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A Nevada grand jury has indicted six alleged gang members in the slaying of an off-duty Las Vegas police officer during what authorities say was a botched robbery inside his garage. Full Story »
A Nevada grand jury has indicted six alleged gang members in the slaying of an off-duty Las Vegas police officer during what authorities say was a botched robbery inside his garage. Full Story »
8 News Now has confirmed that UNLV has selected Jim Livengood from Arizona as it's new Athletic Director. A news conference will take place at 2:30 p.m. to make the formal announcement. Full Story »
Visitors by the thousand streamed into the newest casino-resort on the Las Vegas strip early Thursday, an influx that casino officials hope will help yank Sin City from its two-year economic funk. Inside, a WEB EXTRA video of the fireworks show. Full Story »
Nevada's unemployment rate fell for the second consecutive month, falling six-tenths of a percent to 12.3 percent, from a revised 12.9 percent. Full Story »
Republican members of the Nevada Assembly say they will return 4.6 percent of any legislative pay as of July 1 to match cuts made for state workers. Full Story »
UPDATED -- A Las Vegas police officer is hospitalized after his motorcycle was hit from behind by a vehicle driven by a woman accused of driving under the influence. Full Story »
The fate of thousands of Nevada's wild horses was on the line Wednesday in the nation's capital. Advocates for the horses asked a federal judge to stop a massive roundup planned for later this month in northern Nevada. Full Story »
If you have a hard time getting in to see your doctor or wait days for an appointment, local physicians say it could be because Las Vegas faces a shortage of doctors. Full Story »
Big changes are underway for Las Vegas police officers when it comes to their driving practices. Some of those changes include limiting their speeds and a new seatbelt requirement. Full Story »
Roshunda Abney and her fiancé, Raffinee Dewberry are speaking out for the first time since the death of their pre-term baby after waiting more than six hours in the UMC emergency room trying to get treatment. Full Story »
A judge set bail Wednesday at $2.26 million for a British motivational speaker accused of killing a Las Vegas woman during a meditation session and stuffing her severed body in a trash barrel. Full Story »
Bail was set at $200,000 for a driver accused of being under the influence of prescription drugs when his car hit two men on a sidewalk near the Las Vegas Convention Center. Full Story »
The biggest piece of the CityCenter project debuted Wednesday night. ARIA Resort & Casino is the central building in the massive project and the opening ribbon has been cut. Full Story »
The health district is reporting two additional deaths for the week ending December 12. Full Story »
Economists say it could take years for Southern Nevada to see improvement in construction and real estate activity. Full Story »
A federal bankruptcy judge in Miami has rejected a request to pay a total of about $1 million in bonuses to employees at the stalled Fontainebleau Las Vegas casino-resort. Full Story »
A former County Commissioner who was convicted and sent to federal prison for taking bribes from a Las Vegas strip club owner is a free man. Full Story »
Las Vegas will ring in 2010 with a massive fireworks show from seven hotel rooftops along the Strip and live concerts on Fremont Street. Full Story »
The centerpiece of CityCenter is all set for a big grand opening Wednesday evening. ARIA Resort & Casino boasts 4,000 rooms and dozens of restaurants and bars. It also has the only casino on the massive resort. Full Story »
Metro is confirming they have found the getaway car used in the armored truck heist at Palace Station Monday morning. Full Story »
LAS VEGAS, Nv -- The family of Roshunda Abney, the woman who claims UMC's lack of treatment caused her premature baby to die, is calling for the Attorney General's office to launch a criminal investigation. In Full Story »
A spokesman for Oral Roberts says the evangelist who rose from tent revivals to found a multimillion-dollar organization and an Oklahoma university bearing his name has died. He was 91. Full Story »
A teacher at the Las Vegas Academy has been arrested for sexual misconduct with a student. Thirty-eight-year-old Ronny Scott Hoffman was taken into custody last week and police are looking to see if there are more victims. Full Story »
Governor Jim Gibbons has asked state agencies to prepare for deeper cuts as the state struggles with a $50 million budget shortfall. Full Story »
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman says he and his wife, Carolyn Goodman, are switching their political party affiliations to nonpartisan. Full Story »
Shoppers are reflected in Christmas balls that hang from the ceiling in Macy's in New York. AFP/Don Emmert
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