Attendees learned about public meetings, municipal elections — when, where and how to vote —and the city’s boards and commissions.
Philadelphia Phillies closer Héctor Neris has been suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed fine for intentionally throwing a pitch in the area of the head of David Freese of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman recently designated July 13 — which is Barbershop Music Appreciation Day — as “Lady Luck Showtime Chorus Appreciation Day,” following a request from the chorus.
Queen + Adam Lambert are performing a corporate event for 25,000-30,000 fans Wednesday on the Las Vegas Strip.
“It’s going to be a struggle, but we’re all going to get through it,” said Lucille McKnight, who was already raising another niece’s three children.
This is the second major win in the past two months at Sam’s Town.
Ali Elmezayen is in federal custody on insurance fraud charges related to the 2015 pier plunge.
FaceApp, which is developed in Russia by Wireless Lab, has had surges of viral popularity before.
The Las Vegas City Council unanimously approved a resolution to end the 24-hour regulation of the carpool lanes on portions of Interstate 15 and U.S. Highway 95.
Prosecutors dropped a case Wednesday accusing Kevin Spacey of groping a young man at a resort island bar in 2016, more than a week after the accuser refused to testify about a missing cellphone the defense says contains information that supports the actor’s claims of innocence.
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump ordered flags flown at half-staff on the day he is buried.
An animal rescue group in Pittsburgh says someone strapped firecrackers to a cat’s front left paw with rubber bands and set them off, causing such severe injuries the animal’s leg had to be amputated.
WASHINGTON — In a major break with a longtime ally, the Trump administration on Wednesday said Turkey is being kicked out of an American-led fighter aircraft program because it is buying a Russian air defense system that would aid Russian intelligence.
The lawsuits accuse Kasey Glass, a former Kirk Adams Elementary School teacher, of subjecting two autistic children to physical and verbal abuse.
Pilot whales are often involved in mass strandings, partly due to their social nature, according to the American Cetacean Society.
The difference between R. Kelly’s life in 2002 when he was last charged with child sex-related crimes and his arrest last week on even more serious charges was on full display when the R&B singer turned and slowly walked out of court.
As far as Mark Brandenburg is concerned, shrimp cocktail ran the mob out of downtown Las Vegas.
NEW YORK — Scientists say they nearly eliminated disease-carrying mosquitoes on two islands in China using a new technique. The downside: It may not be practical for larger areas and may cost a lot of money.
The two severed ties last month amid turmoil within the powerful organization and accusations of financial misdeeds.
The El Salvador native was arrested while covering an April 3, 2018, rally protesting immigration policies in Memphis.
The disclosure in a court filing Wednesday is part of a legal fight over whether to unseal search warrant materials dealing with the investigation.
A Republican senator has blocked a bipartisan bill that would ensure a victims’ compensation fund for theSept. 11 attacks never runs out of money.
A man has been arrested in connection with the death of Savannal Miller, whose reported suicide led to a homicide investigation this week in central Las Vegas, police said.
The House Homeland Security Committee approved a bill by Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., Wednesday to translate airport signs into multiple languages to assist tourists and others who don’t speak English.
A 28-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in the slaying of a man who was gunned down while answering the door of his condo in northwest Las Vegas early this month.
Fire officials say they are amazed that a driver wasn’t seriously hurt when his vehicle slid under a tractor-trailer in Massachusetts.
The Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday approved a liquor manufacturing license for 7Five Brewing, the company co-founded by Golden Knights right winger Ryan Reaves.
Windy conditions will continue through Friday, and storms could darken the Las Vegas Valley as early as Sunday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
Get out your camera — The interactive, immersive pop-up exhibit Happy Place is coming to Las Vegas.
Notre Dame Stadium is getting a layer of natural turf in preparation for a professional soccer match.