Las Vegas News Feed from The Weekly

More than a dozen short films showcased Thursday night during the county’s first short-film festival, Short Notice — an event that organizers and attendees hope will continue long into the future.

The Hammer Game has been played between Virgin Valley and Moapa Valley for decades and stands as one of the great high school football rivalry games in Nevada.

Carter Hart is resuming his career at age 27 after spending his first six seasons in Philadelphia. The Flyers last month ruled out bringing back Hart, whose camp communicated to ...

While check-in at polling sites will remain the same, voters will now receive a printed version of their ballot after making their selections on a voting machine. They will then carry that to another machine, which will tabulate the vote …

Fans can place wagers from their stadium seats, while “Bet” tickers scroll on TV sports broadcasts. Star athletes are frequently at the center of ads promoting it all.

Here's a look at how the alleged fraudsters rigged the games, according to an unsealed indictment and the announcement from federal officials.

The UNLV basketball team was picked sixth in the preseason Mountain West Conference poll, the league announced this morning. The poll ...

As one of relatively few Nevada doctors who provides this care today, endocrinologist Michael Uzmann says many peers have either gone out of business or pivoted away from offering it.

The Las Vegas Medical District is set to expand with a new testing facility that officials say will strengthen the region’s public health infrastructure.

Right as panic was set to ensue, the Vegas Golden Knights came to the rescue. Hours before the start of the 2025-2026 NHL season, the club announced ...

Vegas Inc, in partnership with Cox Business, presents the 2025 Top Tech Awards. Technology drives progress across every sector—powering innovation in health care, education, government and beyond.

In Vegas, the lowrider scene is alive and well, held down by families, clubs and communities who’ve made the craft their way of life.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday he will deploy National Guard troops to support food banks in November, a move that comes in light of anticipated delays to federal food assistance amid the government shutdown.

UNLV has signed women's basketball coach Lindy La Rocque to a five-year contract extension through the 2029-30 season, the university announced Tuesday.

More than 300 Nevada homeowners, 5,000 renters, and over 25 community solar installations were already registered or in progress before the program’s suspension ...

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver again expressed confidence Tuesday that WNBA players and that league will strike a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement ...

Progressive groups looking to reconnect with Latino voters are emphasizing economic hardship and highlighting President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda in an effort to regain ...

Chesney raved to fans about the 17,600-seat venue during the final show of his residency this June in hinting that he’d be back.

Five years have passed since Jeanne Llera lost her son. Jorge Gomez, then 25, was shot and killed by Metro Police officers ...

On the campaign trail in a southwestern Arizona swing district, Democrat JoAnna Mendoza often recounts her hardscrabble upbringing.