LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Las Vegas firefighter convicted of hiring a homeless ex-convict to bludgeon his estranged wife to death says in a handwritten note from prison that he was under the effects of prescription medication when he ordered her death.
The last day of football camp for four Nevada high schools has been canceled after the Environmental Protection Agency issued a warning that air quality in the area could be unhealthy for sensitive groups.
St. George, Utah and surrounding Washington County has one of the fastest growing populations in the U.S.
That’s according to state population projections released this week, which said the area might balloon to more than 500,000 people over the next 50 years.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas are seeking a person of interest in connection with a threatening note addressed to Republican U.S. Sen. Dean Heller that officers discovered when responding to a report of a burglary.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas is getting a minor league soccer team.
City officials on Wednesday approved a 15-year lease agreement that allows a United Soccer League expansion team to use Cashman Field starting next year.
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Southern Nevada is under a flash flood watch after a morning storm quickly washed over the Las Vegas area, dropping about an inch of rain in some parts but virtually none in others.
An air quality alert has been issued for the Reno-Sparks area due to heavy smoke blowing in from a California wildfire near Yosemite National Park more than 150 miles away.
The Washoe County Health District said Wednesday the conditions are unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Democratic State Senator Mark Manendo has resigned after an investigation found he ran afoul of the Legislature’s anti-harassment policy and engaged in other misconduct.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal civil rights lawsuit has been filed against the police department in Las Vegas and one of its officers who faces charges in the chokehold death of an unarmed man.
ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Wildfire managers in Nevada say extensive growth of cheat grass from a very wet winter, combined with high winds, extremely low humidity and unusually hot weather has created a perfect storm for explosive rangeland fires.
