A dangerous, drunken swim at Hoover Dam ended with the arrest of a tourist.
Arron Hughes, 28, of Wales, climbed down the rocks Aug. 10 and swam across the reservoir along the upstream side.
It was reportedly a quasi-dare from his friends during a bachelor party.
Officers were waiting on the other side. He was released with a citation and a $330 fine.
Authorities say the illegal act could have killed Hughes if he had gotten pulled under by the dam intakes.
A 48-year-old Las Vegas man is dead after police say he was struck by a 1996 Ford Ranger on Saturday morning just before 6 a.m.
Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders was part of the star-studded crowd at Friday’s Aces game, and he had an interesting chat with Raiders owner Mark Davis.
“Folks, embrace me on this!” Sammy Hagar wants to build a Cabo Wabo-themed resort in Las Vegas.
In a classic letdown spot, top-ranked Alabama suffered a shocking loss to Vanderbilt at gigantic odds one week after upsetting previous No. 2 Georgia.
Check out the scores and top performances from Saturday’s high school football, tennis, soccer and girls volleyball action.
Coach Becky Hammon apologized to the Aces for calling them “distracted,” and it’s clear the postseason has their attention now entering Game 4 vs. the Liberty.
Fans are going to be on the players’ side in the debate about whether the media should be in locker rooms, and that’s fine. But at least frame the argument correctly.
One loss doesn’t define a season, and UNLV still has everything to play for following an overtime setback to Syracuse on Friday at Allegiant Stadium.
Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon on Saturday, hitting Beirut’s southern suburbs with airstrikes and striking a Palestinian refugee camp as it targeted both Hezbollah and Hamas fighters.
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