Thousands of people lined up for today’s grand opening of the Las Vegas Valley’s first Ikea store, but none earlier than Junie Zhu. Wearing an Ikea T-shirt, Zhu, 23, of Las Vegas proudly displayed a wristband with the number 001 — first in line for the much-anticipated opening of the Sweedish furniture giant’s store at Durango Drive and Sunset Road. Some 3,000 people ...
Las Vegas-based Remark Media today announced it was acquiring a Chinese marketing and digital content company that works with a number of high-profile companies and produces coverage of Hollywood events, sports and celebrity news for TV, online and ...
TripAdvisor’s 2016 Summer Vacation Value Report ranks Las Vegas as the world’s top summer vacation city. The list, which factored booking interest on the travel reservation company’s website along with ...
Three men arrested in the shooting death of an employee at a Lee’s Discount Liquor store during a robbery last month appeared in Las Vegas Justice Court today and were appointed public defenders. Justice of the Peace Deborah J. Lippis also set a status check for 8 a.m. Tuesday for the defendants ...
A Metro Police officer is facing multiple felony counts after the Nevada Attorney General’s Office alleges he burned a trailer and lied to his insurance company to ...
A man found shot in a vehicle early this morning in the central valley was pronounced dead at a local hospital, according to Metro Police. He was discovered about 12:20 a.m. at an apartment complex in the 3200 block of ...
The Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood is adding two popular restaurants over the next six months. Nacho Daddy is set to open its fourth Las Vegas Valley store ...
A 77-year-old man was killed in a head-on crash on State Route 160 this morning, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. A medical episode might have contributed to the wreck, which also ...
A California man sought by police after his wife was found apparently shot to death at their home killed himself following a car chase that ended early today on a Las Vegas freeway ...
Former Las Vegas attorney and teacher Charles “Chuck” Thompson died Saturday morning at his home in Tucson, Ariz. He was 80. Thompson was perhaps best known for representing ...
One person was killed and two injured when a semitrailer broke loose from its tractor, crashing into a pickup truck and a tavern, according to Metro Police. The trailer ...
Celebrity chef is on a mission to educate the world about responsible seafood farming and ocean conservation
Monday, April 25, 2016
As the world’s human population increases — the estimate in March was 7.4 billion, almost double what it was in 1974 — it will become more and more difficult to ...
Las Vegans Alex and Marco Ponce have fond memories of lotería, a game their Mexican-born parents taught them and that the brothers grew up playing in Huntington Beach, Calif. Texas Station and Boulder Station began offering nightly lotería this month. If the response is high enough, it could become a staple ...
The 73rd annual Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America Convention & Exposition returned this week to Caesars Palace with the latest twists on some popular spirits and the debut of several concoctions, soon to be found at ...
YouTube will begin offering 360-degree live streaming of some events, starting with this weekend’s Coachella Music Festival, Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan announced today at ...
A woman was found dead of natural causes today near a billboard along Interstate 15 in the south valley, according to Metro Police. The woman’s body was found ...
Metro Police are seeking a man they say robbed a south valley business this morning. The man entered the business in the 7200 block of Las Vegas Boulevard South about ...
A special-needs student was hospitalized today after a school bus collided with a car in the southwest valley, according to Metro Police. The crash happened ...
Four teens suspected in a string of recent home invasions in southwest Las Vegas and Henderson have been arrested, police said Thursday. Metro and Henderson police and the FBI teamed up to ...
U.S. Secretary of Education John King said testing has become “excessive, redundant and overemphasized” at many schools, and the federal Department of Education ...
As a teenager living in central Las Vegas, William McCurdy II could easily have gone down a path that ended with one of two outcomes — death or a prison sentence — for many of his friends. But today, he's on the verge of becoming the first member of his family to earn …
Returning for its fifth year to the Las Vegas Valley, CinemaCon, the annual movie convention, started Tuesday and concludes Thursday, offering a slew of new products and trends. Check out five of the most unique items on display ...
Four Ben & Jerry’s stores in the Las Vegas Valley will offer free ice cream Tuesday. From noon until 8 p.m., the stores at Red Rock Resort in Summerlin, the Miracle Mile Shops on ...
