Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval is backing efforts for a federal law to regulate online poker, saying Internet gambling goes beyond what individual states can regulate.
A retired Henderson firefighter has been convicted of tax evasion after prosecutors say he dramatically understated how much he was earning from the city.
President Barack Obama has departed Nevada after an outdoor campaign rally featuring a free concert by pop singer Katy Perry and a brief speech to hotel workers at the Bellagio resort on the Las Vegas Strip.
Taxable sales in Nevada jumped 7.6 percent in August over the same month a year ago, with strong gains reported in several sectors including sales of cars and durable goods.
A judge says there's enough evidence for a trial of a former foster parent and another man accused of sexually abusing children at a North Las Vegas foster home.
A Nevada gambling regulator says eight Las Vegas area residents have been arrested in a New York City police investigation of illegal bookmaking and money laundering, including the sports book chief at the M Resort in Henderson.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and running mate Paul Ryan rallied for change in the White House before a Las Vegas-area crowd that campaign organizers put at more than 6,000.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and vice presidential running mate Paul Ryan are beginning a two-week push toward the Nov. 6 election with a Las Vegas-area campaign stop at the Henderson Pavilion.
A defense lawyer says Flavor Flav intends to fight criminal domestic battery and assault charges and seek reconciliation with his longtime fiancee following an argument that led to his arrest last week.