The man who was struck and killed on Interstate 15 earlier this week has been identified as a resident of Switzerland.
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Waldo De Castroverde, 73, who died on Saturday, was a paratrooper and one of 1,400 Cuban exiles who took part in the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion, which was unsuccessful in its mission to overthrow Fidel Castro and his communist government.
Nevada Power has asked the state Public Utilities Commission to reconsider its October decision to reject construction of a 200-megawatt solar project on the Moapa River Paiute Indian Reservation.
A marijuana bust in a remote mountain range in northeast Nye County netted $34 million worth of plants, according to estimates from sheriff’s deputies there.
The Nevada Department of Corrections announced Friday that an inmate who was serving an 18- to 48-month sentence for battery has died.
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Commonwealth and Park on Fremont owners Ryan Doherty, Justin Weniger and Kenna Warner are at it again, only this time in Henderson with Whist Stove & Spirits. The trio, which also runs Blvd. Cocktail Company at The Linq, opened Whist in late October.
After seven months of silence over a black mark against Kelly Elementary School, the Clark County School Board on Thursday spoke out on state test cheating allegations involving the campus made by the state superintendent of public schools.
A person was killed in what Las Vegas police say might be a road rage-induced shooting Thursday night.
It took a 13-year-old student’s suicide and almost a year, but Clark County School District officials presented new anti-bullying policies Thursday to fall in line with state laws requiring that principals immediately investigate bullying reports and notify parents.
Rep. Joe Heck took himself out of the running for a U.S. Senate race in 2016, saying Thursday it would complicate his duties as a congressman and newly promoted brigadier general in the U.S. Army Reserve.
About $18 million in new school buses will soon be bought for Clark County School District students, replacing 50 vehicles beyond repair and adding 75 more to the 1,691-bus fleet next school year.
UNLV provost and presidential finalist John White was about halfway through answering questions during a public forum Thursday when economics professor Bill Robinson stood and asked how White would be different as president than he has been as provost.
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The second full week of the new year will bring warmer temperatures to the Las Vegas Valley, according to the National Weather Service.
On the heels of a summer visitation slump caused by a myriad reasons, including macroeconomic concerns, negative perceptions around pricing and a significant decline in international travelers, Las Vegas casinos responded with an array of budget-friendly deals and offers.
The Metropolitan Police Department provided more details about a pair of January police shootings.
Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man accused of burglarizing a home in Summerlin in December.
