Using news outlets and historical archives, OLBG compiled a collection of photos that exemplify Sin City’s short, colorful history from the first casinos to some of the city’s most famous residents.
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The developer of a geothermal power plant facing legal challenges in Nevada agreed to suspend construction just hours after a U.S. appeals court had refused to halt the project.
A California man has died in a Las Vegas hospital after he was injured in a jet ski accident on the Arizona side of the Colorado River, authorities said Thursday.
A cruise ship that struck an iceberg in Alaska has docked in Seattle for repairs. A Las Vegas family who was onboard says the impact sounded like a loud door being slammed.
People should avoid the outdoors from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. if possible, experts say. They also should drink plenty of water, even when not thirsty.
The man who lit the firework was standing on a rock outcropping before a crowd of 500 people, the statement said.
How safe are the interstate highways you frequent? Stacker analyzed data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 2020 Fatality Analysis Reporting System to determine which interstates have the most fatalities.
The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld a jury’s findings that illusionist David Copperfield and the MGM Grand hotel-casino were not financially responsible for a British tourist’s injuries.
Troy Driver, 41, appeared by video from the Lyon County jail in Fernley, where he has been held since March 25 on a kidnapping charge following the disappearance of Naomi Christine Irion.
Federal officials have revoked the license of a Nevada-based gun manufacturer accused of illegally selling guns.
In a move that squarely places California’s public universities at the forefront of the national trend to drop standardized tests, the Cal State university system will eliminate SAT and ACT exams from admission requirements, officials decided Wednesday.
A 34-year-old worker died in an accident at a northern Nevada gold mine last month when the truck she was driving plunged about 60 feet to the floor of the underground mine, a report said.
A 72-year-old woman apparently was struck and killed by her own car in a parking lot after she got out of the running vehicle to enter a post office in south Reno, authorities said Friday.
Authorities say no one was injured when a jet bound from Las Vegas to Minneapolis returned early Friday for a “hard landing” with a landing gear malfunction.