Police in Las Vegas say six people were hurt in a two-vehicle crash involving a rollover at an intersection southeast of downtown Las Vegas.
Police in Las Vegas say six people were hurt in a two-vehicle crash involving a rollover at an intersection southeast of downtown Las Vegas.
Fire officials think homeless people are to blame for a weekend blaze that badly damaged a home east of downtown Las Vegas.
Fire officials think homeless people are to blame for a weekend blaze that badly damaged a home east of downtown Las Vegas.
Former District of Columbia Mayor and current Councilmember Marion Barry has been hospitalized in Las Vegas.
Former District of Columbia Mayor and current Councilmember Marion Barry has been hospitalized in Las Vegas.
Millions in Asia and the western United States watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies.
Skywatchers from Mount Fuji to the Grand Canyon enjoyed a treat: the moon nearly blotting out the sun to create a dramatic "ring of fire" over a narrow strip of eastern Asia and the western United States.
Millions across Asia are watching as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse is crossing their skies.
Millions in Asia and the western United States watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies early Monday.
The victim of a deadly officer-involved shooting in downtown Reno has been identified as a 41-year-old Reno man.
The victim of a deadly officer-involved shooting in downtown Reno has been identified as a 41-year-old Reno man.
Two bodies have been found at the scene of a Reno-area house fire.
Authorities say the bodies of two adults have been found at the scene of a Reno-area house fire, and their suspicious deaths are under investigation.
A July hearing has been set on a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by five instructors of the "Stripper 101" class and show on the Las Vegas Strip.
A July hearing has been set on a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by five instructors of the "Stripper 101" class and show on the Las Vegas Strip.
A former Pahrump Valley High School student convicted of hacking a grading system to earn himself salutatorian honors now must tell students at his alma mater about the consequences.
Tyler Coyner took to the podium two years ago to give the salutatorian speech at southern Nevada's Pahrump Valley High School.
A 27-year-old man has been indicted in the gang-related shooting death of a man outside a strip club in Las Vegas.
A 27-year-old man has been indicted in the gang-related shooting death of a man outside a strip club in Las Vegas.
A Clark County grand jury has indicted two people in the death of a Las Vegas cabdriver.
A Clark County grand jury has indicted two people in the death of a Las Vegas cabdriver.
Authorities say four Reno police officers have been placed on routine administrative leave after their involvement in the fatal shooting of the driver of a stolen vehicle.
Authorities say four Reno police officers have been placed on routine administrative leave after their involvement in the fatal shooting of the driver of a stolen vehicle.
Two men who hail from Las Vegas and share a love of Nevada history have been honored as Distinguished Nevadans by the Board of Regents.
Two men who hail from Las Vegas and share a love of Nevada history have been honored as Distinguished Nevadans by the Board of Regents.
Efforts to drill a third drinking water supply line to the Lake Mead reservoir have hit another snag, this time in a connector tunnel that will link the new intake to Las Vegas.
Efforts to drill a third drinking water supply line to the Lake Mead reservoir have hit another snag, this time in a connector tunnel that will link the new intake to Las Vegas.
Drilling a third Las Vegas drinking water supply line to the Lake Mead reservoir has hit another snag, this time in a connector tunnel.
Drilling a third Las Vegas drinking water supply line to the Lake Mead reservoir has hit another snag, this time in a connector tunnel.
District of Columbia leaders including the mayor and council chairman are heading to Las Vegas for a convention where they hope to drum up new business for the city.
District of Columbia leaders including the mayor and council chairman are heading to Las Vegas for a convention where they hope to drum up new business for the city.
Open burning has been banned in Washoe County for the entire summer season in response to extremely dry conditions that are contributing to a rising threat of wildfires across much of Nevada.
Open burning has been banned in Washoe County for the entire summer season in response to extremely dry conditions that are contributing to a rising threat of wildfires across much of Nevada.
The planetarium at the University of Nevada, Reno has ordered another 10,000 solar viewing glasses in an effort to keep up with the big demand before Sunday's solar eclipse.
The planetarium at the University of Nevada, Reno has ordered another 10,000 solar viewing glasses in an effort to keep up with the big demand before Sunday's solar eclipse.
Officials say Sophia and Anthony were the top baby name picks among Nevada parents in 2011.
Officials say Sophia and Anthony were the top baby name picks among Nevada parents in 2011.
O.J. Simpson's appeal lawyer is citing the longtime marriage between the former football star's trial judge and the current Las Vegas-area district attorney in a request for a special prosecutor to handle the...
