Las Vegas-style slots made their official debut at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Monday in what casino officials hailed as turning point for their operations. “It’s a historic day for th…

LAS VEGAS — There’s going to be a new way to zip past traffic on Interstate 15.The Nevada Department of Transportation is putting in “express lanes” between West Sahara Avenue and West Russell Road, …

LAS VEGAS — A flight from Los Angeles has been diverted to McCarran Airport because of a fuel pump problem, according to a spokesman from McCarran.Midwest Express Flight 801 landed at McCarran safely…

DETROIT — An emotional and soft-spoken Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded for the forgiveness of the city’s residents, his supporters, opponents, family members and most of all, his wife during a…

President Bush is expected to touch down in Las Vegas Wednesday night. He's scheduled to give a speech Thursday morning on national security and then headline a Republican Party fundraiser. His re…

Jesse Corona reporting The Las Vegas man accused of kidnapping and raping a 13-year-old girl will have his day in court. Judge Joe Bonaventure ruled there was enough evidence to bind 25-year-old Edwar…

UNLV junior guard Wink Adams led everyone with 25 points in the Rebels 70-58 victory at TCU on Wednesday night. It was the fourth consecutive victory for UNLV (16-4, 5-1 in the Mountain West Confe…

LONG BEACH, Calif. — The city of Long Beach has shut down more than three miles of beachfront because of a raw sewage spill into the Los Angeles River.Long Beach recreational water manager Nelson Ker…

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Republican Mitt Romney accused John McCain of using dirty tricks by suggesting the former Massachusetts governor wanted a deadline for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, in a sp…

NEW YORK — Experts are predicting that gas prices haven’t finished their record-setting streak. They say prices will continue their upward climb as refiners and gas stations switch from winter- to su…