A vintage single-engine British-built military jet crashed and burned in the desert just after takeoff Monday from a suburban Las Vegas-area airport, but authorities said the pilot escaped serious injury. The pilot was the only person aboard the Strikemaster jet when it crashed just before noon Monday about a half-mile (0.8 kilometers) south of Henderson…

A man who posed as a doctor and even performed procedures without having a license is dead. 54 year old Rick van Thiel was found hanging in his cell at the Clark County Detention Center. Thiel was indicted on more than two dozen charges, including sexual assault and child abuse.

Two hundred passengers trying to get to Oklahoma City are now stranded in Las Vegas after Allegiant Airlines cancelled their flight. Allegiant doesn't have another flight to Oklahoma City until Thursday. The airline sent the passengers an email saying they'd receive $300 and if they rebooked with another airline, they'd receive a refund. Passengers looking…

Two people were shot early this morning at Sam's Town on Boulder Highway. The shooting happened inside "Sam's Town Live" a concert venue inside the casino. The gunman was shooting at his ex's father. One bullet hit that man in the leg and another bullet riccochetted and hit an innocent bystander in the foot. The…

UFC star Conor McGregor has completed the 25 hours of community service imposed by Nevada officials following a profanity-laced, bottle-throwing fracas with a rival during a pre-fight news conference last year in Las Vegas. A document obtained by The Associated Press shows McGregor talked with children and teenagers in Dublin about “physical and verbal bullying.”…

Hiring rose last month in 14 U.S. states in June, and the unemployment rate fell to record lows in two states, evidence that the job market is getting tighter across much of the country. The Labor Department said Friday that unemployment rates fell in 10 states and rose in only 2. Rates were stable in…

A health-care protest at Sen. Dean Heller's Las Vegas office ended in five people being detained by authorities. Las Vegas Metro Police Officer Larry Hadfield said the five people detained on Thursday were expected to be released with unspecified citations. This is the second time this week that police have had to respond to Heller's…

A polygamous community on the Arizona-Utah border is appealing an overhaul of its government operations that was ordered in response to a verdict that found nonbelievers were denied police protection, building permits and water hookups on the basis of religion. The sister towns of Colorado City, Arizona, and Hildale, Utah, will be under court supervision…

A comped drink monitoring system that Caesars Entertainment installed in all it's strip casino's last year, now may be making it's way to Las Vegas' local bars. The system monitors how much your gambling to let bartenders know if you've earned a free drink. Don't play fast enough, no free drinks for you. Lights on…

A man is dead after being shot last night, in what police believe may have been a case of self defense. Las Vegas Metro Police say the gunman was apparently trying to protect a woman who was being beaten by her boyfriend. It happened in an apartment parking lot near Decatur and Alta. Police say…