The longtime marriage between O.J. Simpson's former trial judge and the current Las Vegas district attorney emerged Friday as a conflict-of-interest question in a new appeal seeking the former football star's release...
Emergency crews are responding to a single-engine aircraft that went down in a desert area near the Boulder City Municipal Airport.
Two people are dead after a single-engine aircraft went down in a desert area about a mile from the Boulder City Municipal Airport.
Fire officials say a 17,500-acre wildfire burning in a remote northern Nevada range is threatening prime habitat for sage grouse and mule deer.
A wildfire burning more than 27 square miles in a remote northern Nevada mountain range was threatening prime habitat for sage grouse and mule deer, fire officials said.
A person has been fatally shot by a police officer in downtown Reno.
A person has been fatally shot by a police officer in downtown Reno.
Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson is clearing seven Las Vegas police officers in shootings that left three armed men dead in separate encounters more than a year ago.
Seven police officers acted lawfully in shootings that left three armed men dead in separate encounters more than a year ago, the district attorney said Friday.
For many who once worked behind the razor-wire compound of Nevada State Prison in Carson City, its closure is bittersweet.
If its walls could only talk.
The Justice Department is suing the Nevada Division of Forestry, claiming the agency discriminated against an employee by firing her soon after she announced her pregnancy.
The Justice Department is suing the Nevada Division of Forestry, claiming the agency discriminated against an employee by firing her shortly after she announced her pregnancy.
The Silver Legacy Resort Casino in Reno has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy but its owners say it won't affect the ongoing operations or any of the 1,800 employees at one of the largest hotel-casinos in northern Nevada.
The Silver Legacy Resort Casino has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but its owners said it won't affect the ongoing operations or any of the 1,800 employees at one of the largest hotel-casinos in northern Nevada.
Nevada's unemployment rate has dipped below 12 percent for the first time in nearly three years.
Nevada's unemployment rate dipped below 12 percent in April for the first time in nearly three years, with much of the improvement attributed to a shrinking labor pool even though there were positive signs of job growth...
The Las Vegas Strip's only bingo room is going virtual.
The Las Vegas Strip's only bingo room is going virtual.
Authorities have identified a 58-year-old North Las Vegas man who died after his vehicle was struck head-on by a motorist going the wrong way on a Las Vegas freeway.
Authorities have identified a 58-year-old North Las Vegas man who died after his vehicle was struck head-on by a motorist going the wrong way on a Las Vegas freeway.
A 52-year-old northern Nevada woman has been sentenced to four to 10 years in prison for fatally shooting her boyfriend hours after the couple celebrated her birthday.
A 52-year-old northern Nevada woman has been sentenced to four to 10 years in prison for fatally shooting her boyfriend hours after the couple celebrated her birthday.
Las Vegas police have arrested a seventh person after the stabbing of a British tourist at a business police say was marketed as a health spa but operated a prostitution scam.
Las Vegas police have arrested a seventh person after the stabbing of a British tourist at a business police say was marketed as a health spa but operated a prostitution scam.
The last inmates left months ago, and now the 150-year-old Nevada State Prison is being officially taken out of service.
The last inmates left months ago, and now the 150-year-old Nevada State Prison is being officially taken out of service.
A company that bought the rights to convert Wayne Newton's Las Vegas home into a museum is suing the entertainer over allegations that he unreasonably delayed the project to ensure it never opens.
Plans to turn Wayne Newton's sprawling Las Vegas estate into a celebrity museum have shifted into an ugly legal battle citing mismanagement, animal abuse and sexual harassment.
A federal appeals court is telling an Indian tribal faction it can't block the distribution of money that Congress allocated to settle land claims in a vast Western U.S. area including California's Death Valley and...
A federal appeals court is telling an Indian tribal faction it can't block the long-fought distribution of money that Congress allocated to settle land claims in a vast area that includes California's Death Valley...
Initial claims for Nevada unemployment benefits fell in April compared with the same month last year, continuing a 29-month trend.
Initial claims for Nevada unemployment benefits fell in April compared with the same month last year, continuing a 29-month trend.
The Reno Air Racing Association has cleared a major hurdle in its bid to continue holding national championship air races this fall.
Organizers of the Reno National Championship Air Races cleared a major hurdle Thursday in their bid to continue the annual event this fall, winning approval of a special one-year permit and moving closer to securing the...
Panelists at a major casino gambling conference in Atlantic City say the U.S. Congress is too badly divided to act on Internet gambling, so individual states will start approving it on their own within the next two years.
The U.S. Congress is too badly divided to act on Internet gambling, so individual states will start approving it on their own within the next two years, panelists at a major casino conference predicted Thursday.
