A Las Vegas police officer accidentally shot himself in the knee early Friday during “training” at the department’s gun range, a department spokesman said. Local oddsmakers have set their early line at 3-2 that the subsequent cornoner’s inquest will find the shooting “justifiable,” based on the officer’s preliminary testimony that the knee “made a furtive movement toward his waistband.”
President Barack Obama has nominated former Nevada U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden, who was ousted in a controversial move during the Bush administration, to retain his old post.
Las Vegas’ City Ride bus service ends at 5 p.m. today, a victim of budget tightening by the city.
Tulsa, Okla., is the home for nation’s seventh Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The former Cherokee Casino Resort has completed a $155 million facelift to become the Hard Rock Tulsa, which will be unveiled Monday.
The Dodgers were deep into spring training, and owner Frank McCourt was playing tough guy. He had to because, even though no one else had any interest in signing Manny Ramirez, he had to show agent Scott Boras who was in charge.
President Barack Obama’s nomination last week of Judge Sonya Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court is an excellent choice. Here is why.
DOVER, Del. — Brad Keselowski raced to his first NASCAR Nationwide Series victory of the season Saturday, taking the lead during a restart with two laps left at Dover International Speedway.
Marcus Sullivan scored on a 3-yard run with 35 seconds remaining to lift the Sunset Region seniors to a 21-17 win over the Sunrise in the Lions Club High School All-Star Football Game on Saturday night at Las Vegas High.
Michael Hunter is ready to get busy inside the ring again.
This is where the dream begins, far from sold-out arenas and pay-per-view dollars and famous fighters who delivered mixed martial arts into the mainstream for good.
The 51s rallied to tie Sacramento in the ninth inning, but a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 10th gave the River Cats a 4-3 Pacific Coast League victory in West Sacramento, Calif.
Henderson resident Kerry Painter hopes to follow the lead of Wayne Webb when the five-day PBA Senior U.S. Open begins Monday at the Suncoast Bowling Center.
In a chewy chow-lenge, Takeru Kobayashi outlasted Joey Chestnut when the eating titans faced off to see who could devour the most pizzas.
CARSON CITY — With their 2009 session scheduled to end on Monday, Nevada lawmakers kept working over the weekend on still-pending measures covering a wide range of issues.
CARSON CITY — The Assembly and state Senate both approved an amended version of a bill Saturday that will make the Clark County sheriff or his designee the sole negotiator with police union representatives in contracts for the Police Department.