Crews have reported progress on a western Nevada wildfire that had threatened the ranch of former casino owner John Ascuaga.
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A man convicted of fatally stabbing former “Little Rascals” actor Jay R. Smith and dumping his body in the desert in 2002 has died in prison.
Despite an economy that is starting to turn around, the number of children living in poverty in Nevada is slightly above the national average, according to an annual analysis of children’s well-being released Wednesday.
Sen. Harry Reid said Wednesday the United States should tread lightly on Iraq, arguing it is not in the U.S. interest to involve itself in a “civil war” engulfing the beleaguered nation.
The body of a man presumed to have drowned at Lake Havasu was recovered Wednesday. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said use of sonar equipment helped locate the body about 10:30 a.m.
Julia Aguirre said Friday she feels a sense of relief now that state officials are paying attention to a plea from her and other mothers of autistic children awaiting desperately needed services. The Legislative Committee on Health Care last week heard testimony on the great need for more funding to support autism treatment.
During the face-off May 12, Lowden called Hutchison a “personal injury” attorney, which apparently is an insult because some lawyers of that sort have sleazy reputations.
Wearing a cowboy hat and with a copy of the U.S. Constitution poking from his shirt pocket, controversial rancher Cliven Bundy on Friday asked dozens of supporters of his cattle-grazing feud with federal land managers what they thought of U.S. Sen. Harry Reid calling them “domestic terrorists.”
It’s official: Guinness World Records proclaimed the Las Vegas High Roller is the world’s highest observation wheel at a reception Thursday.
U.S. Sen. Dean Heller on Friday called for congressional hearings into how the Bureau of Land Management handled the roundup of cattle around Cliven Bundy’s Bunkerville ranch, which turned into an armed stand off between the BLM and militia groups.
A state panel on Tuesday approved a $1.5 million contract with a consulting firm to fix Nevada’s health insurance exchange.
A former Clark County School District teacher was sentenced Tuesday to five years probation for kissing a 15-year-old male student.
Former Las Vegas real estate broker Eve Mazzarella has been released from federal prison while she appeals her conviction in a $52 million mortgage fraud scheme.
CARSON CITY — Gov. Brian Sandoval has named a veteran in state finance as his new budget chief and director of the Department of Administration.
The upcoming European Parliament elections are set for June 6-9. Over 270 pro-democracy organizations, Nobel laureates and political and civic leaders—including former heads of state and government and EU leaders—have signed an open letter urging newly elected EU leaders to defend democracy. Today, the need for immediate action to defend democracy is not just a […]
The 10,000-square-foot Electric Playhouse, which bills itself as “a social gaming destination, opens this weekend at the Forum Shops at Caesars.
The North Las Vegas Police Department provided new information about the fatal police shooting of a man tied to a four-vehicle crash.
Daily highs around 110 and morning lows near 85 are forecast by the Las Vegas office of the National Weather Service from Saturday through Thursday.
A woman who died in a fatal crash on Cheyenne Avenue near the 215 Beltway has been identified.