Nevada toddler dies from brain-eating amoeba

Nevada health officials said a 2-year-old boy died last week from a Naegleria fowleri infection, also known as a brain-eating amoeba.

Hostage freed after hourslong standoff at Las Vegas Strip resort room, police say

A man was arrested and a woman described as his hostage was released unharmed Tuesday after an hourslong standoff in a room at the Caesars Palace resort on the Las Vegas Strip, police said.

Las Vegas police officer going on trial over $165k stolen in 3 casino heists

The federal trial for Caleb Rogers begins Monday as prosecutors allege he carried out the casino robberies off the Las Vegas Strip between November 2021 and February 2022 while armed with a department-issued weapon.

Raiders' Davante Adams sees assault charge dropped for shoving photographer

Prosecutors have dropped a misdemeanor assault charge filed last October against Las Vegas Raiders' wide receiver Davante Adams after he shoved a photographer to the ground as he left the field following a loss at Kansas City.

Ex-Raider Henry Ruggs takes plea deal, prison in deadly DUI crash

The former NFL first-round draft pick was involved in a crash that killed a woman in November 2021. He was released by the Las Vegas Raiders following the incident.

Fontainebleau Las Vegas set to finally open after years of setbacks

Company executives for Fontainebleau Las Vegas made the announcement Tuesday morning, more than a year after the company publicly set a goal to open before the end of 2023.

Oakland A's sign agreement to purchase land for Las Vegas ballpark

Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics on Wednesday announced they have signed a binding agreement to purchase land for a future ballpark in Las Vegas – much to the disappointment of the mayor and others who were promised that the team was "Rooted in Oakland."  

Suspect sought in 2022 murder of transgender victim arrested in Nevada

A man sought in the 2022 beating death of a transgender victim was arrested over the weekend by federal authorities in Nevada, according to the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office. 

Human remains found in Lake Mead are from Las Vegas man who drowned in 1974, officials say

Skeletal remains found in a severely dry Lake Mead near Las Vegas last year have been identified as those of a man who vanished from the area in the 1970s, officials say.