An 80-year-old man has died after falling from a boat on the Colorado River inside Grand Canyon National Park, authorities said Tuesday. It’s believed to be the fifth reported fatality …
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Ex-gang leader accused in Tupac Shakur killing won’t be released on bond, judge rules
A judge on Tuesday again rejected a request to free an ailing former Los Angeles-area gang leader ahead of his murder trial in the 1996 killing of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur, saying she suspects a cover-up related to the source of the funds for his bon…
Jury to resume deliberating in trial of ex-politician accused of killing Las Vegas reporter
A jury resumes deliberations Tuesday in the trial of a former Las Vegas-area Democratic politician accused of killing an investigative journalist prosecutors say he blamed for writing stories that destroyed his career, ruined his reputation and threat…
Presidential transition planning has begun in earnest, but Trump and Harris are already behind
The Biden administration offered federal resources to Donald Trump and Kamala Harris for presidential transition planning for the first time Tuesday, with experts suggesting both are behind in preparing for their potential administrations.
As UNLV classes resume, students greeted by enhanced security at Beam Hall
A light breeze flows through UNLV’s Frank and Estella Beam Hall early Monday morning as students mill about, some waiting anxiously outside classroom doors while others type away …
Program inspires teens’ growth into leaders
Ezzah Tariq, a senior at The Meadows School in Summerlin, hopes to go to college on a pre-law track. And thanks to a student-leadership program she just completed, Tariq also wants to work with nonprofits and be …
Kroger and Albertsons hope to merge but must face a skeptical US government in court first
The largest proposed grocery store merger in U.S. history is going to court. On one side are supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons, which say their planned merger will help them compete against …
Earth Funeral’s opening offers Nevadans a new green option for burial
Earth Funeral’s method uses natural materials like locally sourced wildflowers, organic mulch and wood chips to mimic the process …
Harris, party faithful focus on reproductive rights as election-winning formula
Mini Timmaraju, the president and CEO of Reproductive Freedom for All, told attendees at the Democratic National Convention that “when abortion is on the ballot, we win” …
Vegas man with bloody head arrested after refusing to exit a plane
A Las Vegas couple was removed from a plane and arrested at Miami International Airport after other passengers complained about the man’s bleeding head following a hair transplant surgery …