President Barack Obama returned to Las Vegas Friday, two years after promising comprehensive immigration reform here and said he “will never give up”. Outside Del Sol High School protestors on both sides of the issue expressed their opinions
Two men sitting on the trunk of a car driven by a 19-year-old female were seriously injured when they were thrown from the vehicle near Sahara Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard Friday, Oct. 31, 2014. The driver was cited for DUI.
Uber, the constroversial ride-sharing company, can continue to operate in Southern Nevada, based on a ruling by District Judge Douglas Herndon Wednesday.
Former President Bill Clinton spoke to around 400 people at the Springs Preserve in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Clinton said that midterm elections are vital and have a significant impact on voters’ lives.
Gloria Lee, the woman accused in the Prince and Princess Pet Boutique fire pleaded guilty to one count each of first-degree arson, insurance fraud and attempt cruelty to animals.
The Air Force takes over a long-standing casino property in Indian Springs to make way for a security buffer at Creech Air Force Base.
This week Matt, Kelly and Tony break down the Chiefs vs. Chargers, Oklahoma vs. Kansas State, Cowboys vs. Giants and several other college and NFL games.
For at least one night, for reasons simple or inexplicable, nine graying and balding men who grew up playing rock ‘n’ roll in various Kingman bands (one called the Exits) had hoped to relive an earlier time.
A Henderson couple in their late-80s who served in the Air Force got a ride of their lives in a 1942 Stearman biplane thanks to the Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation.
This video shows hail and heavy rains falling the west part of the Las Vegas Valley.
Christina Lafave, the woman charged for the theft of a gold Presidential Rolex watch during a massage, appeared for a preliminary hearing before Judge Diana L. Sullivan. Lafave admitted that she had hidden the $35,000 watch in her vagina.
Toby Tobiasson is the private investigator who found evidence that clearly showed Patrick Harper was not involved ina murder that he was wrongfully charged with. On Wednesday, Tobiasson talks about his reaction to the District Attorney’s office dropping all charges against Harper.
Jonathan Koppenhaver, aka War Machine, who stands accused of beating his porn star girlfriend, was back in court before Judge Valerie Adair on a probation violation hearing where he requested that California attorney Brandon Sua to represent him in both cases.
Local and federal narcotics detectives confiscated about $200,000 worth of marijuana plants Thursday in the southwest valley, Las Vegas police said. The team of investigators — from Metro, Henderson police and the Drug Enforcement Administration — collected about 100 plants from a home in the 6200 block of West Levi Avenue, near South Jones Boulevard and Cactus Avenue. The bust went down about 11 a.m.
About 30 Nevada National Guard soldiers in the 72nd Military Police Company participated in a deployment ceremony Monday, Sept. 15, 2014, at the Orleans. They will train first at a New Jersey military base before heading to Afghanistan to provide security and transportation for high-ranking NATO and International Security Assistance Force officials.
Retired professional boxer Mike Tyson helped Las Vegas attorney David Chesnoff answer his ALS Ice Bucket Challenge by dumping ice water over his head on Monday in Las Vegas.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton proclaimed Thursday that the United States could become the “clean energy superpower” of the world if the nation and states such as Nevada lead in developing renewable energy sources from solar, wind and geothermal power.
The former MMA and Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter War Machine, also known as Jonathan Paul Koppenhaver, was ordered to be held without bail at an initial appearance in a Las Vegas courtroom on Wednesday.
Rep. Dina Titus (D-Nev.) spoke to the Las Vegas Medical Marijuana association at Lawry’s in Las Vegas. She told the group about two amendments she co-sponsored to ease federal restrictions on medical marijuana businesses.
The Mountain Ridge little league team returned to Las Vegas late Monday night. They were greeted by a crowd of around 100 people and were presented with the key to the Las Vegas Strip.
Gov. Brian Sandoval on Monday announced a deal that will allow a flood control project to be built near the washed-out Rainbow subdivision on Mount Charleston. Construction on the project is expected to start in several weeks and be finished before winter.
A “thin-line thunderstorm” affecting east Henderson and west Boulder City prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood warning on Wednesday afternoon.
Additionally, there are storms forming in the southwest valley and moving into the northeast. The weather service said to expect heavy rainfall, lightning and wind gusts.
From their backyard in Las Vegas, Don and Noriko Carroll used high-speed, close-up cameras to capture in photos and slow-motion video what had never been seen before in the wild. Hummingbirds drink nectar not by sipping it like through a straw. Rather they trap it with fringe on their narrow, split tongues and draw the fluid inside their bills by moving their tongues in out at up to 30 times a second.
Nevadans for Background Checks on Monday launched a statewide campaign to gather signatures for a proposed 2016 ballot initiative to expand required background checks to all gun sales in Nevada, with certain exceptions.
Backers included religious and law enforcement leaders as well as state Sen. Justin Jones, D-Las Vegas, who sponsored similar expanded gun background check legislation in the 2013 session.
U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., on Wednesday predicted Democrats will hold onto control of the Senate in this year’s election, especially if union members fight to help get the word out that Republicans are “simply not interested in helping American families.”
In a 20-minute speech to the United Steelworkers convention in Las Vegas, Reid accused the GOP of working to block every proposal from Democrats in Congress and from President Barack Obama.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Monday addressed the annual United Steelworkers convention in Las Vegas, where 2,500 delegates were expected to attend.
As a congressional Democratic leader, Pelosi is pushing for her party to pick up more seats in the Nov. 4 general election, although Republicans are widely expected to maintain control of the House this year.
Democrats will need to excite their union backers to help get out the vote in a lackluster year when there’s no presidential race or U.S. Senate contest in Nevada to drive voters to the polls.
Representative Steven Horsford toured the Rainbow Subdivision on Mount Charleston on Monday. He wanted to learn about a proposed drainage project and to talk to residents affected by last week’s flood.
After touring the Rainbow subdivision, Gov. Brian Sandoval said he was open to the state assuming liability for a proposed flood diversion project that the county rejected, adding that he needs to visit with federal and Clark County officials about the issue.
After refusing to appear at his first hearing, Scotty Carmitchel was ordered to be brought to court by any force necessary by Judge Joseph Bonaventure.