for “We Are the Community: A Rally to Celebrate the 45th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.”
Gambling just got a little more magical as prestidigitator David Copperfield unveiled a slot machine in his own image Thursday at the MGM Grand.
Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man they believe is connected to a robbery in which a man was stabbed several times. The stabbing happened about 12:17 a.m. on June 19 near downtown Las Vegas, police said.
A sure thing is hard to find in sports betting and basketball scouting, although some players are guaranteed to be great. Jabari Parker is a next-best-thing player.
The Golden Gate Bridge moved a big step closer to getting a suicide barrier after bridge officials on Friday approved a $76 million funding package for a net system that would prevent people from jumping to their deaths.
Khem Birch was not picked Thursday in the NBA Draft, but the former UNLV forward picked his spot less than 24 hours later. He is signing as a free agent with the Washington Wizards.
Leslie M. Kotler, a veteran Henderson cosmetic dentist, has pleaded guilty in a $437,456 tax evasion scheme.
Police in Turlock, Calif., said on Friday they found a family of four dead inside a home in what appeared to be a murder-suicide.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship hosts two events Saturday for the second time in the organization’s history.
Two neighbors are being credited with saving the life of a 5-year-old boy whose father was killed in a fire at their Buffalo apartment.
To some, Suzuki means a car; to others, it’s an electric keyboard. To Cynthia Man, a resident of northwest Las Vegas, it means hearing music played by young musicians. Man is the artistic director of the Desert Suzuki Institute, which instructs young students in violin, piano and flute.
ALBANY, N.Y. — Visitors to New York’s racetrack casinos may soon be able to gamble until the sun comes up under a proposal to let racinos stay open until 6 a.m.
The moment NBA commissioner Adam Silver drafted Baylor’s Isaiah Austin on Thursday night — the NBA was the true winner of the evening.
BOSTON — State gambling regulators agreed Friday to hear arguments next week and possibly rule on Boston Mayor Martin Walsh’s request to suspend the eastern region casino license process until after the November election.
The city of Henderson recently welcomed two new parks to the community. Mountain Lake Park, 1020 Golda Way, and Terrazza Park, 1992 Galleria Drive, — Henderson’s 59th and 60th parks — were recently completed. The parks are also accompanied by the completion of the Lake Mead Parkway Trail.
