68°F
weather icon Clear

Local Las Vegas

Las Vegas breaking news from Nevada's most reliable source. Read about the latest updates happening in Las Vegas at reviewjournal.com.

School news and events for Sept. 24-30, 2015

The Meadows School offers a private grant scholarship that offers five students entering kindergarten who are from underprivileged households an all-expense-paid tuition from pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade.

Crime and safety news from around the valley, Sept. 24-30, 2015

Clark County Park Police officer Wade Barnhart is set to discuss keeping safe from fraud and other personal crimes during a class slated from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 24 at the West Flamingo Senior Center.

Esposito may be target in FBI probe

Only a few weeks ago, Nevada Republican Party Chairman Michael McDonald and his pal Brad Esposito said they were eager to tell their side of the story in the $2.2 million Miracle Flights for Kids loan scandal.

Las Vegas golf convention sub-par at best

It’s always a good thing when you enter a golf show and hear drivers smacking balls into the nets with an occasional “Oh, yeah!” accompanying.

Las Vegas man involved in scooter crash dies

A Las Vegas man died Wednesday after driving a stolen scooter into oncoming traffic on Sept. 18 in Henderson.

THE LATEST
 
Presidential debate brings prestige to UNLV

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas was dealt a big victory this week when it was chosen to host the final presidential debate before next year’s general election, an effort aimed at thrusting UNLV into the national spotlight as it strives to become a better-recognized research institution.

 
Bitcoin ATM scores Tyson endorsement

The Mike Tyson Bitcoin ATM will bridge the gap between Bitcoin users and mainstream pop culture by providing consumers with the ability to use cash to purchase bitcoins instantaneously through their mobile devices. The Bitcoin ATM will be the first celebrity-sponsored Bitcoin product to date. 

Minor injuries reported in south valley ambulance crash

An ambulance rolled over with a patient inside after a crash in the south valley Thursday night, but Las Vegas police said there were only minor injuries.

Jury starts deliberations in death of Nellis airman

He never met Nellis Air Force staff sergeant Nathan Paet, and his affair with Paet’s wife was fleeting. But Michael Rodriguez manipulated the 2010 killing of Paet, motivated by greed, prosecutors said Thursday as Rodriguez’s death penalty trial came to a close.

Gold mining giant to open new Southern Nevada office

The world’s largest gold miner has discovered treasure in the Las Vegas Valley. Thanks to a few lucky twists of fortune, Barrick Gold Corp. stumbled upon the perfect place for its new Global Shared Services office.

Reid’s official papers to land at UNR

Sen. Harry Reid is donating his official and personal papers to the University of Nevada, Reno, a trove of almost 35 years of documents and electronic files a school official says will provide treasure for researchers seeking to understand the powerful Nevadan and his role in recent U.S. history.

Nevada Supreme Court overturns murder conviction

The Nevada Supreme Court has reversed the first-degree murder conviction of a Las Vegas man after concluding that “significant irregularities” deprived him of a fair trial.

Judge hears arguments in Silverstone golf course case

Silverstone Ranch homeowners and their lawyers were in federal court Thursday seeking a new temporary restraining order to turn on the water at the community’s closed golf course.