Politics Aug 10 WATCH: Harris and Walz speak at campaign event in Las Vegas, Nevada Vice President Kamala Harris promised Saturday to work to eliminate taxes on tips paid to restaurant and other service industry employees, echoing a pledge that her opponent, Republican Donald Trump, has made, and marking a rare instance of political overlap…
Nation Jul 12 California officials report state’s first wildfire death of the 2024 season Wildfires fueled by strong winds and an extended heat wave have led to the first death in California of the 2024 season, according to Mendocino County officials.
Politics Feb 22 Former FBI source accused of lying about Bidens and having Russian contacts returns to U.S. custody The arrest during a meeting with his lawyers came after prosecutors appealed a ruling allowing 43-year-old Alexander Smirnov, who holds dual U.S.-Israeli citizenship, to be released with a GPS monitor ahead of trial on charges alleging he lied to the…
Nation Jan 19 Police reports and video released of campus officer kneeling on teen near Las Vegas high school The incident, which was captured on bystander video that circulated widely on social media, drew public protests calling for the officer's resignation and comparisons to the 2020 killing of George Floyd.
Nation Dec 08 UNLV students won’t return for in-person classes this semester after shooting that killed 3 Authorities say Polito appeared to be struggling financially. He taught some classes last year at Roseman University in Henderson, where he lived, but was let go after his program was canceled.
Politics Dec 07 No University of Nevada students killed in shooting; victims were faculty members, university says The school identified two of the victims who died as business school professors Patricia Navarro-Velez and Cha Jan "Jerry" Chang.
Nation Dec 06 Police say 3 dead, 4th wounded and shooter also dead in University of Nevada attack The attack just before noon sent police swarming onto the campus, which is just a couple of miles from the world-famous Las Vegas Strip while students barricaded themselves in classrooms.
Nation Nov 17 3 Las Vegas high schoolers facing murder charges in their classmate’s death appear in court Three of the eight Las Vegas high school students facing murder charges in the fatal beating of their classmate have made their first appearances in the adult court system.
Nation Nov 15 10 teenagers face murder charges in beating death of classmate at Las Vegas high school, police say Authorities say a Las Vegas high school student was killed when 10 students between the ages of 13 and 17 beat him in an alleyway around the corner from campus in a prearranged fight over a pair of headphones and…
Politics Nov 10 Wynn joins Caesars and MGM in reaching tentative deal to avoid a Las Vegas hotel workers strike It was the last contract the Culinary Workers Union needed to avoid a strike Friday. The new five-year contract covers employees at the company's flagship hotel-casino and Encore Resorts.