Burger King cook who didn't miss work for 27 years gets $400K in online donations to retire after viral post

A Burger King employee received almost half a million dollars through GoFundMe in response to a video of him commemorating 27 years without missing a day of work, a feat that many felt his company did not appropriately celebrate.

Nevada toddler dies from brain-eating amoeba

Nevada health officials said a 2-year-old boy died last week from a Naegleria fowleri infection, also known as a brain-eating amoeba.

Heat wave sitting over much of US Southwest, on track to break records

About a third of Americans were under extreme heat advisories, watches and warnings Saturday, with the heat expected to continue into next week.

Hostage freed after hourslong standoff at Las Vegas Strip resort room, police say

A man was arrested and a woman described as his hostage was released unharmed Tuesday after an hourslong standoff in a room at the Caesars Palace resort on the Las Vegas Strip, police said.

Las Vegas police officer going on trial over $165k stolen in 3 casino heists

The federal trial for Caleb Rogers begins Monday as prosecutors allege he carried out the casino robberies off the Las Vegas Strip between November 2021 and February 2022 while armed with a department-issued weapon.

Las Vegas financier who turned down Titan sub dive shares texts from late CEO

A wealthy real estate developer from Las Vegas revealed that he turned down an invitation for him and his son to tour the Titanic wreckage on board the ill-fated OceanGate submersible.

Bill Cosby sued by 9 more women in Nevada for alleged sexual assaults

The lawsuit alleges that the women were individually drugged and assaulted between approximately 1979 and 1992 in Las Vegas, Reno and Lake Tahoe homes, dressing rooms and hotels.

Evanston man charged in fatal expressway shooting located in Las Vegas

An Evanston man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a man near the junction of the Dan Ryan and Stevenson expressways last year, according to Illinois State Police.