As Nevada’s first legal medical marijuana dispensaries prepare to open soon, their number of potential customers is growing rapidly, according to numbers released this week by the state Division of Public and Behavioral Health.
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A man suspected of fatally shooting another man during an argument in Las Vegas in December has been arrested in Northern California.
One way to beat the January blues is by taking a day trip to nearby Death Valley National Park, Calif. Depending on where you live in the Las Vegas Valley, you can be at the hub of the park, Furnace Creek, in 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
A resident shot and killed a man who had kicked in his front door during a west valley home invasion late Wednesday night, according to Las Vegas police.
A man police believe robbed an east valley shoe store at gunpoint Thursday morning is in custody. The Payless Shoe Source at 581 N. Eastern Ave., near the intersection at Bonanza Road, was robbed at 10:14 a.m., police said. The man then fled through the parking lot and was last seen walking north on Bonanza toward Eastern, Metro spokeswoman Laura Meltzer said.
A federal magistrate Thursday denied a bid by wealthy Malaysian businessman Paul Phua and his son to resume playing poker in casinos while they await trial on illegal gambling charges.
The man who was hit and killed overnight Saturday while crossing Boulder Highway was identified Thursday by the Clark County coroner’s office.
A professional gambler from New Jersey claims employees at Planet Hollywood Resort illegally detained him and stole nearly $5,000 in casino chips after they noticed him counting cards in June 2013.
Metro has invited the Las Vegas Valley to rally in support of police Friday night.
A career fair for military veterans will be held from 8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday at the University of Las Vegas, Nevada student union building.
H. Leon Simon, a long-time Las Vegas prosecutor who most recently handled the post-conviction hearings for O.J. Simpson, died this week. He was 76.
A federal magistrate judge Thursday recommended denying a defense motion to dismiss charges against key defendants in the homeowners association fraud case because of government misconduct.
A man driving a car in a two-vehicle crash that killed two women on Christmas Eve and sent five others to the hospital admitted to police that he taken five shots of whiskey hours before the crash, according to a Las Vegas police arrest report.
Las Vegas police evacuated a southeast valley apartment complex after a man in one of the units threatened to harm himself with a large knife Thursday morning, according to Metro.
Before graduating from Canyon Springs High School, Cristian Lopez found out he won a design competition that combined art, science, commerce and charity. The result is The Lopez, a shoe that is helping fund education for the future.