Las Vegas police sent officers to all 300 public and private schools in the city Friday to ease fears shortly after a gunman walked into an elementary school 2,500 miles away in Newtown, Conn., killing 20 children and six adults at the school.
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Less than a month after a California team found evidence of saber-tooth cat in the Upper Las Vegas Wash, UNLV researchers announced the discovery of a 1½-inch long foot bone from what they believe was a dire wolf that stalked the valley between 12,000 and 15,000 years ago.
A motorcyclist was killed in an accident Friday afternoon at the intersection of Durango Drive and Russell Road, according to Las Vegas police.
The winter storm that rolled into Las Vegas on Thursday left several homes without power overnight, but it has since been restored.
Jenni Rivera, the famous Mexican-American singer whose remains were officially identified Thursday, left quite an impression on Las Vegas.
In 2012, 72 homeless people died in Las Vegas. They were remembered Thursday during the annual homeless memorial candlelight vigil.
Motorists who use the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road during the overnight and morning rush hours will face some lane restrictions Monday through Thursday for manhole rehabilitation by the Clark County Water Reclamation District.
The owner of a longtime limousine service and two of his top aides were among those arrested by FBI agents Thursday in a multimillion-dollar racketeering conspiracy involving allegations of prostitution, drug trafficking and fraud.
A Las Vegas mother charged with child neglect after her unsupervised 6-year-old son was struck by a school bus has a lengthy history with child protective services.
About 1,000 homes lost power tonight as a storm passed through the Las Vegas Valley, coating the surrounding mountains with more than 5 inches of snow.
The University of California San Diego Health System made it official on Wednesday, announcing that it would lock the doors on the Nevada Cancer Institute early next year.