Traffic officers in Henderson, fueled by the success of a similar effort in March, will be targeting busy intersections again, looking for traffic violations that could lead to accidents.
A year-old toddler was placed under the care of Nevada welfare officials after his 21-year-old parents were arrested Friday on a variety of drug and fraud charges in Mesquite.
The Nevada Legislature is contemplating changing the maximum possible tspeed limit on some roads to 85 mph. We asked readers to fill in the blank word bubble on a Mike Smith cartoon on the proposal and we now have a winner.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will be the keynote speaker next month in Las Vegas at a fundraiser for the Women’s Resource Medical Centers of Southern Nevada.
The following are statements issued by Nevada politicians in response to Monday’s training accident at the Hawthorne Army Depot in which seven Marines were killed.
Henderson Police are searching for a man who reportedly attempted to abduct a 6-year-old girl Sunday morning from a city park. The girl was playing near the ball fields while her father was coaching a practice at Mountain View Park, police said.
A piece of Las Vegas' past vanished from the Strip on Tuesday, as workers removed the sign from the old Sahara resort. The sign is being removed as part of a project to transform the Sahara into SLS Las Vegas.
For drivers with visions of NASCAR in their heads but commuter cars and minivans in their garages, here are some Las Vegas attractions offering regular motorists a chance to drive big, loud, fast and unusual vehicles.
Three elementary schools in southwest Las Vegas will shift to a year-round schedule next year to ease a crowding crunch. In a news release issued Friday afternoon, Clark County Superintendent Dwight Jones said he’d decided Robert L. Forbuss, Carolyn S. Reedom and William V. Wright elementary school would move to a year-round schedule at the start of the 2013-14 school year in August.
MGM Resorts International wants to build a privately funded, 20,000-seat indoor arena behind the New York-New York and Monte Carlo resorts that would feature boxing, top-draw headliners and special events.
A 65-year-old Las Vegas man is dead after an overnight accident. Metro Police said a preliminary investigation revealed the man, who was driving a 2012 Toyota Prius, may have had a medical episode before the car came to rest after striking a power box on Button Willow Drive.
A day after a sensational early-morning shooting on the Las Vegas Strip left three people dead, the manhunt for suspects continued and police released few new details.
The folks who write messages for greeting cards might want to start recruiting in Las Vegas. The Sun’s readers have proven they can write, and some of them are pretty romantic.
Two hours before Danielle Woods and Donnie Cobb were found shot to death Sunday in their Paradise Road apartment, Woods had told Metro Police her former boyfriend had threatened her and her boyfriend and told them he’d be back, an arrest report says.
NV Energy is installing some 100 kiosks in supermarkets and drug stores in Clark County to make it easier for customers to pay their bills. But consumers who choose to use the kiosks are going to have to pay extra to do it.
Two lawyers from Ely and one from Las Vegas have been nominated to succeed District Judge Dan Papez, who retired this month after 20 years on the bench in the Seventh Judicial District.
Live coverage from the Associated Press and Sun Washington correspondent Karoun Demirjian of the inauguration of President Barack Obama for a second term.
A resident suffered minor injuries Tuesday night in a fire that caused an estimated $750,000 damage to a custom home near Patrick Lane and Torrey Pines Drive, the Clark County Fire Department said.
One of the University of California-Berkeley law students charged in conjunction with the death of an exotic bird in October at the Flamingo’s Wildlife Habitat has pleaded guilty.
An elderly woman was hit by a sport utility vehicle and killed Thursday after she tried to cross Decatur Boulevard outside a marked crosswalk, Metro Police officials said.
A former state senator on Wednesday announced his candidacy for mayor of North Las Vegas. John Lee, who served 15 years in the Nevada Legislature, said the city’s financial difficulties and the city’s current leadership prompted his decision.
What will be the biggest challenges for Las Vegas and Nevada? What are the greatest fears? What are the brightest prospects? In the Sun's two-part series, Las Vegas residents from various walks of life offer their outlook on 2013.
A Texas woman hit a $2,832,044.74 jackpot Friday while playing a Bombs Away Bombshells slot machine at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, game developer International Game Technology said. The woman was shocked to find out she had won and immediately called her husband, officials said.
A resident of an assisted living group home used a hammer to bludgeon two people to death at the home, left to purchase a bottle of wine and cigars, returned and unsuccessfully tried to kill himself.
A recessed light near the valet stand at the Forum Shops at Caesars sparked a fire Monday morning. The Clark County Fire Department responded to the reported fire at 9:46 a.m. Firefighters found burning in a space between a bridge and the parking structure.
Will this be the year the recovery begins in earnest for Las Vegas? Or will it be a repeat of 2012 — a year of mixed results? In a two-part series, local residents from various walks of life give their outlook.
The Clark County Coroner’s Office has positively identified the girl found Thursday in North Las Vegas as 10-year-old Jade Morris. A county spokesman said the cause of death was “multiple stab and incised wounds.” The death is being classified as a homicide.
Both the mother and father accused of child neglect and murder in the deaths of three children earlier this year are in custody. Clark County Detention Center records show Amy Hatzenfiller,27, also known as Amy Hatzenpiller, was booked into jail Thursday evening. Shane J. Gouailhardou, 22, was booked into jail Sunday. Both are being held on $600,000 bond.
Two University of California-Berkeley law students have been charged for their alleged roles in an October incident that resulted in the decapitation of an exotic bird at the Flamingo’s Wildlife Habitat.
The father accused of child neglect and murder in the deaths of three children earlier this year is in custody. Clark County Detention Center records show Shane J. Gouailhardou was booked into jail Sunday. His bond is $600,000.