Hoover Dam explosion, fire caught on tourist video

A transformer exploded at Hoover Dam, producing a thick cloud of black smoke and flames that quickly were extinguished.

Tunnel to tomorrow? Elon Musk's Las Vegas Loop is now open for business

Visitors to Las Vegas may soon be able to beat the street traffic by traveling underground on Elon Musk's Vegas Loop. Here's a first look from deep below Sin City.

Family found living with weapons in Nevada children's museum

Police found an AK-47 rifle, three handguns, a pistol, ammunition, knives and a taser that could have been reached by a child.

World War II-era boat emerges from shrinking Lake Mead

As water levels drop at both Lake Mead and Lake Powell upstream on the Arizona-Utah line, states in the U.S. West increasingly face deeper cuts to their supply from the Colorado River.

Lake Mead: Drought-stricken reservoir near Vegas hits new lowest level since 1930s

The water level of Lake Mead, which was created in the 1930s with the completion of the Hoover Dam, continues to fall. It has dropped 180 feet since 1983.

Las Vegas biker gangs freeway shooting leaves 7 injured, police say

Police say rival motorcycle gangs were involved in a metro Las Vegas freeway shooting that injured seven people over the weekend.

Kitten improving after being saved from dumpster fire in Nevada

The six-week-old kitten was brought into Pet Health Hospital in Las Vegas several weeks ago after surviving the fire. The animal suffered severe burns on her ears and paws.

Vegas Strip resort surprises 5,400 employees with $5K bonuses

One of the employees from The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas called the company's generous bonus “amazing” and a “big surprise.”

Lake Mead drought exposes more human remains

Human remains were found at Callville Bay in Lake Mead Saturday, less than a week after different remains were found at the lake.

Georgia man 2nd rioter convicted of seditious conspiracy

A Georgia man affiliated with the far-right Oath Keepers militia group became the second Capitol rioter to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy for his actions leading up and through the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection.

Death penalty possible for Vegas man accused of killing boy, hiding body in freezer

A judge on Friday postponed Brandon Lee Toseland’s arraignment on 10 charges including murder, kidnapping and child abuse in the death of the boy and domestic battery against the child’s mother.