Las Vegas: People recommended to wear masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status

Masks are back in Las Vegas, where regional health officials pointed Friday to a rising number of coronavirus cases and advised everyone — vaccinated or not — to wear facial coverings in crowded indoor places.

Backstreet Boys back in Las Vegas for a Christmas residency

The pioneering boy band will be playing the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino from Nov. 11-Dec. 23.

Aftershocks from magnitude 6 quake continue to rattle California, Nevada

Aftershocks have hit the region between Northern California and Nevada Friday after a magnitude 6 earthquake sent large boulders rolling into highways and knocked smaller items off shelves.

Las Vegas is bouncing back, but the virus is on the rise too

Fifteen months after the pandemic transformed Las Vegas from flamboyant spectacle to ghost town, Sin City is back.

Nearly 80,000 pounds of illegal fireworks seized along California-Nevada border

During the operation, Cal Fire confiscated 79,411 pounds of dangerous fireworks, conducted 932 traffic stops for various violations, issued 215 citations for dangerous fireworks and additional violations, and arrested three individuals.

Prosecutor: San Jose mother confessed to strangling 7-year-old son

A San Jose mother on Wednesday was denied bail by a Nevada judge who was told by a prosecutor that the woman admitted strangling her 7-year-old son.

Miss Nevada Kataluna Enriquez 1st transgender woman vying for Miss USA

Kataluna Enriquez was the first transgender woman to win the Miss Nevada title and she could be the first to win the Miss USA title as well.

Body found on Las Vegas trail 10 days ago identified as San Jose boy

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has been investigating the case as a homicide after a group of hikers discovered the boy's body 10 days ago on a trail in Mountain Springs, Nevada.

$10K reward to help identify boy found dead near Las Vegas trail

Las Vegas FBI is asking for the public’s help with identifying the body of a boy found near a trail in Las Vegas and is offering $10,000 for any information.

Most Las Vegas resorts now operating at 100% capacity

Gambling giants MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment are opening their gambling floors at 100% capacity with no person-to-person distancing requirement

Las Vegas police find toddler’s remains one day after arresting mother’s boyfriend

After the initial investigation, police said it was clear the circumstances of the child’s disappearance were suspicious. So they brought in more resources, including a homicide unit, and eventually named Terrell Rhodes a suspect.

Homeowners unearth ice age-era skeleton while installing swimming pool in Las Vegas property

A married couple were in the middle of having a pool installed when the local police suddenly arrived one morning. Apparently, they had some questions about something the crew working on the pool uncovered.

'Addams Family', 'Buck Rogers' actor Felix Silla dies at 84

Actor Felix Silla, known for his roles in "The Addams Family" and "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century," passed away at his Las Vegas home earlier this month.

Burning Man festival canceled for 2nd year in a row due to COVID-19 pandemic

Burning Man organizers announced Tuesday they are canceling this summer’s annual counter-culture festival in the Nevada desert for the second year in a row because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nevada teen suffers seizures, extremely rare brain clots after Johnson & Johnson vaccine

An 18-year-old woman in Nevada who suffered seizures after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine has received three brain surgeries related to blood clots, a spokesperson for her family said.