Vietnam War still not over for some
 
Vietnam War still not over for some

Forty years after the fall of Saigon the war is still not over for Terri Francisco-Farrell and her son Zak as well as the families of 1,625 other U.S. military personnel who are still unaccounted for.

Woman in brawl claims excessive force used
 
Woman in brawl claims excessive force used

A Los Angeles woman claims a Las Vegas police officer choked her and smashed her face into a glass table top in August at a Strip nightclub.

Former Metro officer gets probation on child porn charge
 
Former Metro officer gets probation on child porn charge

Former Metro police officer, James Henry, was given four years probation on a child pornography charge and register with authorities as a sex offender for the rest of his life.

Congressional tour considers reviving Yucca Mountain
 
Congressional tour considers reviving Yucca Mountain

On Thursday, April 9th Rep. John Shimkus, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce environment and economy subcommittee, arranged for himself and five colleagues to tour the Yucca Mountain tunnel, including Nevada Republican Reps. Cresent Hardy and Mark Amodei, in hopes that he can rejuvenate the abandoned Yucca Mountain Project.

Congressional tour considers reviving Yucca Mountain
 
Congressional tour considers reviving Yucca Mountain

On Thursday, April 9th Rep. John Shimkus, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce environment and economy subcommittee, arranged for himself and five colleagues to tour the Yucca Mountain tunnel, including Nevada Republican Reps. Cresent Hardy and Mark Amodei, in hopes he can rejuvenate the abandoned Yucca Mountain Project.

DUI hit-and-run driver appears in court
 
DUI hit-and-run driver appears in court

Leonardo Ruesga, appeared in court for the first time to face charges in a hit-and-run car crash at a bus stop that left Maria Garcia and her granddaughter Alyssa Aisa dead.

B-52 bombers fly at Nellis
 
B-52 bombers fly at Nellis

The B-52H “Iron Butterfly” that flew in last week’s Red Flag air combat exercises at Nellis Air Force Base was built in 1960.

Man gets 16 to 45 years in prison for robbery and shooting
 
Man gets 16 to 45 years in prison for robbery and shooting

Jerry Santisteven, codefendant of Elijah Alvarado in a skateboard park shooting that left 18-year-old Keaton Belliston paralyzed from the chest down in 2012, was sentenced to 16 to 45 years in prison by Judge Stefany Miley on Wednesday

Classic car collection to be sold at auction
 
Classic car collection to be sold at auction

The Jim Rogers’ Classic Car Museum Collection of more than 230 classic cars will be sold at auction this weekend at no reserve. All proceeds from both the vehicles and collected gate admission will benefit The Rogers Foundation – dedicated to transforming lives through arts and education.

The Gramercy building implosion goes down as planned
 
The Gramercy building implosion goes down as planned

An unused, nine-story building at The Gramercy residential and retail complex and the Las Vegas Valley’s second building implosion in less than a week went as scheduled scheduled early Sunday morning. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Clarion mostly implodes just off the Las Vegas Strip
 
Clarion mostly implodes just off the Las Vegas Strip

The implosion of the Clarion Hotel and Casino went off a little before 3:00 AM Tuesday morning but left the partially imploded elevator core of about 8 stories in height still standing with a pronounced lean.

National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, The Next 30 Years
 
National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, The Next 30 Years

As the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering celebrates it’s 30th year, we examine it’s history and relevance to future generations and the changing west.

Man gets life without parole in beating death of 7-year-old
 
Man gets life without parole in beating death of 7-year-old

Markiece Palmer, the man convicted of beating seven-year-old Roderick
“RJ” Arrington to death in November of 2012, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the charge of first-degree murder as well as two 8-to-20 year sentences to run consecutively for each of two counts of child abuse in connection with the boy’s death.

Reid returns
 
Reid returns

Sen. Harry Reid returns to U.S. Capitol while recuperating from New Year’s Day home accident.

Shark feeding fun for Fin-atics
 
Shark feeding fun for Fin-atics

Shark Reef Aquarium’s new Animal Encounters program offers guests the opportunity to join staff aquarists in feeding Shark Reef’s sharks, sea turtles and stingrays.

Lombardo sworn in as sheriff
 
Lombardo sworn in as sheriff

In a ceremony that lasted under 10 minutes, Joseph M. Lombardo was sworn in Monday as the seventh sheriff of Clark County since the 1973 creation of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

F Street reopens to the Historic Westside
 
F Street reopens to the Historic Westside

About 200 residents and dignitaries celebrated with a ceremony and ribbon cutting that reopened F Street after it was closed during the widening of Interstate 15.

Filling Lake Mead’s third straw
 
Filling Lake Mead’s third straw

Now that the tunnel is connected to the intake structure below the surface of Lake Mead, engineers will put in a temporary cap so they can remove the tunneling machine and clear the way for the water.

Wasting Away on the Westside
 
Wasting Away on the Westside

Short documentary talks with residents and business owners from the Historic Westside and examines how Las Vegas tried to forget one neighborhood.

Steer CLEAR of long airport security lines
 
Steer CLEAR of long airport security lines

The CLEAR Biometric identity system is introduced at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. This identity system uses fingerprint and iris scans to identify a traveler.