(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Miss Michigan Kirsten Haglund watches other contestants rehearse for the Miss America Pageant at the Planet Hollywood hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008. The…

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A newly made-over Miss America Pageant takes the stage in Las Vegas tonight. The 87-year-old contest spent a four-week reality show shedding its dated look to try to cultivate modern…

“Miss America Live!” at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, awards were given out for talent and the lifestyle and fitness awards. Talent winners won a $2,000 scholarship with swimsuit …

News ) -Miss Michigan Kirsten Haglund, a 19-year-old aspiring Broadway star, was crowned Miss America 2008 on Saturday in a live show billed as the unveiling of the 87-year-old pageant’s new, hipper l…

(AP Photo/Eric Jamison) Fire damage is shown on the facade of the Monte Carlo hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. The fire broke out Friday on the roof of the Monte Carlo hotel-casin…

LAS VEGAS — Just hours after a fire destroyed the top three floors of the Monte Carlo Hotel-Casino — forcing the building’s closure — hotel workers started escorting people in to retrieve their bel…

LAS VEGAS — Those who live on the north side of the Valley should prepare for a cold night because snow is in the forecast.According to the National Weather Service, the Las Vegas area will be under …

LOS ANGELES — Christian Brando, the troubled eldest son of famed actor Marlon Brando, has died from pneumonia at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 49. That word from an attorney representing Marlon Bran…

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A newly made-over Miss America Pageant takes the stage in Las Vegas tonight. The 87-year-old contest spent a four-week reality show shedding its dated look to try to cultivate modern…

Las Vegas and, indeed, the hotel industry are no strangers to the tragedies of fires, although the number of fatalities has diminished significantly in recent years, thanks to greater safety precautio…