Jun 22 Watch 3:29 News Wrap: Oppressive heat, extreme weather conditions sweep across the U.S. In our news wrap Saturday, heat, wildfires and flooding hit many parts of the U.S., an Arkansas man is facing murder charges stemming from a grocery store shooting, the death toll in Gaza climbed after two Israeli airstrikes, Ukrainian President… Continue watching
Jun 10 WATCH: Trump holds rally in Las Vegas after week of record high temperatures in region By Jonathan J. Cooper, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press During a Trump rally in Arizona on Thursday, the Phoenix Police Department said 11 people were transported to hospitals, treated and released for heat exhaustion. Continue reading
Jun 07 Records tumble as early heat wave scorches Southwest U.S. By Scott Sonner, Associated Press New record highs Thursday included 113 in Phoenix, 111 in Las Vegas and 122 in Death Valley National Park. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 6:51 A look at the growing ties between pro sports and the sports betting industry By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Winston Wilde Not long ago, professional sports avoided anything to do with gambling. But today in 2024, the Super Bowl is being played within sight of the Las Vegas Strip, and pro sports leagues and teams are raking in millions of dollars… Continue watching
Feb 05 Biden thanks hospitality workers in Las Vegas ahead of Nevada’s 2024 primary By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Biden on Monday congratulated hospitality workers for reaching a tentative agreement with several Las Vegas hotel-casinos and calling off a strike deadline for another, telling members of the local culinary union, “When you do well, everybody does better.”… Continue reading
Feb 02 Why parking, not flying, could be what prevents Taylor Swift from making it to the Super Bowl By Ken Ritter, Associated Press If Taylor Swift is jetting from her upcoming concert in Tokyo to Las Vegas to see boyfriend Travis Kelce play in the Super Bowl, she'd better already have a place to park her plane. Continue reading
Jan 19 Police reports and video released of campus officer kneeling on teen near Las Vegas high school By Ken Ritter, Rio Yamat, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Dec 08 UNLV students won’t return for in-person classes this semester after shooting that killed 3 By Rio Yamat, Ben Finley, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Dec 08 WATCH: Biden visits Las Vegas to showcase $8.2 billion for 10 major rail projects around the country By Will Weissert, Associated Press The administration says the 218-mile train route linking Las Vegas and Rancho Cucamonga, California, about 40 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, may one day serve more than 11 million passengers annually. Continue reading
Dec 07 No University of Nevada students killed in shooting; victims were faculty members, university says By Rio Yamat, Ben Finley, Associated Press The school identified two of the victims who died as business school professors Patricia Navarro-Velez and Cha Jan "Jerry" Chang. Continue reading