Brothel owner, reality TV star and Nevada Assembly candidate Dennis Hof has died at the age of 72. Law enforcement said they received a 911 call from Hof's Love Ranch in Carson City around 11 a.m.  The call was for an unresponsive male. No fould play is suspected but detectives are on the scene. Hof's…

The fourth-largest lottery prize in U.S. history will be on the line as numbers are drawn for the Mega Millions game's $654 million jackpot. The grand prize for Tuesday night's drawing has grown so enormous because no one has won the jackpot since July 24. Although the jackpot is massive, the odds of matching all six numbers…

Update: The scene has been cleared.   There is a large police presence around a shopping center at Sandhill and Flamingo. Las Vegas Metro Police have evacuated a Smith's grocery store in the shopping center. They are also directing cars away from the center. Police say a suspicious package led to the evacuations.

Authorities at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area say they have found an unoccupied jet ski with damage to the underside and are looking for the watercraft's operator. They say the swamped jet ski was found Sunday near Boulder Harbor by the Nevada Department of Wildlife and was towed to shore. National Park Service rangers…

A woman was seriously injured when she was hit by a car late last night at Gowen and Nellis. She was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries. The driver the fled the scene, but police say they have located that possible suspect.

As the political battle to overturn California's gas tax increase intensified, the state transportation agency coordinated frequently with the public affairs firm working to block the repeal on behalf of unions, construction companies and local government groups, emails obtained by The Associated Press show. The California State Transportation Agency and Sacramento-based Bicker, Castillo & Fairbanks…

A prison official says a 55-year-old state inmate from Las Vegas who had several convictions on drug charges and was serving up to four years on a probation violation and weapon charge has died in custody. The Nevada Department of Corrections said Monday that Tony Lewis Traylor died Friday at Summerlin Hospital in Las Vegas.…

Unionized workers have reached a tentative labor agreement with the Treasure Island casino-resort on the Las Vegas Strip. The Culinary Union says the five-year deal covers 1,500 workers, including housekeepers, bartenders, cocktail servers and others. The union on Monday said the workers will soon vote to ratify the proposed contract. It includes wage increases and…

Three people were killed, a 4th hospitalized after being shot in North Las Vegas Sunday night. The shooting happened in a parking lot on West Lake Mead and Simmons. Two women and one man died at the scene a second man was taken to UMC. Police do not believe the shooting was random.