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May 6, 2024

2:21 p.m.

Las Vegas teen dies while swimming at Utah park

Las Vegas teen dies while swimming at Utah park: By John Taylor; An 18-year-old from Las Vegas died Saturday in a swimming incident at Sand Hollow State Park in southern Utah. According to park authorities, Christian Jeffrey Fisher of Las Vegas was swimming with friends about ...

1:30 p.m.

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What went wrong in Golden Knights' series against Dallas: By Jack Williams; Hockey season usually doesn't end this early in Vegas. For just the second time in franchise history, the Vegas Golden Knights were eliminated in the first round of the ...

8:15 a.m.

Las Vegas police: Homeless man sleeping in tent hit by car, critically injured: By Las Vegas Sun Staff; A homeless man was critically injured when a car ran off the road and struck the tent where he was sleeping, according to Metro Police. The incident was reported about 1:55 a.m. Sunday at ...

7:46 a.m.

Police: Las Vegas man hit by SUV, critically injured after darting into street: By Las Vegas Sun Staff; A pedestrian was critically injured when he was hit by an SUV while running across a street, according to Metro Police. The incident happened about 8:40 p.m. Sunday on ...

7:09 a.m.

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Keith Urban to play 10 shows in Las Vegas in October, February: By Ray Brewer; Four-time Grammy winner Keith Urban will play 10 shows on the Strip starting in early October at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, the resort announced this morning. “Keith Urban’s HIGH in Vegas” will include ...

Friday

May 3, 2024

12:01 p.m.

Las Vegas police: Men accused of luring a minor during sting operation: By Ayden Runnels; Sixteen men were arrested last week on counts of luring a minor with a computer to engage in sex, according to Metro Police. The arrests were the result of a two-day sting operation led ...

9:50 a.m.

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Vice President Kamala Harris headed back to Las Vegas: By Las Vegas Sun Staff; Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Las Vegas on Saturday for “political events,” the White House said this morning. It will mark her fifth visit to Nevada this year and her ...

Thursday

May 2, 2024

3:16 p.m.

Win or bust as Golden Knights return home for Game 6

Win or bust as Golden Knights return home for Game 6: By Jack Williams; It's win or stay home for the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday at T-Mobile Arena. Three straight losses to the Dallas Stars have made Game 6 in Las Vegas, which will be broadcast on TNT at 7 p.m., an elimination game for the Golden Knights. This is the first time Vegas has faced ...

8:52 a.m.

Police: Las Vegas man critically injured when motorcycle hits median: By Las Vegas Sun Staff; A man was critically injured Wednesday when he lost control of a motorcycle and hit a raised median, according to Metro Police. The crash was reported about ...

8:05 a.m.

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Senators want limits on the government's use of facial recognition technology for airport screening: By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press; A bipartisan group of senators is pushing for restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology by the Transportation Security Administration, saying they are concerned about travelers' privacy and civil liberties. In a letter ...

Tuesday

April 30, 2024

3:28 p.m.

Las Vegas police: Man, woman dead in apparent murder-suicide: By Ayden Runnels; Two people died in an apparent murder-suicide Monday night, according to Metro Police. The shooting deaths occurred about ...

2:33 p.m.

CDC issues food safety alert for walnuts sold in Nevada: By Grace Da Rocha; The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a food safety alert for bulk organic walnuts linked to a multistate E. coli outbreak. The CDC said Gibson Farms, Inc. organic walnut ...

1:48 p.m.

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Golden Knights aim to dominate around net, retake control of series: By Jack Williams; The Golden Knights have taken shots from all over the ice in their playoff series against the Stars. The Stars have taken a different approach in winning the last two games to even the best-of-7 game series at 2-2 entering ...

11:11 a.m.

Nuclear waste storage at Yucca Mountain could roil Nevada U.S. Senate race

Nuclear waste storage at Yucca Mountain could roil Nevada U.S. Senate race: By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times (TNS); Yucca Mountain, in Nye County about 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas, is a third rail in Nevada politics — akin to Social Security on the national level. That’s why presidents of both parties have backed away from creating the repository in the Silver State, whose voters are increasingly critical to winning the White House …

Monday

April 29, 2024

10:24 a.m.

Police: Las Vegas man, 78, killed in head-on crash

Police: Las Vegas man, 78, killed in head-on crash: By Las Vegas Sun Staff; A 78-year-old man was killed Sunday in a head-on crash with a car driven by a man who was subsequently arrested on a DUI count, according to Metro Police. The crash was reported ...

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