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Nevada’s largest utility says it will need three times the electricity required to power Las Vegas just to handle proposed data centers — and it probably can’t do that without fossil fuels.

When UNLV opened its doors in 1957, the campus was little more than a handful of buildings just off Maryland Parkway — two of which still stand today. 

For maybe the first time in the more than 25 years since he emerged as an NHL coach, John “Torts” Tortorella was easy to miss while on the bench with Team USA in February at the Olympics in Italy.

Cole Smith’s goal midway through the third period proved to be the winner as the Vegas Golden Knights held on to beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 on Tuesday night

Fernando Mendoza won’t be in Pittsburgh when the Las Vegas Raiders call his name later this month in the NFL Draft. The Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback …

Duke and Florida are the early favorites to win the 2027 NCAA men’s basketball national championship, according to the William Hill sportsbook.

Jackson Arnold was a five-star recruit out of Texas in the high school class of 2023 — the kind of prized prospect that sends college football blue bloods into a frenzy …

As the war in Iran continues, its economic shockwaves are already being felt in Nevada — most visibly through rising fuel costs that could ripple through …

In the Notes: Anthony Molloy, Nevada Restaurant Association, Stephanie Garcia-Vause, Pizza Hut Foundation and more …

When Light & Wonder acquired Grover Gaming’s charitable gaming assets last year, the Las Vegas gaming giant wasn’t chasing jackpots—it was chasing bingo halls.