As Ted Cruz prepared to address the Republican Jewish Coalition on Saturday in Las Vegas, Democrats sent a message: Don’t believe that Cruz genuinely supports ...
A licensed Nevada marijuana grower is naming a new, potent strain of the plant after state Sen. Tick Segerblom, a driving force behind Nevada’s medical marijuana law. The strain, Segerblom Haze ...
A man accused of killing two of his mother’s neighbors Thursday was left paralyzed after a shootout with officers, and a Metro Police dog was accidentally shot to death by one of the officers, authorities said. Undersheriff Kevin McMahill said the suspect ...
Mark Faber, AEG’s senior vice president of global partnerships and the man overseeing the creation of T-Mobile Arena, talks about the venue’s flexibility, the possibilities it presents for Las Vegas tourism, and what sets the arena apart from others in Southern Nevada and across the country.
Ride-sharing app Uber announced Friday the launch of a Spanish-speaking service in Nevada. UberESPAÑOL, available in Las Vegas and Reno, allows riders to ...
Dimmed ballroom lights, live music, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and an outdoor pool with a podium at the end set the stage for VEGAS INC’s annual 40 Under 40 awards ...
Video gamers, comic traders, costume-wearers and collectors of all kinds filled the Las Vegas Convention Center over the weekend, getting their geek on during the annual Wizard World Comic Convention ...
A Las Vegas entrepreneur is hoping to carve a career out of ice cream infused with alcohol. A graduate of the Meadows School, Leif Pearson expects to open a plant here soon for his Momenti Spirited Ice Creams ...
A federal magistrate judge today refused to release Cliven Bundy from jail, saying the Nevada rancher is a danger to the community. Bundy, facing charges related to ...
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to cancel Thursday’s detention hearing for Cliven Bundy and keep the jailed Nevada rancher behind bars. In court papers filed ...
Henderson Municipal Court Judge Diana Hampton, 50, was found dead in her home on Sunday afternoon, a Henderson Police spokeswoman said. Police responded ...
With an estimated 300 exhibitors showing off new products this week, here’s our list of some of the neatest and most unique products available at the 2016 show ...
Jailed rancher Cliven Bundy refused to acknowledge federal authority and declined to enter a plea in a U.S. court to criminal charges that he that he led an armed standoff against federal agents two years ago. Amid confusion about whether Bundy has a lawyer, a federal magistrate judge ...
More than 10,000 hungry participants and nearly 500 exhibitors visited the Las Vegas Convention Center on Tuesday, showcasing everything from unique pizza topping combinations to new beer kegs and cooking ovens during the annual ...
More than 600 workers remain on-site, finishing cosmetic work inside and around the $375 million arena set to open April 6. It was built using more than 6,800 tons of steel, 15,000 square feet of exterior glass and 11 miles of piping. Organizers aim to stage 100 to 120 events each year at the venue, including concerts and sporting events.
A man threatening to jump from a downtown casino parking garage prompted Metro Police to shut down part of a street as negotiators tried to talk him down, officials said. Police responded ...
Nevada Republican Party officials say they're not planning to take action on reports of disorganization, procedural irregularities and other problems stemming from Tuesday's ...
Ten seconds before the Nevada caucuses officially closed at 9 p.m., an excited crowd of several hundred Donald Trump supporters counted down in a ballroom at Treasure Island. As the clock struck 9, CNN called the election for Trump, sending the crowd into choruses of wild ...
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson answered questions and warned of the perils of big government this morning in front of about 300 people at Summerlin's Mountain Shadows Community Center, touching on topics …
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz made appearances Sunday in Pahrump and Henderson, stumping on such Nevada issues as land management and gun rights while telling his supporters he could still defeat Donald Trump in the ...
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was upbeat Saturday in a post-caucus rally at the Henderson Pavilion, telling supporters he’s closing the gap on Nevada caucus …
With a new international trade deal set to affect import taxes on clothing and other goods, businesses at this week’s MAGIC show in Las Vegas said they’re scrambling to ...
More than 2,000 supporters filled Henderson Pavilion Friday night in support of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, as the Vermont senator held his final rally before Saturday's Nevada Democratic caucus ...