When the Tropicana Hotel held its preview opening on April 3, 1957, the resort was seen as representing a “bright new era” for Las Vegas.
Jeff Burbank

A Las Vegas police officer and a motorist were hurt in a three-car crash that temporarily closed a busy intersection near the Las Vegas Convention Center.
A man was wounded in a shooting and three people suffered blunt force injuries in a fight Sunday in eastern Las Vegas.
More than 200 kids and their parents went to the annual “Egg Dive” for Easter Sunday at Heritage Park Aquatic Complex in Henderson at 310 S. Racetrack Road.
The FBI became involved in investigating the explosion in case it involved a hate crime, a Henderson police spokeswoman said.
Raul Cardoza leaves behind daughters aged 18 and 20 and his boss who said he regarded him, an employee for 25 years, “like a family member.”
William Spahr was prosecuted in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas for having 33 images of child sexual abuse on his phone.
A man was shot and killed by an assailant Tuesday in an apparently random attack at an apartment complex in the southwest valley.
The student was taken into custody after a gun was discovered at Canarelli Middle School.
Four months since Kathleen Hoy’s husband Robert was shot to death by a retired police officer, she is still left without answers about exactly what happened to him.
About 50 people released helium balloons into the air in honor of 17-year-old Devin Heath, who died when a suspected street racer struck him.
A CCSD employee allegedly engaged in sex with a student and exchanged about 1,000 text messages to entice her into a sexual relationship, officials said in an arrest report.
Richard William Ward of Las Vegas was discovered suffering from a gunshot wound on Feb. 25 in Golden Valley, a rural area between Bullhead City and Kingman.
CCSD trustees approved an agreement between the district and the Police Officers Association of the Clark County School District that includes a pay increase.
A man who allegedly robbed a person outside a Target store was shot and killed by police after he refused to put down a knife and lunged at an officer.