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Arrest in stolen SUV case shuts down freeway in Henderson
Friday, March 31, 2017
Part of the westbound 215 Beltway in Henderson was closed for nearly an hour this morning as police arrested a man accused of stealing an SUV, authorities said.
Metro Police received a report ...
Measures aim to further Nevada's transition to recreational pot sales
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Four bills discussed in a Senate committee on Tuesday proposed advanced framework for the voter-approved recreational marijuana program in Nevada ...
Citizenship a question for pig-mask suspect in heist at Bellagio
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Authorities say they're not sure of the background or citizenship of a 20-year-old man accused of wearing a pig mask during a weekend smash-and-grab burglary at ...
Man accused of shooting tourists in Las Vegas bus gets public defender
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
A man accused of a shooting in Las Vegas that fatally wounded a tourist on a public bus was assigned ...

Las Vegas nightclub conventioneers tout security in wake of Cincinnati, Orlando shootings
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Las Vegas nightclubs have avoided casualties like last weekend in Cincinnati when a gunman killed one and injured 17, or last year’s shooting in Orlando where ...
Marijuana panel tackles Nevada transition to recreational pot, talks casinos' role
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Nevada marijuana industry representatives were adamant that the state should “do anything we can” to maintain a robust program for medical marijuana ...
Fans celebrate Raiders move under iconic Las Vegas welcome sign
Monday, March 27, 2017
Wearing a Raiders jersey and cap, Caleb Baker of Las Vegas reflected today on the reality of soon having his favorite NFL team playing in his hometown. “I’ve always wanted to go to a game,” Baker said as he stood in front of Las Vegas welcome sign minutes after ...
Strip reopens after lengthy standoff with 'delusional' gunman on bus
Police ID suspect as 55-year-old Rolando Cardenas
Saturday, March 25, 2017
Parts of the Las Vegas Strip were closed for more than four hours Saturday as Metro Police negotiated with a “delusional” man they said killed one person and wounded another in a shooting on a double-decker bus ...
Bill would allow recreational marijuana sales starting in July
Friday, March 24, 2017
Waiting a year after voters OK’d recreational marijuana to start selling it would continue to prop up the black market and cost the state millions of dollars in tax revenue, according to backers of a state Senate bill that would ...
Bill would create code of conduct for Nevada teachers
Thursday, March 23, 2017
A Las Vegas lawmaker is proposing a bill to create a professional code of conduct for Nevada public school teachers. Under the bill sponsored by ...
Bill would enhance penalties for assaulting police volunteers, civilian workers
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Nevadans who commit crimes of battery or assault against volunteers and civilian employees with law enforcement agencies will face tougher charges, fines and ...
Bill would require child abuse hotline posters at schools
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
A toll-free hotline to report child abuse and neglect would be posted at Nevada public schools if a bill presented to a Senate committee today becomes law.
Senate Bill 305, sponsored by ...
Bill would formally include esports in pari-mutuel betting
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Four students from UNLV’s William Boyd School of law testified Tuesday before the state Legislature in favor of a bill to add esports and awards shows to the state’s list of permitted pari-mutuel wagering events.
Senate Bill 240, sponsored by Sen. Becky Harris, a Clark County Republican, would add ...
Parents, lawmakers want anti-bullying law at private, charter schools
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Laura Hernandez didn’t believe her son when at 4 years old he said he wanted to be a girl ...
Yiddish festival organizers say celebration is key for Jews to beat persecution
Saturday, March 18, 2017
Yiddish Las Vegas is expected to draw double its 100 attendees from last year, said Rabbi Malcolm Cohen, who has led operations at host site Temple Sinai since moving to Las Vegas in September 2009. He said much of the projected attendance boost and unity spreading in his community is fear-based, which is “not the main reason we want to get Jews together.”
Harry Reid International? Push for airport name change sparks discord
Friday, March 17, 2017
In addition to renaming Las Vegas’ international airport after Reid, Segerblom proposed doing away with all traces of current airport namesake and former U.S. Sen. Pat McCarran, who he labeled as “anti-Semitic” and “a racist” ...
Bill requires pharmacies to offer prescription-reading audio devices to patients
Friday, March 17, 2017
When visually impaired Nevadans with multiple drug prescriptions are left to take medicine on their own, deliberating between tubes of pills can be a challenging task. Senate Bill 131 aims to help Nevadans who are blind or severely visually impaired to ...
