Las Vegas Sun News

Tuesday

April 23, 2024

10:31 a.m.

BLM to round up wild horses, burros outside of Las Vegas: By Ray Brewer; The Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday will start rounding up wild horses and burros outside of Las Vegas to prevent the degradation of public lands, officials said this morning. No helicopters will be used in ...

Sunday

April 21, 2024

2 a.m.

Betty’s Village empowers residents to be independent; and now it’s expanding: By Katie Ann McCarver; Kristin Allison never thought she would live independently. That is until she moved into an apartment nearly three years ago in then-brand-new Betty’s Village, a residential community for ...

Friday

April 12, 2024

2 a.m.

City of Las Vegas, water district will team up on hydrant locks to cut down on water thefts: By Grace Da Rocha; From a water truck driver looking to top off their tank to a family filling up their pool on the sly, locals hooking hoses up to fire hydrants and other municipal water sources — referred to as water theft — has ...

Thursday

April 11, 2024

1:36 p.m.

The O.J. Simpson saga was a unique American moment. 3 decades on, we're still wondering what it means: By Ted Anthony, Associated Press; A dog’s plaintive wail. A courtroom couplet-turned-cultural catchphrase about gloves. A judge and attorneys who became media darlings and villains.

12:56 p.m.

Police: Officers in standoff with wanted person west of Las Vegas Strip: By Las Vegas Sun Staff; Officers were engaged in a standoff with a wanted person just west of the Las Vegas Strip, according to Metro Police. The person was barricaded in the ...

12:46 p.m.

Key events in O.J. Simpson’s fall from sports hero and movie star: Associated Press; O.J. Simpson’s story represents one of the most dramatic falls from grace in the history of American pop culture. A beloved football hero in the 1960s and ’70s, he transitioned effortlessly to movie star, sports commentator and ...

7:58 a.m.

O.J. Simpson, fallen football hero acquitted of murder, dies at 76 in Las Vegas: By Ken Ritter, Associated Press; O.J. Simpson, the football star and Hollywood actor acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend in a trial that mesmerized the public and exposed divisions on ...

Wednesday

April 10, 2024

12:52 p.m.

Retired wrestler, ex-congressional candidate challenging evidence in Las Vegas murder case: Associated Press; A retired professional wrestler and former congressional candidate in Nevada and Texas is challenging evidence in the case accusing him of killing a man during a Halloween Party last year at a ...

12:26 p.m.

Opponents of smoking in casinos try to enlist shareholders of gambling companies in non-smoking push: By Wayne Parry, Associated Press; Add investors to the list of people that opponents of smoking in casinos are enlisting in hopes of banning the practice. A national non-smoking group and a ...

11:59 a.m.

Police: Teen dies after shooting at Las Vegas apartment complex: By Ayden Runnels; A teen died after suffering multiple gunshot wounds at an apartment complex Tuesday night, according to Metro Police. Officers found the victim at the complex in the ...

10:34 a.m.

Las Vegas police: Woman hit by car, killed while trying to move disabled vehicle: By Las Vegas Sun Staff; A woman trying to move a disabled car was hit and killed by a vehicle driven by a man subsequently arrested on DUI-related counts, according to Metro Police. The incident was reported about ...

9:54 a.m.

Family of man killed in helicopter crash while headed to Super Bowl files lawsuit: Associated Press; The family of a Nigerian business leader who died in a Southern California helicopter crash that killed five others in February filed a lawsuit Wednesday claiming the flight should have been grounded because of ...

9:42 a.m.

Poll: Las Vegas voters oppose funding A’s ballpark: Team lobbyists fighting to keep the issue off the ballot; By Jason Mastrodonato, Bay Area News Group (TNS); If Nevada voters get a say, it’s not looking good for Oakland A’s owner John Fisher. An Emerson College poll conducted last week revealed that 52% of Las Vegas voters ...

Tuesday

April 9, 2024

2:56 p.m.

City manager in Boulder City leaving for job in Delaware: By Ayden Runnels; Taylour Tedder, the city manager in Boulder City, is stepping down to take a job in Delaware, according to a statement from the city. Tedder is taking a job as city manager in ...

2:21 p.m.

Cirque du Soleil's Beatles-themed Las Vegas show will end after an 18-year run: Associated Press; The final curtain will come down this summer on Cirque du Soleil's long-running show “The Beatles Love," a cultural icon on the Las Vegas Strip that brought band ...