Traffic on U.S. Route 95 in Las Vegas is snarled in both directions as crews try to extract the body of a wrong-way driver who died in a fiery head-on crash.
Authorities say a 58-year-old driver has died after his car was struck by a motorist going the wrong way on a Las Vegas freeway.
Clark County officials say high wind will be kicking up unhealthy levels of dust starting Thursday afternoon.
Clark County officials say high wind will be kicking up unhealthy levels of dust starting Thursday afternoon.
The Clark County School board has voted to cut more than 1,000 positions in spite of heckling from teachers union members at a raucous meeting that also included a walkout from school board members.
The Clark County School board has voted to cut more than 1,000 positions in spite of heckling from teachers union members at a raucous meeting that also included a walkout from school board members.
Police say they're examining a vehicle found after a hit-and-run crash that left a motorcyclist dead on a busy boulevard in the southeast Las Vegas area.
Police say they're examining a vehicle found after a hit-and-run crash that left a motorcyclist dead on a busy boulevard in the southeast Las Vegas area.
Nevada's reclaiming its title as the foreclosure capital of the U.S. after a one-month stint in the No. 2 spot.
Nevada's reclaiming its title as the foreclosure capital of the U.S. after a one-month stint in the No. 2 spot.
Police in Las Vegas and Henderson are looking for two assailants in a white Chevrolet pickup after three apparent knifepoint robberies left four people injured in the southeast valley.
Police in Las Vegas and Henderson are looking for two assailants in a white Chevrolet pickup after three apparent knifepoint robberies left four people injured in the southeast valley.
College of Southern Nevada trustees have endowed student scholarships in their names of a longtime Las Vegas television news executive, a Henderson city judge, an air conditioning and heating company founder and a college...
College of Southern Nevada trustees have endowed student scholarships in their names of a longtime Las Vegas television news executive, a Henderson city judge, an air conditioning and heating company founder and a college...
The National Weather Service is warning that the dry windy weather blowing into Nevada on Thursday will create critical wildfire conditions across most of the state south of U.S. Interstate 80.
The National Weather Service is warning that the dry windy weather blowing into Nevada on Thursday will create critical wildfire conditions across most of the state south of U.S. Interstate 80.
Reno police say a man who was found beaten in the street five months ago has died of his injuries.
Reno police say a man who was found beaten in the street five months ago has died of his injuries.
The Clark County Republican Party with a large contingent of Ron Paul supporters is calling for the resignation of the national party chairman for backing presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney before the...
The Clark County Republican Party, which has a large contingent of Ron Paul supporters, is calling for the resignation of the national party chairman for backing presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney before...
A 16-year-old youth is dead after his body was thrown from a speeding vehicle on a Las Vegas highway.
A 16-year-old youth is dead after his body was thrown from a speeding vehicle on a Las Vegas highway.
Reno police say weather may have played role in the single-vehicle rollover in Lemmon Valley that killed a 31-year-old woman and injured her teenage sister.
Reno police say weather may have played role in the single-vehicle rollover in Lemmon Valley that killed a 31-year-old woman and injured her teenage sister.
Washoe County sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a 2-year-old boy who was struck by a SUV driven by a relative on the family's dirt driveway in Sun Valley.
Washoe County sheriff's deputies continue to investigate the tragic death of a toddler who was struck by a SUV driven by a relative in the family's driveway in Sun Valley.
A New York-based animal rescue group is resuming the fight to save a 120-pound dog slated for euthanasia in Nevada after it fatally mauled a 1-year-old boy at a Henderson home more than two weeks ago.
A New York-based animal rescue group resumed its fight Wednesday in Nevada to save a 120-pound dog slated for euthanasia for fatally mauling a 1-year-old boy at a Henderson home more than two weeks ago.
Clark County School District officials say they'll be sending pink slips to 1,015 teachers and literacy specialists to close a $64 million budget gap.
Clark County School District officials say they'll be eliminating 1,015 teacher and literacy specialist positions to close a $59 million budget gap.
A Las Vegas police K-9 is in critical condition but showing slight signs of improvement after he was shot by an officer while biting another officer.
A Las Vegas police K-9 is in critical condition but showing slight signs of improvement after he was shot by an officer while biting another officer.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval is hiring a public relations professional to oversee communications, community outreach and constituent services in the executive office.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval is hiring a public relations professional to oversee communications, community outreach and constituent services in the executive office.
Executives from Greenspun Media Group say Rob Curley is leaving the post that put him in charge of the Las Vegas Sun website.
