Las Vegas police are looking for a man they say robbed a Chinatown business Friday afternoon.
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Temperatures in the valley are expected to reach the high 90s throughout the week, which began with a high of 99 degrees on Sunday, the weather service said.
Three sitting family court hearing masters and eight lawyers applied to the Nevada Commission on Judicial Selection to replace Family Court Judge Jennifer L. Elliott, who retired in June.
A 10-year-old boy was critically injured, and police are searching for his 23-year-old relative, after a fiery crash in the east valley Saturday night, Las Vegas police said.
A bicyclist was hospitalized Sunday morning after a crash in an east valley neighborhood, according to Las Vegas police.
Las Vegas police have made an arrest in the Sept. 7 shooting that wounded three people at a central valley apartment complex.
As the southeast U.S. is inundated with heavy flooding from Florence this week, the Las Vegas Valley will remain dry, according to the National Weather Service.
On the last day of swimming at many neighborhood pools, you’re likely to find kids and adults soaking up the last moments of summer. But at Desert Breeze Aquatic Center, the final day in the water is reserved for swimmers with four legs, not two.
An officer fired a round from his gun after a burglary suspect ran from detectives and drew a firearm Saturday night in the western valley, Las Vegas police said.
For many of animals, Saturday was the day they would find a new home. More than 200 dogs, cats, rabbits, turtles and at least one guinea pig were adopted at the Clear the Shelters event, one of many held around the nation and sponsored by NBC and Telemundo.
Fresh produce fans enjoy visits to Gilcrease Orchard in northwest Las Vegas even during the doldrums of summer.
Sheri and Steve Willis, both 50, were celebrating their first wedding anniversary when their canoe capsized in a river in Alaska. The two decided to take a trip to Alaska while they were on their belated honeymoon cruise in November.
Holdaway, 59, flew to Las Vegas from Geraldton, Australia, on Tuesday and had competed in eight scrimmages by the time RollerCon roller derby convention was winding down Sunday. She was on the winning team about half of the time, she said.
Las Vegas native Sydney Grover, a Grand Canyon University student and Palo Verde High School graduate, will open her nonprofit’s Priceless Pop-Up Shop from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Care Complex, 200 Foremaster Lane, to give the homeless a chance to shop for clothes.
Families battled the sticky, 109-degree heat to watch stunt performer Travis Pastrana make history on Sunday night in Las Vegas.