Recreational marijuana to carry on in Nevada, say Sandoval and lawmakers, despite federal threat
Friday, March 17, 2017
If recent assertions against recreational marijuana made by leaders in President Donald Trump’s administration come to fruition, Nevada would have few options for stopping federal intervention. The governor suggested the best way to keep the feds away from ...
Bill to ban guns at public libraries passes Senate committee
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Libraries could soon be added to the short list of public gun-free zones under a bill passed by a state Senate committee today . Senate Bill 115 would amend a Nevada law that prevents guns and other weapons at ...
Pot offenders would have convictions wiped clean under new bill
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Nevadans convicted of marijuana crimes that are no longer deemed illegal after November’s passing of Ballot Question 2 would be eligible to have those crimes expunged if ...
Measure would let Nevada victims of stalking, rape break a housing lease
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Nevada renters who are victims of sexual assault, stalking or harassment would be legally allowed to break their lease early with no financial penalty if ...
Lawmakers want voter protections included in Nevada Constitution
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
A bill that would make it unconstitutional for Nevada voters from being intimidated at the polls was considered Monday by ...
Proposal to lower college credits required for student grant sparks debate
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Members of the Nevada Assembly were at odds Monday over a bill that would lower the number of credits required for college students to earn the Silver State Opportunity Grant ...
Advocates push bill calling for video cameras in CCSD special ed classrooms
Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Olivia Espinoza looked sternly at a camera from Las Vegas on Tuesday as she explained to Nevada Senate Committee on Education Chairman Mo Denis, sitting in Carson City, why her son — an elementary-age, special-needs student — should be filmed while at school ...
Jewish groups march in Las Vegas to protest anti-Semitism
Monday, March 6, 2017
With Israeli and Greek fraternity flags held high, nearly 200 UNLV students and local Jewish community leaders marched in solidarity through the central valley on Monday to protest recent acts of anti-Semitism in Las Vegas and ...
Boulder City tugged between growth and protecting its small-town feel
Monday, March 6, 2017
With the exception of his college years at UNLV, Bret Runion has lived in Boulder City for almost four decades, having moved from ...
Less pot, no federal raids through early hours of marijuana festival on Indian land near Las Vegas
Saturday, March 4, 2017
Thousands of festival-goers from around the country flooded into a vendor-filled 10-acre plot of land on the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians Reservation to celebrate the area’s first Cannabis Cup festival ...
Panel: Undocumented immigrants boost Nevada, U.S. economy
Friday, March 3, 2017
Deporting large numbers of unauthorized immigrants would hurt families and the U.S. economy, leaders of a national advocacy group for Hispanics living in the United States and ...
Tribe hosting marijuana festival near Las Vegas, despite warning from feds
Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017
The Cannabis Cup, run by industry magazine High Times, is slated for Saturday and Sunday on tribal land north of Las Vegas. It will feature educational seminars ...
In Las Vegas, Pence praises Jewish voters, promises 'unwavering' ties with Israel
Friday, Feb. 24, 2017
Pence affirmed President Donald Trump’s assertion that the U.S. would not allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons, earning applause on several occasions and ...
'Like a family': Sign spinners give Las Vegas competition a whirl
Friday, Feb. 24, 2017
Over 120 competitors from six countries are expected to attend the free, open-to-the-public weekend event, which starts today and concludes Saturday in front of Four Queens on the downtown Fremont Street Experience’s middle stage ...
Las Vegas marijuana expo loses name over ‘differing vision’ with parent group
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017
An annual Las Vegas marijuana convention has severed ties with its Seattle-based parent organization after a four-year partnership. The former Las Vegas Hempfest will now ...
After dozens of lawsuits over many years, strippers still fighting for employee status
Monday, Feb. 20, 2017
A federal judge has given preliminary approval for a $6.5 million settlement in lawsuits against 64 of the 132 strip clubs owned by Déjà Vu Consulting Inc. nationwide. But despite the likelihood of the federal labor settlement, compensation for local strippers may not change ...
Sandoval: ‘Cogent’ policy, not National Guard, needed on immigration
Friday, Feb. 17, 2017
Leaked documents suggesting the Trump administration considered using up to 100,000 National Guard troops to round up illegal immigrants across 11 states, including Nevada, were met with criticism by ...