Executives from Greenspun Media Group say Rob Curley is leaving the post that put him in charge of the Las Vegas Sun website.
Fire investigators suspect arson in a fire in Lyon County that destroyed an abandoned mobile home and burned nearly 100 acres before dozens of firefighters snuffed it out near U.S. Highway 50 in Silver Springs.
Fire investigators suspect arson in a fire in Lyon County that destroyed an abandoned mobile home and burned nearly 100 acres before dozens of firefighters snuffed it out near U.S. Highway 50 in Silver Springs.
Nevada is getting nearly $83,000 in a national settlement over Skechers' claims that their fitness shoes helped users shed pounds and tone muscles.
Nevada is getting nearly $83,000 in a national settlement over Skechers' claims that their fitness shoes helped users shed pounds and tone muscles.
A judge set a trial next year for a Las Vegas mother who has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in the scissors slaying of her 6-year-old daughter.
A judge set a trial next year for a Las Vegas mother who has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in the scissors slaying of her 6-year-old daughter.
Authorities are identifying a 3-year-old girl who died after she was swept into the Virgin River while playing on the shore.
Authorities are identifying a 3-year-old girl who died after she was swept into the Virgin River while playing on the shore.
More than 200 police, firefighters and Teamsters union members could lose their jobs in a budget approved by the North Las Vegas City Council.
More than 200 police, firefighters and Teamsters union members could lose their jobs in a budget approved by the North Las Vegas City Council.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and members of his cabinet will be fanning out across Nevada on Thursday, visiting businesses to get their perspective on jobs and the economy.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and members of his cabinet will be fanning out across Nevada on Thursday, visiting businesses to get their perspective on jobs and the economy.
The wife of retired Army Gen. David Petraeus is giving Nevada service members some advice on how to protect their cash.
The wife of retired Army Gen. David Petraeus is giving Nevada service members some advice on how to protect their cash.
Reno police say almost one-third of the businesses they checked during a weekend underage drinking sting sold alcohol to minors.
Reno police say almost one-third of the businesses they checked during a weekend underage drinking sting sold alcohol to minors.
A Winnemucca man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on separate charges involving assault with a deadly weapon and sex trafficking of minors.
A Winnemucca man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on separate charges involving assault with a deadly weapon and sex trafficking of minors.
An aide to former Nevada Republican Sen. John Ensign is scheduled to attend a plea agreement hearing on June 7, indicating he has reached a deal with federal prosecutors who had charged him with lobbying the Senate before a...
An aide to former Nevada Republican Sen. John Ensign is scheduled to attend a plea agreement hearing on June 7, indicating he has reached a deal with federal prosecutors who had charged him with lobbying the Senate before a...
Rescuers are looking for a 3-year-old girl who was swept into the Virgin River near Mesquite.
The body of a 3-year-old girl swept into the Virgin River near Mesquite while playing has been found.
A new lawyer for O.J. Simpson is making another effort to gain the former football star's release from Nevada state prison, where he is serving nine to 33 years for kidnapping and armed robbery in a 2007 encounter with...
A new lawyer for O.J. Simpson filed a new attempt Tuesday to gain his release from Nevada state prison, alleging the former football star was so badly represented by lawyers in his trial and previous appeals that he deserves...
A legislative committee will interview five finalists seeking to become director of Nevada's Legislative Counsel Bureau.
A Nevada legislative committee has unanimously recommended a longtime fiscal analyst to be the next director of Legislative Counsel Bureau.
A special panel appointed by Gov. Brian Sandoval is being fast tracked to protect sage grouse without sacrificing Nevada's economic development efforts or rural lifestyles.
A special panel appointed by Gov. Brian Sandoval is on a fast-track edict to find a way protect sage grouse without sacrificing Nevada's economic development efforts or rural lifestyles.
A 28-year-old man faces a life sentence after pleading guilty to shooting two people and killing a school bus driver in Las Vegas.
A 28-year-old man faces a life sentence after pleading guilty to shooting two people and killing a school bus driver in Las Vegas.
An independent arbitrator says a southern Nevada firefighter fired for misusing his sick-leave benefits must be reinstated to his former position.
A southern Nevada firefighter fired for misusing his sick-leave benefits must be reinstated to his former position, according to a report by an independent arbitrator.
The 22-year-old accused of sexually assaulting and killing a Las Vegas mother and daughter and nearly killing their husband and father with a hammer is due in court in two unrelated domestic violence cases.
A judge in Las Vegas rescheduled an evidentiary hearing Tuesday in two domestic violence cases against a 22-year-old man accused in a separate case of sexually assaulting and killing a Las Vegas mother and daughter and...
