Areas of breathtaking natural beauty lie within driving distance of Las Vegas, offering families with young children the opportunity to explore unspoiled wilderness without long treks.
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When a large group bellows “Happy New Year!” in unison on a bluff at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, the nearby canyon shouts a jubilant reply.
Multiple earthquakes have struck Southern California this month, causing minor damage. In Nevada, only eight earthquakes of magnitude 6.0 or greater have hit in the past century. Here they are.
Las Vegas was once regarded as an “open city” for more than two dozen Mafia families across the country. Many had representatives in Las Vegas for decades, with Chicago being the most dominant.
Residents returned to their homes in Nevada after a wind-whipped wildfire spread quickly near a residential area south of Reno,
The Nevada Highway Patrol was investigating a crash that occurred late Sunday night in the south Las Vegas Valley.
The city will front $600k for repairs to a deteriorating water system, but residents will have to pay the city back in tax liens.
Supply chain issues kept crews from carrying out all of the planned repaving operations during the second-consecutive, full-weekend directional closure of Interstate 15.
The Clark County coroner’s office ruled that the death of a teenager killed in a minibike crash in a Las Vegas Wash trail last summer was the result of an accident, although a police investigation was ongoing.
James Herndon was punched, kicked and zapped with a Taser by Henderson police officers who mistook him for a shoplifting suspect.
The Metropolitan Police Department said the training occurred Tuesday night at Rancho High School.
It occurred around 2:05 p.m. at a crossing near West Oakey Boulevard and Industrial Road, according to Union Pacific.
A 29-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a box truck on Monday morning, police said.
State and federal authorities are investigating outbreaks in Southern Nevada of drug-resistant fungus Candida auris, which can lead to serious illness and even death.
Two men died early Tuesday morning after their car crashed into a truck, according to Nevada Highway Patrol.