Some stores in Las Vegas close to recognize immigrant protest
Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017
Las Vegas resident Marisela Torres was surprised her car was one of just three in the normally packed parking lot Thursday morning at popular Latino grocery store Mariana’s ...
Study IDs scores of human trafficking victims in Las Vegas
Monday, Feb. 13, 2017
Nearly 250 people were identified as victims of human trafficking in Las Vegas in 2014 in what police, elected officials and researchers called “modern-day slavery” during ...
Impact of Trump travel ban minimal so far on Las Vegas tourism
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017
It’s a simple formula for Las Vegas: Fewer visitors to the area mean fewer gamblers and shoppers, which means fewer dollars not coming into the local economy. It has been more ....
Eldorado High substitute teacher, coach arrested on sex charges involving student
Monday, Feb. 6, 2017
A substitute teacher and assistant girls basketball coach at Eldorado High School was arrested last week and charged with sex acts with a minor ...
Musburger unveils new studio at South Point for sports-media venture
Friday, Feb. 3, 2017
More than 200 fans at South Point's sports book were "looking live" Friday at the unveiling of a custom-built studio set to host live weekly broadcasts with veteran TV sports host Brent Musburger. "Everybody take a peek, there it is," a smiling Musburger said as a curtain fell to reveal ...
Pot party: Las Vegas welcomes Willie Nelson's new marijuana products
Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017
With burning joints raised high, about 200 marijuana industry employees and representatives celebrated the arrival of country music legend and marijuana advocate Willie Nelson on ...
Immigrant cook's 500,000-tamale legacy flavors her American story
Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017
More than two decades have passed since Raquel Flores first stepped into the kitchen of Garduños of Mexico in North Las Vegas. But nearly 500,000 tamales, a pile of awards and countless satisfied customers later, Flores says she is "as motivated as ever" to ...
Las Vegas not on list of new MLS expansion markets
Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017
Major League Soccer announced today that ownership groups from 12 United States markets have submitted official applications for the league’s next round of expansion, and Las Vegas ...
5 more chain restaurant expansions we'd like to see in Las Vegas
Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017
With the opening of Giordano’s late last year and two Chick-fil-a restaurants today, Las Vegas continues to attract notable eateries to the valley. Katherine Jacobi, president and CEO of the Nevada Restaurant Association, said that as the national and local economies continue to grow, so should the Las Vegas restaurant scene. “Las Vegas as a whole is a ...
Michele Fiore files to run for Las Vegas City Council
Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017
Former Nevada Assemblywoman and gun rights advocate Michele Fiore said she filed today to run for Las Vegas City Council, citing the need for a voice “that is reflective of ...
Teen charged in football star’s slaying makes court appearance
Friday, Jan. 20, 2017
A 17-year-old charged in the shooting death of former Chaparral High School football star Richard Nelson appeared today in Las Vegas Justice court, where a preliminary hearing date was set for next month. Dressed in blue scrubs and bound by ...
Four takeaways from the Henderson State of the City speech
Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017
Henderson Mayor Andy Hafen delivered his last State of the City speech today to a packed room of 700 people at the Green Valley Ranch Grand Events Center. The 40-minute speech focused mostly on ...
Gun sales expected to drop with Trump in charge, dealers at L.V. show say
Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017
On the heels of a record year of firearm sales in the United States, gun dealers at this week’s Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade show in Las Vegas credited a combined fear of gun restrictions by President Barack Obama and growing public participation in shooting for sport as reason for the sales explosion. Exhibitors at this week’s annual SHOT Show also said ...
AVN boss: Porn industry ‘on the upswing,’ but not moving to Vegas
Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017
With almost 30,000 attendees from 35 countries and a record 800 industry stars set to participate, the annual AVN Adult Entertainment Expo arrives this week. AVN CEO Tony Rios spoke to the Sun about ...

Board rules for North Las Vegas in employee discrimination case
Friday, Jan. 13, 2017
A state board on Wednesday ruled against two former city of North Las Vegas human resources employees who claimed Mayor John Lee discriminated against them and ...
Goodman talks health care, education, transportation, security, sports and more in State of the City address
Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman delivered her sixth State of the City address on Thursday to a full house of about 500 spectators and media members at City Hall, focusing on public safety, health care, reducing Las Vegas’ homeless population, and improving ...