A Nevada judge accepted a written not guilty plea and scheduled trial for an absent Gainesville, Fla., man facing a felony involuntary manslaughter charge in the one-punch death of a man during a Las Vegas Strip casino...
A Nevada judge accepted a written not guilty plea on Tuesday for an absent Gainesville, Fla., man and scheduled his felony involuntary manslaughter trial in November in a case stemming from the one-punch death of a Utah man...
A legislative panel has suspended money from special license plates to a wild horse advocacy group until the group can show proper accounting of its finances.
A legislative panel has suspended money from special license plates to a wild horse advocacy group until the group can show proper accounting of its finances.
The Clark County coroner's office is identifying a 16-year-old boy killed in a rollover crash on a ramp linking two key Las Vegas-area freeways.
The Clark County coroner's office is identifying a 16-year-old boy killed in a rollover crash on a ramp linking two key Las Vegas-area freeways.
Republican Congressman Joe Heck says the nation's deficit and debt are the most important issues in this year's presidential election.
Republican Congressman Joe Heck says the nation's deficit and debt are the most important issues in this year's presidential election.
A Nevada state judge is ordering a 40-year-old Las Vegas personal care assistant to pay almost $12,000 in restitution, penalties and costs in a Medicaid fraud case.
A Nevada state judge is ordering a 40-year-old Las Vegas personal care assistant to pay almost $12,000 in restitution, penalties and costs in a Medicaid fraud case.
A Las Vegas police officer is hospitalized with serious dog bite injuries and the police K-9 who attacked him is being treated for a gunshot after a chaotic search for a knife-wielding suspect.
A Las Vegas police officer is hospitalized with dog bite injuries and a police K-9 is being treated for a gunshot wound after a chaotic search for a knife-wielding suspect.
Police say a British tourist is hospitalized with life-threatening stab wounds after a dispute at a Las Vegas business licensed as a health spa, but that investigators believe was really a front for prostitution.
A 25-year-old British tourist was hospitalized with serious stab wounds after a dispute at a Las Vegas business that police say was marketed as a reflexology spa but operated as a prostitution scam.
A woman who pleaded guilty to killing her friend when she passed out while driving intoxicated has been sentenced to two to five years in prison.
A woman who pleaded guilty to killing her friend when she passed out while driving intoxicated has been sentenced to two to five years in prison.
A Nevada woman has pleaded guilty in Richmond to participating in a college savings scam.
A Nevada woman has pleaded guilty in Richmond to participating in a college savings scam.
A Las Vegas man is out of the hospital, a month after he was repeatedly struck with a hammer in a bloody home-invasion attack that left his wife and daughter dead.
Days after mourning a Las Vegas mother and daughter killed in a random home-invasion hammer attack, family members are celebrating the release from the hospital of a husband and father who received critical head injuries in...
A skimpy winter in the Walker River Basin along the eastern Sierra means a short irrigation system this year for farmers and ranchers in the Yerington area of northern Nevada.
A skimpy winter in the Walker River Basin along the eastern Sierra means a short irrigation system this year for farmers and ranchers in the Yerington area of northern Nevada.
A 30-year-old former St. George, Utah police officer has been sentenced to 10 to 23 years in prison for an armed robbery at a pharmacy in Overton, Nev., in October.
A 30-year-old former St. George, Utah police officer has been sentenced to 10 to 23 years in prison for an armed robbery at a pharmacy in Overton, Nev., in October.
The Nevada Highway Patrol says a man is dead and two people are hospitalized with critical injuries after a single-vehicle rollover crash on a key Las Vegas-area freeway interchange ramp.
The Nevada Highway Patrol has reopened an interchange ramp linking two key Las Vegas-area freeways after investigating a single-vehicle rollover crash that killed one person and left two others badly injured.
Authorities say a 23-year-old man from Texas is dead after a high-speed motorcycle crash in a rural southern Nevada town outside Las Vegas.
Authorities say a 23-year-old man from Texas is dead after a high-speed motorcycle crash in a rural southern Nevada town outside Las Vegas.
A Colorado man has been arrested on suspicion of offering bribes to Elko police officers after they arrested his girlfriend.
A Colorado man has been arrested on suspicion of offering bribes to Elko police officers after they arrested his girlfriend.
By JERI CLAUSING Associated Press Since his first House campaign a dozen years ago, would-be Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake has worked diligently to cast himself as a conservative gadfly, willing to buck GOP...
By JERI CLAUSING Associated Press Since his first House campaign a dozen years ago, would-be Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake has worked diligently to cast himself as a conservative gadfly, willing to buck GOP...
