Tony Hsieh, retired Zappos CEO, dies at 46

Tony Hsieh, the retired CEO of Las Vegas-based online shoe retailer Zappos.com who spent years working to transform the city's downtown area, has died. He was 46.

Nevada governor tightens restrictions as virus cases rise

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced plans Sunday to tighten restrictions on casinos, restaurants and private gatherings such as Thanksgiving dinner in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits remote corner of Nevada

People reported feeling it across desert communities in western Nevada and in California’s Sierra mountains, but there were no immediate reports of damage.

Las Vegas woman accused of killing 2 daughters said body parts ‘worth a lot of money’: report

The defendant, identified by authorities as Amanda Sharp-Jefferson, 26, reportedly told the babies’ father that the girls’ organs would be “worth a lot of money,” the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.

Election officials worried by threats and protesters

Election officials in several states say they are worried about the safety of their staffs amid a cascade of threats and protesters.

Trump campaign announces federal lawsuit in Nevada

The Trump campaign is filing a federal lawsuit in Las Vegas Thursday, claiming there are voter irregularities. They said they have evidence that people who are deceased and non-residents have cast ballots in the 2020 election.

2-month-old dies after being thrown from balcony; father arrested

A 32-year-old Nevada man is accused of throwing his 2-month-old daughter from a second-story balcony and lighting a fire inside his fiancé’s apartment that killed her dog.

Las Vegas shooting: Judge approves $800M settlement for victims, relatives

The action makes final a deal announced earlier this month that settles dozens of lawsuits on the eve of the third anniversary of the shooting that killed 58 people and injured more than 850 at an open-air concert near the Mandalay Bay resort.

MGM Resorts adopts smoke-free policy for Las Vegas Strip casino

One of the last Las Vegas Strip resorts to reopen after coronavirus closures will be the first to be smoke-free, MGM Resorts International announced Monday.

President Trump grants pardon to Jon Ponder, convicted bank robber, during RNC

In the Republican National Convention's first half-hour, the convention aired a video featuring Trump signing a pardon for Jon Ponder, an ex-convict who now runs an acclaimed prisoner reentry program. 

Las Vegas tourism plummets 71% in June

Casinos were closed for 78 days before reopening four days into the month.

Nevada to mail all voters ballots; Trump promises lawsuit

Nevada joins seven states that plan to automatically send voters mail ballots amid the coronavirus pandemic, including California and Vermont, which moved earlier this summer to adopt automatic mail ballot policies.