A woman was found dead after a Sunday afternoon house fire near Mount Hood Street and Owens Avenue, a Clark County spokesman said.
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A 23-year-old motorcyclist died Saturday night in the south valley while trying to avoid hitting a car on Warm Springs Road near Spencer Street, Las Vegas police said.
Dennis Kessler walked into a supermarket wearing his old firefighter T-shirt from St. Paul, Minn., and drew a scornful glare from a woman. She asked him if he was one of the sick leave abusers.
As traditional tourists become scarcer in Las Vegas, a growing number of local hotels and motel chains are seeking salvation in a most unlikely business model: hostels.
Charlie Waters has been named assistant managing editor for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, it was announced Friday.
Ashley Morris brought a message to the annual Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop franchisee meeting of a growth plan that would finally fall into place.
Cumulus Media has agreed to acquire Las Vegas-based Citadel Broadcasting for about $2.4 billion.
Michael McClendon, a poker room supervisor at the Sahara, wasn’t surprised when he was called into a meeting at 7:30 a.m. with other employees and was told the nearly 60-year-old Strip resort would cease operations in May.
McClendon, who recently celebrated 25 years at the casino, said the announcement Friday shouldn’t have been unexpected.
The Nevada State Museum is in a state of limbo, waiting for the green light to open its new location. The 70,000-square-foot property is nestled in the Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. It isn’t open to the public yet. Most of the exhibits are up and running, but there are no artifacts.
Calf roping and National Finals Rodeo always have been a sure-fire hit in Las Vegas.