Nevada Republicans were hoping for relevance in this year's presidential election and they got it, but whether it will be detrimental or beneficial to the GOP ticket come November is the looming question.
Nevada Republicans were hoping for relevance in this year's presidential election and they got it, but whether it will be detrimental or beneficial to the GOP ticket come November is the looming question.
State wildlife commissioners decided Saturday that 45 hunters will have a chance to kill 20 black bears during the upcoming season - the same number during Nevada's inaugural bear hunt last year.
State wildlife commissioners voted Saturday to keep the same quota of 20 black bears for hunters to bag in Nevada this season. But unlike the state's inaugural bear hunt last year, they decided not to end the season...
A 69-year-old Las Vegas man was recovering at a hospital after being stung by bees more than 300 times while on a hike.
A 69-year-old Las Vegas man was recovering at a hospital after being stung by bees more than 300 times while on a hike.
About 1,100 claims valued at $35 million have been filed as a result of two major wildfires around Reno in recent months, according to insurance carrier reports.
About 1,100 claims valued at $35 million have been filed as a result of two major wildfires around Reno in recent months, according to insurance carrier reports.
According to insurance carrier reports, about 1,100 claims valued at $35 million have been filed as a result of two major wildfires around Reno in recent months.
According to insurance carrier reports, about 1,100 claims valued at $35 million have been filed as a result of two major wildfires around Reno in recent months.
Authorities say a Nevada state prison inmate is back in custody and another remains at large two days after they escaped from a forest work crew.
Authorities say a Nevada state prison inmate is back in custody and another remains at large two days after they escaped from a forest work crew.
A 28-year-old Las Vegas mother who left her infant unattended in a bathtub faces charges of felony child neglect after the baby nearly died.
A 28-year-old Las Vegas mother who left her infant unattended in a bathtub faces charges of felony child neglect after the baby nearly died.
Only one attorney has applied for appointment to fill the open seat on the 10th Judicial District Court in Fallon.
Only one attorney has applied for appointment to fill the open seat on the 10th Judicial District Court in Fallon.
A Nevada judge is being told that a 120-pound dog that fatally mauled a 1-year-old child at home has been aggressive toward other animals and human handlers since it was impounded two weeks ago.
Animal control officials got a go-ahead Friday from a state court judge to euthanize a 120-pound dog that fatally mauled a 1-year-old boy at home, despite efforts by a New York-based rescue group to send the animal to a...
President Obama is making a brief stop in the battleground state of Nevada on his way back from a West Coast fund-raising swing. He plans to meet with a family in Reno around noon Friday to talk about efforts to help...
If Val Keller is any indication, President Obama has his work cut out for him if he's going to carry the battleground state of Nevada again this election.
A Las Vegas Democratic candidate for the Nevada Senate has died of a heart attack less than a month before the primary election.
A Las Vegas Democratic candidate for the Nevada Senate has died of a heart attack less than a month before the primary election.
Police have arrested a man they believe is connected to the carjacking and beating of a student at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno earlier this week.
Police have arrested a man they believe is connected to the carjacking and beating of a student at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno earlier this week.
Interim chief Lisa Ruiz-Lee is being tapped for the top job at the Clark County Department of Family Services.
Interim chief Lisa Ruiz-Lee is being tapped for the top job at the Clark County Department of Family Services.
The Nevada Supreme Court is indefinitely halting plans for public reviews of Las Vegas-area police deaths, pending a ruling on a constitutional challenge.
The Nevada Supreme Court is indefinitely halting plans for public reviews of Las Vegas-area police deaths, pending a ruling on a constitutional challenge.
A Nevada state judge is due to hear arguments about the fate of a dog that fatally mauled a 1-year-old child two weeks ago.
A Nevada state judge is due to hear arguments about the fate of a dog that fatally mauled a 1-year-old child two weeks ago.
Letter carriers across northern Nevada will be collecting food during their Saturday deliveries to help feed needy families.
Letter carriers across northern Nevada will be collecting food during their Saturday deliveries to help feed needy families.
Government officials are taking responsibility for data errors that mistakenly launched a suburban Las Vegas high school nearly to the top of U.S. News and World Report's "Best High Schools" list.
Federal and Nevada state officials are taking responsibility for data errors that mistakenly launched a suburban Las Vegas high school nearly to the top of U.S. News and World Report's "Best High Schools" list.
President Barack Obama's support of gay marriage will draw more Nevada voters to the polls come November, but whether it sways the final presidential tally in a state where the economy is foremost on voters' minds is...
