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Police detail 9 minutes before Las Vegas fireball
It took just nine fateful minutes for a valet stand dispute to escalate to a deadly Las Vegas Strip shooting, crash and fireball. Nearly every second ...
Vegas shooting suspect arrested in Los Angeles
A self-described pimp was arrested Thursday in Los Angeles, ending a weeklong manhunt that began after a shooting and spectacular, fiery crash that ...
Boxer Chavez Jr. suspended, fined over drug test
The Nevada State Athletic Commission fined and suspended boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Thursday over a failed drug test last year before a Mexican ...
Fries anyone? Ketchup crash snarls traffic in Nev.
They didn't need any ambulances, but they could've used some fries. What looked like a potentially grim mess Thursday on U.S. Interstate 80 in Reno, ...
As trend wanes, Vegas casinos fold on poker rooms
The Tropicana hoped to step back into the big leagues when it opened its poker room in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, touting it as the coolest in ...
Ex-Temptations singer Richard Street dies at 70
Former Motown vocalist Richard Street, a member of the Temptations for 25 years, has died. He was 70. Street's wife, Cindy, says her husband died ...
Allure of mystery helps recluse's gold net $3.5M
The tale of a mysterious Nevada recluse's gold has reached a new chapter when a portion of the trove raked in more than $3.5 million at auction.
Auction of recluse's gold nets $3.5 million
The tale of a mysterious Nevada recluse's gold reached a new chapter Tuesday when a portion of the trove raked in more than $3.5 million at auction.
Warrant issued for Vegas Strip shooting suspect
Police said Monday they have a warrant for a 26-year-old ex-convict identified as the prime suspect in a shooting and fiery crash that killed three ...
Prime suspect named in Las Vegas shooting, crash
A 26-year-old man was being sought Sunday as the prime suspect in a pre-dawn shooting on the Las Vegas Strip last week which led to a fiery crash that ...
26-year-old man named as suspect in Vegas shooting
The black SUV used as a getaway car in a pre-dawn shooting and crash that killed an aspiring rapper in a Maserati and two people in a taxi on the Las ...
Las Vegas seen as dangerous even as crime drops
Variously known as an adult playground and Disneyland for grown-ups, Las Vegas brands itself as a place where tourists can enjoy a sense of edginess ...
Rapper, cabbie meet violent end together in Vegas
Kenny Cherry was an aspiring rapper who moved from the Bay Area to Las Vegas to pursue his career. His music videos online show him cruising the Strip ...
Cirque gives clues to Vegas Michael Jackson show
Las Vegas is combining its love of mega pop-stars and over-the-top theatrics for a new Michael Jackson Cirque du Soleil show opening this summer.
Police: Hotel altercation sparked Vegas shooting
Bullets were flying from a black Range Rover at a gray Maserati as the vehicles raced toward a red light on the Las Vegas Strip. Beneath the neon ...
Nevada governor signs online gambling bill
Gov. Brian Sandoval signed legislation Thursday legalizing online gambling in Nevada, capping a dizzying day at the Legislature as lawmakers passed ...
Domenici acknowledges having son outside marriage
For nearly 40 years, Sen. Pete Domenici's reputation was that of a well-respected — some might say staid — conservative Republican and honorable ...
Correction: LAPD-Revenge Killings-The Ruins story
In a story Feb. 16 about the manhunt for former Los Angeles Police Officer Christopher Dorner, The Associated Press reported erroneously that section ...
Miss America returning to roots in Atlantic City
Miss America, Atlantic City's prodigal pageant, is coming home, and the spectacle that became synonymous with the New Jersey seaside resort is being ...
Atlantic City's Trump Plaza goes for bargain $20M
Trump Plaza, the Boardwalk centerpiece of Donald Trump's onetime Atlantic City empire, was sold Thursday to a California company for $20 million in ...
As others pull back, Vegas amps up gun promotions
One Las Vegas shooting range was selling "take a shot at love" packages that include 50 submachine gun rounds. Another offered wedding packages in ...
Correction: Prisoner Escape-Texas story
In a Feb. 12 story about the escape near Dallas of a prisoner being transferred from Florida to Nevada, The Associated Press erroneously reported that ...