Miss America contestants, including Miss Maine Arikka Dyan Knights, far right, Miss Hawaii Jalee Fuselier and Miss North Dakota Beth Dennison, seated left, prepare for a runway show and autograph session Saturday at the Fashion Show mall. All 53 contestants are participating in a week of activities, culminating at the end of the week with the Miss America Pageant at Planet Hollywood Resort.
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Kellie Obong sleeps in a chair by her daughter’s hospital bed, watching over the teenager who is in an induced coma with bleeding in her brain.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Edison Pena stood in Elvis Presley’s “jungle room,” planted his foot, slightly swiveled his hips, and pointed to a chair with a teddy bear resting on it.
Two distilleries are close to overcoming bureaucratic and legal hurdles and opening in Las Vegas and Henderson. On Tuesday, Las Vegas officials gave preliminary approval to a new business license category for liquor manufacturing. A distillery in Henderson may start up in a month.
Henderson could end up paying more than $1 million to a former city manager who sued after she was fired in 2009. An arbitrator has ruled against the city in a breach-of-contract claim brought by Mary Kay Peck.
Many are familiar with Southwest Gas’ services. But the Company does more than provide safe and reliable energy service to homes and businesses — it is fueling purpose.
Aerion Warmsley could face the death penalty because of aggravating factors and the “mass destruction” a prosecutor said he left in his wake.
The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning for the valley on Sunday, which is Father’s Day.
With triple-digit temperatures returning to Southern Nevada, Henderson firefighters demonstrated what happens if a child is locked in a hot car.
“The protest was declared an unlawful assembly after protestors failed to obey lawful orders,” the Metropolitan Police Department said.