President Barack Obama's support of gay marriage will draw more Nevadans to the polls come November, but whether it sways the final presidential tally in a state where the economy has been foremost on voters' minds...
A state court judge says a former Las Vegas doctor at the center of a 2007 hepatitis outbreak will face all 28 felony criminal charges that a grand jury handed up against him almost two years ago.
A prominent former Las Vegas physician and state medical board member who operated clinics where health officials say patients became infected with hepatitis C in 2007 will face all 28 felony charges filed against him almost...
Nevada casinos have brought in $855 million in gambling revenue in March, a nearly 11 percent drop compared with the same month a year ago.
March was an unlucky month for Nevada casinos, when gamblers beat the house more than normal and casino revenues fell 10.9 percent from the same month last year, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Thursday.
Las Vegas saw more visitors in March compared with the same month last year, although gambling was down significantly throughout Clark County.
Las Vegas saw more visitors in March compared with the same month last year, although gambling was down significantly throughout Clark County.
President Obama returns to northern Nevada on Friday to a very different political landscape than four years ago when the battleground state was key to his victory.
President Obama returns to northern Nevada on Friday to a very different political landscape nearly four years after more than 10,000 people jammed the University of Nevada quad to cheer his history-making pursuit of the...
A 51-year-old Las Vegas ironworker has been sentenced to 10 years to life in prison for the November 2010 slaying of his schoolteacher wife.
A 51-year-old Las Vegas ironworker has been sentenced to 10 years to life in prison for the November 2010 slaying of his schoolteacher wife.
Clark County officials are telling people to stay indoors and away from an unhealthy layer of haze hanging in the still air over the Las Vegas valley.
Clark County officials are telling people to stay indoors and away from an unhealthy layer of haze hanging in the still air over the Las Vegas valley.
Police say a 55-year-old man is dead after he was struck in a Reno crosswalk.
Police say a 55-year-old man is dead after he was struck in a Reno crosswalk.
Police are looking for a lone assailant who ran away after an early-morning shooting outside a neighborhood convenience store several blocks east of the Las Vegas Strip.
Police are looking for a lone assailant who ran away after an early-morning shooting outside a neighborhood convenience store several blocks east of the Las Vegas Strip.
Las Vegas police say a 63-year-old man is seriously hurt after the motorized wheelchair he was in was hit by a vehicle near the College of Southern Nevada.
Las Vegas police say a 63-year-old man is seriously hurt after the motorized wheelchair he was in was hit by a vehicle near the College of Southern Nevada.
Authorities say three people were hurt, including two Las Vegas police officers, in a fiery five-vehicle crash several blocks west of the Las Vegas Strip.
Authorities say three people were hurt, including two Las Vegas police officers, in a fiery five-vehicle crash several blocks west of the Las Vegas Strip.
A national scientist with an extensive background in climate change research has been named executive director of the Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences at the Desert Research Institute in Reno.
A national scientist with an extensive background in climate change research has been named executive director of the Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences at the Desert Research Institute in Reno.
Was Gold E. Locks breaking and entering when she entered the three bears' house? Was she a guest invited in by the sweet smell of porridge?
Was Gold E. Locks breaking and entering when she entered the three bears' house? Was she a guest invited in by the sweet smell of porridge?
President Obama plans to meet with an undisclosed family in Reno when he visits on Friday to give a speech about the economy.
President Barack Obama plans to meet with an undisclosed family in Reno when he visits on Friday to give a speech about the economy.
Nevada Department of Corrections officials are hunting for two state prison inmates who escaped from a state forestry work crew.
Nevada Department of Corrections officials are hunting for two state prison inmates who escaped from a state forestry work crew.
Police want to find the parents of a healthy newborn girl abandoned outside a Las Vegas hospital, but say they may not face criminal charges.
Police in Las Vegas are looking for the parents of a healthy newborn girl abandoned outside an area hospital, even though a department spokeswoman said Wednesday they may be protected from criminal charges under the...
Police are investigating a carjacking and beating of a student at Truckee Meadows Community College.
Police are investigating a carjacking and beating of a student at Truckee Meadows Community College.
One of two teens accused in the March 2011 slaying of a Nevada classmate has pleaded guilty in Elko to first-degree murder in a deal that will spare him the death penalty.
One of two teens accused in the March 2011 slaying of a Nevada classmate has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder with a deadly weapon in a deal that will spare him the death penalty.
Nevadans will have a chance to see in the inside of the now shuttered Nevada State Prison during a decommissioning ceremony next week.
