A man is being treated for severe burns after something exploded in his pocket ashe waited for his flight home Sunday night at McCarran International Airport.
Musician J. Geils, founder of The J. Geils Band known for such peppy early 80s pop hits as “Love Stinks,” ”Freeze Frame” and “Centerfold,” has died in his Massachusetts home at 71.
The Henderson City Council unanimously approved a $30.5 million grant Tuesday for the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act’s Union Pacific Railroad Trail project.
Josh Ferrer pitched a shutout in the semifinals of the Cowboy Classic at Tech on Tuesday to give his baseball team a 6-0 victory over Desert Pines and a trip to the championship game.
Nevada Democratic Rep. Ruben Kihuen is applauding the Democratic-led state Legislature for approving the Equal Rights Amendment and pursuing the party’s policy priorities on the state level.
Ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft generated more non-airline revenue for McCarran International Airport than taxis in each of the last six months, airport data show.
A man suspected of a Monday night convenience store robbery in the northwest valley is wanted by Las Vegas police.
The governor’s Education Savings Account bill was sent to the Senate finance committee before being discussed by the Senate education committee Tuesday, a necessary measure to keep the bill alive.
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard a number of bills dealing with sex crimes Tuesday afternoon. State Sen. Patricia Spearman, D-North Las Vegas, presented a bill that would expand laws against sex trafficking to include “facilitators.”
The Pentagon has announced that Nevada will become home to a nearly 20-year project regarding unmanned aircraft and the U.S. Air Force.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority approved a rare street-improvement project Tuesday in a meeting dominated by reports and updates.
Las Vegas High School staff members are ramping up efforts to help homeless students. The school, 6500 E. Sahara Ave., has 65 Title I HOPE (Homeless Outreach Program for Education) students, but there are many more students who don’t qualify but still need a hand up.
In a recent interview with coveringthecage.com, UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping said he’s still waiting for Georges St-Pierre to sign their fight contract.
The White House on Wednesday will instruct all federal agencies to submit a plan by June 30 to shrink their civilian workforces. A governmentwide hiring freeze the president imposed on Jan. 23 will be lifted immediately.
CARSON CITY — Could this finally be the year that the most common-sense campaign finance reform becomes law?
Lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual youth and those questioning their sexual identity have new protections in Nevada under a bill signed Tuesday by Gov. Brian Sandoval.
They could have been rivals, but Nick Fotheringham and Jonathan Borchetta realized they’d make better business partners. The result is The Nerd, a new nightclub in Neonopolis, 450 Fremont St. “I wanted to do a comic-con-themed venue,” Borchetta said. “It’s a self-indulgence really. I wanted to fill it with cool stuff I liked.”
The Department of Energy’s Yucca Mountain program was defunded and dismantled under President Barack Obama, leaving only a handful of scientists from the hundreds who once worked on the project.
North Korean state media warned on Tuesday of a nuclear attack on the United States at any sign of American aggression, as a U.S. Navy strike group steamed toward the western Pacific — a force U.S. President Donald Trump described as an “armada.”
Two people were injured Tuesday afternoon after a dock fire at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
In 2015, Sen. David Parks, D-Las Vegas, drew a taxpayer-backed pension of $103,947. Last week, Parks voted to keep you from finding out how much he will bank in the future.
Steve Fisher felt it was simply time to step away from his long, distinguished and somewhat unusual basketball coaching career.
As MGM Resorts International gears to increase parking rates at its Las Vegas resorts on Wednesday, the valets who park customers’ cars are expecting their income will shrink even more.
Meepleville is unusual in that most of its space is dedicated to letting people play any of its 1,500 board games.
Dave Chappelle has complained about his shows being disrupted by fans shooting the stage. He’s found a remedy to that problem.
The water demands of Arizona, Nevada and California are outstripping supply, the impacts of climate change are becoming acute and the river is at a breaking point, American Rivers says in its annual ranking.
Stephen Curry has the best-selling jersey in the NBA for the second consecutive year.
The Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee discussed a bill Tuesday that would require people convicted of stalking or with extended protection orders against them to surrender their firearms.
The Henderson City Council unanimously approved an $8,000 grant Tuesday from the United States Department of Justice’s Drug Enforcement Administration to help pay for enforcement against illegal marijuana in the city.
Jeff Blashill of the Detroit Red Wings has been named coach of the U.S. men’s hockey team that will compete in the world championships next month in key tuneup ahead of next year’s Winter Olympics.