The Downtown Grand today announced plans to add a third hotel tower set to open in mid-2020. The new tower, which will have seven guest-room floors, will add 495 rooms to the downtown Las Vegas resort, bringing the ...
Investigators think electrical wiring started a fire that smoldered for several hours in the attic of a downtown house this morning before it was put out, according to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue officials. The fire was reported about ...
A 71-year-old man crossing a northeast valley street in a motorized wheelchair Sunday afternoon was hit by a car and died, according to Metro Police. The incident was reported about 12:15 p.m. on Bonanza Road, east of ...
A slot player at Green Valley Ranch Resort hit a $2.7 million jackpot on Monday while playing a Monopoly machine, the casino announced via Twitter. The player, who was not named, was ...
For the third time this year, someone playing a slot machine at the Cosmopolitan hit a jackpot topping $1 million. This time, the lucky player hit for $1,023,743 on her 960th spin on a ...
A Las Vegas woman was killed and five people injured when two vehicles collided early Sunday in downtown Las Vegas, according to Metro Police. A car headed south on Main Street and a small SUV headed west on ...
UNLV’s distinction of being the only Nevada school to have been named a top-tier research university turns out to have been short-lived. Officials announced today that UNR was added to ...
As new graduates were receiving their diplomas Tuesday during UNLV’s winter commencement, the university got another major reason to celebrate. It came with ...
Interstate 15 southbound will be closed between Charleston Boulevard and Sahara Avenue from midnight Thursday to 4 a.m. Friday so crews can install electronic traffic signs for the Project Neon freeway widening, according to ...
Metro Police say they have arrested a man suspected of stealing packages near Summerlin Parkway and the 215 Beltway in the northwest valley. Edson Manzano, 29, previously ...
A man was taken to a hospital with smoke inhalation after an unattended candle started a fire at a Henderson apartment, according to the city fire department. Firefighters were dispatched about 3:30 a.m. Saturday to ...
Firefighters rescued seven squatters from a burning vacant hotel in downtown Las Vegas this morning, as several others escaped on their own, Las Vegas ...
Students took cover under their desks and Boulder City High School was locked down today after someone called in an undisclosed threat, according to city officials. The threat was ...
Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers is opening its 13th Las Vegas-area restaurant and the first in the east valley. The restaurant is seeking 120 crew members for multiple positions at the new location at ...
Barrick Gold Corp. today announced management changes in the company’s North America region. Michael Brown, president of Barrick U.S.A., will be retiring Dec. 31. Brown has been with ...
Meet United Way of Southern Nevada, an organization that unites our community to improve people's lives and supports children and families from cradle to career.
Two people who were sleeping when their house caught fire escaped after a passerby banged on the door to warn them, Las Vegas Fire & Rescue officials said. Nobody was ...
Metro Police have identified an officer they say fatally shot a motorist who was stopped for reckless driving and started fighting the patrolman. Officer Paul Bruning, 48, has been ...
The U.S. government is allocating nearly $17 million to help people affected by the Las Vegas Strip mass shooting that became the deadliest in the nation's modern history ...
A naked man who was knocking on a person’s door was arrested Saturday after police found him in an apartment with a severely injured woman who later died, according to Metro Police. Police responded ...
Metro Police say they are looking for two people after a man walking in a wash Tuesday was shot and died two days later at a hospital. Officers found the wounded man about 11:40 a.m. Tuesday in a wash in the 3100 block of ...
Democratic U.S. Rep. Dina Titus of Nevada has been selected to chair Gov.-elect Steve Sisolak’s transition advisory committee. Titus, who has represented Nevada’s ...
The Las Vegas Sun is offering a subscription discount to its award-winning website through Monday. Our Black Friday special of of 40 percent off brings the annual price to a one-time payment of $64.50 ...
Cooking mishaps are the leading cause of fires and related injuries in Las Vegas, and the number of cooking-related fires triples nationwide on Thanksgiving Day, according to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue officials. There are an average of ...
A Kenosha, Wis., man won more than $1.3 million over the weekend when he hit a royal flush while playing Three Card Poker Progressive at O’Sheas at ...
Rodizio Grill, a Brazilian steakhouse featuring unlimited grilled meats carved tableside, is opening Tuesday at the Galleria at Sunset mall in Henderson. The restaurant is on ...
Meet the Leadership Foundation of Greater Las Vegas, which prepares and engages leaders to help them address challenges and create a bright future for Southern Nevada.
An Air Force Thunderbirds pilot killed in a training crash in April blacked out during an extreme G-force maneuver, regaining consciousness only a moment before ...
John Park Elementary School in central Las Vegas was temporarily evacuated this morning after a fire in a bathroom trash can, according to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue officials. Nobody was ...
Metro Police say they temporarily evacuated the area of Flamingo and Sandhill roads this morning after a suspicious package was discovered. The item was found on the northeast corner, near ...
Authorities are looking for information about a personal watercraft that was found unoccupied Sunday on Lake Mead. The Nevada Department of Wildlife found the swamped watercraft about 2:45 p.m. near ...
Metro Police are looking for a missing 71-year-old woman they say may be in severe emotional distress and in need of medical help. Mary Visnaw was last seen about 8:15 p.m. Sunday near ...
An 80-year-old pedestrian was hit by a car and seriously injured early today as he was crossing Boulder Highway against a red light, according to Metro Police. The incident happened about ...
A man has been arrested in the theft of two puppies last week from a west valley pet store, but only one of the animals has been recovered, according to Metro Police. A man forced his way into the store in ...
A motorcycle was involved in a fatal crash this morning at Craig Road and 5th Street, according to North Las Vegas Police. Police reported the incident via Twitter about 6:30 a.m. Pictures from the scene show ...
A pedestrian crossing the street in a marked crosswalk was hit by a pickup truck and killed this morning, according to Metro Police. The incident happened about 6:45 a.m. at Sahara Avenue and ...