Nevadans will have a chance to see in the inside of the now shuttered Nevada State Prison during a decommissioning ceremony next week.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval will be heading overseas in September to lead a trade mission with state business leaders to China and South Korea.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval will be heading overseas in September to lead a trade mission with state business leaders to China and South Korea.
Authorities say they found one person dead inside a townhouse that burned southeast of downtown Las Vegas.
Police say it appears that a man found dead in a townhouse after a two-alarm fire southeast of downtown Las Vegas set the fire himself.
The American Red Cross, Henderson firefighters and Boy Scouts are organizing a door-to-door drowning prevention and pool safety campaign operation in neighborhoods this weekend.
The American Red Cross, Henderson firefighters and Boy Scouts are organizing a door-to-door drowning prevention and pool safety campaign operation in neighborhoods this weekend.
The Nevada Air Guard's 152nd Airlift Wing has a new commander.
The Nevada Air Guard's 152nd Airlift Wing has a new commander.
Las Vegas Justice Court officials are taking reservations for two more free one-hour e-filing training sessions in coming weeks.
Las Vegas Justice Court officials are taking reservations for two more free one-hour e-filing training sessions in coming weeks.
One of two teens accused in the March 2011 killing of a West Wendover High School classmate is expected to plead guilty in Elko to first-degree murder.
One of two teens accused in the March 2011 killing of a West Wendover High School classmate is expected to plead guilty in Elko to first-degree murder.
A principal says his suburban high school outside Las Vegas is great, but probably shouldn't win the title of 13th best in the nation.
Authorities say the death of a 46-year-old man who was struck by an ambulance in North Las Vegas last month was a suicide.
Authorities say the death of a 46-year-old man who was struck by an ambulance in North Las Vegas last month was a suicide.
Police say a teenage girl is being treated at a Las Vegas hospital after she was struck by a public transit bus.
Police say a teenage girl is being treated at a Las Vegas hospital after she was struck by a public transit bus.
President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is launching a series of Spanish-language television ads in three battleground states.
President Barack Obama's re-election campaign launched a series of Spanish-language television ads in three battleground states on Tuesday. Separately, a Republican official stated that Mitt Romney is "still deciding"...
Dennis Gomes, the late owner of Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, will be inducted into the Gaming Hall of Fame.
Dennis Gomes, the late owner of Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, will be inducted into the Gaming Hall of Fame.
Dennis Gomes, the late owner of Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, will be inducted into the Gaming Hall of Fame.
Dennis Gomes, the late owner of Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, will be inducted into the Gaming Hall of Fame.
Home sales in Washoe County dipped slightly from March to April but still posted a double-digit gain over the same period a year ago.
Home sales in Washoe County dipped slightly from March to April but still posted a double-digit gain over the same period a year ago.
If a dog fatally mauls its owner's child, should the animal be killed or spared?
Two people are recovering from smoke inhalation after a motel fire on downtown Las Vegas' Fremont Street.
Two people are recovering from smoke inhalation after a motel fire on downtown Las Vegas' Fremont Street.
The cufflinks Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval found online for $3.99 were a bargain he couldn't refuse - even with 30 cents added for sales tax.
The cufflinks Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval found online for $3.99 were a bargain he couldn't refuse - even with 30 cents added for sales tax.
Caesars Entertainment Corp. says it will sell its Harrah's hotel-casino outside St. Louis to rival Penn National Gaming for $610 million.
Caesars Entertainment Corp. says it will sell its Harrah's hotel-casino outside St. Louis to rival Penn National Gaming for $610 million.
NV Energy Inc. said Tuesday that its first-quarter profit surged as it earned more from its investment in a combined-cycle power generation plant.
Real estate agents in Las Vegas say there were slightly more homes sold in April than during the same period a year ago.
Sparks police who arrested a 27-year-old homeless man on suspicion of possession of child pornography say they also may have stumbled onto a case of credit card fraud.
A brother of an avid hiker found dead in March at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation area says a public memorial is scheduled this week in Las Vegas.
Lawyers trying to get James Biela off Nevada's death row said Monday his sentence was emotionally motivated by an avalanche of news coverage and a public campaign for justice for the 19-year-old woman he was convicted of...
The Nevada Supreme Court has a new chief justice.
The top prosecutor in Las Vegas said Monday he found no legal wrongdoing by Las Vegas police officers in the slaying of a knife-wielding bar robbery suspect in November 2010 and the death of a fleeing motorist in December...
The first commercial solar array approved and built on federal public land began producing electricity Monday from a sun-baked site in the Mojave Desert south of Las Vegas near the Nevada-California state line.
