Nevada to close casinos, businesses and ban dining out

Nevada's governor ordered a monthlong closure of casinos and other non-essential businesses starting noon Wednesday.

Vegas casinos and resorts to close amid coronavirus pandemic

The owners of iconic Las Vegas casinos such as Bellagio and Wynn Las Vegas are shutting down as the coronavirus pandemic prompts authorities to lock down public gathering places.

MGM Resorts shutting down Las Vegas buffets amid COVID-19 outbreak

MGM Resorts announced it would temporarily close its buffets at all of its Las Vegas properties as part of the company’s efforts to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. 

Sanders wins Nevada caucuses, takes national Democratic lead

The first presidential contest in the West is testing the candidates' strength with black and Latino voters for the first time in 2020.

Looking to Nevada, will Dems avoid mistakes of Iowa?

Nevada Democrats are hoping to avoid a repeat of the chaos that ensnared the Iowa caucuses, as voters gather across the Silver State on Saturday to make their presidential preferences known.

Tech boom, suburban growth drive Nevada's Democratic shift

As the growing suburbs tucked into the shadow of the Sierra have changed, so has Nevada's political landscape.

Democratic debate: Candidates fiercely attack Bloomberg over remarks on women, people of color

From the opening bell, Democratic presidential foes unleashed an aggressive verbal assault on New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg and raised new questions about Bernie Sanders' take-no-prisoners politics in a contentious debate.

Las Vegas police decry restaurant denying officers service

Two on-duty Las Vegas police officers were refused service at a restaurant during their lunch break, but officials the action by one employee has been disavowed by the business.

Las Vegas Raiders pledge $500K toward eliminating school lunch debt across Nevada

The donation will be made to the Nevada Department of Agriculture meal service program, which provides breakfast and lunch to students across the the state.

Pigeon wearing tiny sombrero discovered in Reno

Reno City Manager Sabra Newby tweeted about the bird Wednesday, saying it's quirky and fun but still inhumane.

93-year-old man shoots maintenance worker over water issue: police

A maintenance worker was wounded after he was shot by an elderly tenant who reported a water issue, Las Vegas Metro police reported. 

From vertical TVs to pizza-making robots, here’s a taste of what CES 2020 has to offer

Thousands of people have gathered in Las Vegas this week for the world’s most talked about consumer tech event that will unveil a flurry of groundbreaking new products that could shape the rest of the decade. 

Lawsuit: Nevada dentist set 5-year-old girl's mouth on fire

The parents of a 5-year-old girl say a Las Vegas dentist set their daughter's mouth on fire as she underwent a routine dental procedure.

Frightening kidnapping caught on camera

Disturbing video showed a man chasing a terrified woman, attacking her and then dragging her back into a car.

6 dead, 13 injured after fire breaks out in Las Vegas apartment building

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A fire in a three-story apartment building in downtown Las Vegas where residents were apparently using their stoves for heat killed six people and forced some residents to jump from upper-floor windows to escape the heavy smoke before dawn Saturday, authorities said.

That shoddy, last-minute gift wrapping job could play in your favor, study suggests

Whether you wrap gifts like Martha Stewart or toss items into a bag at the last second and call it good enough, the presentation of your gift will likely have an effect on the recipient’s expectations about what’s inside — and potentially even how they feel about the present once it’s unwrapped.