And then there were 16. An NCAA tournament short on intrigue and upsets got a small dose of the unexpected on Sunday, as seventh-seeded UNLV, led by Arizona State transfer Kevin Kruger, sent second-seeded Wisconsin home with a 74-68 win in the second round of the Midwest Region.

When MTV came to Las Vegas three years ago, some of the Strip’s biggest hotel-casinos refused to host ‘‘The Real World.’’

Worried about competition from Indian gaming across the country, Las Vegas is taking a gamble on live theater as a way to draw visitors, increasingly turning to the glow of New York’s Great White Way for proven stage material.

December 10, 2004

LAS VEGAS - Authorities investigating the abduction of a 6-year-old boy from his Las Vegas home focused Saturday on three people, including a Mexican citizen and the youngster's grandfather, who they said may have stolen millions of dollars from drug dealers.

LAS VEGAS - A 6-year-old boy abducted from his home at gunpoint was safe in his father's custody Sunday as police tried to untangle any ties the youngster's family had to the Mexican drug dealers suspected of taking him.

LAS VEGAS - Celebrities turned out Wednesday to donate to Darfur charities - and to show their fellow stars just who the real card sharks were.

LAS VEGAS - This is not just a place people are born and live. Las Vegas is an enterprise.

KINGMAN, Ariz. — The Arizona Department of Transportation is allowing motorists onto newly constructed lanes on a highly traveled road between Phoenix and Las Vegas.

KINGMAN — Arizona Department of Transportation crews are resuming work on a highly traveled road between Phoenix and Las Vegas.

Spirit Airlines on Thursday started twice daily nonstop service between Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport and Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS - An all-white jury was chosen late Thursday to judge O.J. Simpson and a co-defendant on kidnapping and robbery charges after a contentious courtroom battle in which defense lawyers argued African-Americans were being systematically excluded by the prosecution.

LAS VEGAS - Gambling impresario Steve Wynn has finally delivered. His $2.7 billion Wynn Las Vegas debuted early Thursday morning to hundreds of eager people clamoring to get the first glimpse of this city’s newest attraction and the most expensive megaresort ever built here.

By this time next week, I’ll be in Las Vegas acting like a kid in a toy store.

LAS VEGAS - Thirteen years to the day after being acquitted of killing his wife and her friend in Los Angeles, O.J. Simpson was found guilty of robbing two sports-memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas hotel room.

LAS VEGAS - Actor Christian Slater received stitches for a cut on his head and his wife, Ryan Haddon, was arrested after she was accused of hitting him with a drinking glass during a fight in their Las Vegas hotel room, authorities said Tuesday.

A Las Vegas showgirl entertained passengers on Southwest Airlines flights in and out of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Thursday, giving away free cocktails and more than a dozen trips to Las Vegas and Reno.

LAS VEGAS - Dethroned Miss Nevada USA Katie Rees has quickly rebounded from her public firing by pageant owner Donald Trump.

Defending 5A Division I football champ Phoenix Brophy Prep will face Nevada’s reigning 4A champ, Las Vegas Bishop Gorman High School, in the third annual Sollenberger Classic at 7 p.m. Aug. 23 at University of Phoenix Stadium.

Christopher Verde, the school district with no schools, officially no longer exists. Gov. Janet Napolitano signed into law Monday a bill that disbands the “transportation-only” district.

LAS VEGAS — Nevada officials say they're no longer recognizing concealed weapons permits from Arizona after the state relaxed some of its training requirements.

LAS VEGAS - America West Airlines will pay $100,000 and change some policies but admit no wrongdoing in a settlement of a workplace sexual harassment lawsuit, airline officials said Monday.

Highland split a pair of games in pool play at the Las Vegas Holiday Classic on Friday.