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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas could soon add recreational marijuana to its list of vices if Nevada approves a Nov. 8 referendum on cannabis. Supporters see pot as a fitting alternative for tourists tired of $15 cocktails and hangovers. But weed proponents will have to win over closely divided voters and a risk-averse gambling industry...

Remember when you paid one price for a flight to your favorite destination and it included your luggage? Obviously those days are long gone. Discount airlines offer amazingly cheap fares (eg. Allegiant Air to Vegas) but to recover part of the revenue they lose by offering such cheap fares they charge for seat selection, soft drinks and yes, even carry on luggage...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal magistrate judge in Nevada is considering whether trial can be held next month in Las Vegas for rancher Cliven Bundy and 18 other defendants in an armed confrontation with government officers two years ago. Federal prosecutors will ask Friday to push the date back due to the number of defendants and the exceptionally large amount of evidence that'll need to be exchanged

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sin City is feeling Big Ben's pain. The playoff matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Denver Broncos could be the biggest betting game of the coming weekend. But for now it remains off the board at most of the legal Las Vegas sports books. Ste...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Those trademark Las Vegas lights may one day whoosh by windows of a light rail train ferrying visitors from the airport to casino lobbies. Local transportation leaders are floating a 30-year-plan that could cost more than $12 billion involving everything from wider sidewalks and more pedestrian bridges crisscrossing the Las Vegas Strip to extra monorail stops and planning for a li

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sex sells -- but will it sell saving water in Sin City? Officials in the Las Vegas area hope so. The Southern Nevada Water Authority is launching an ad campaign to promote water conservation. The ads use the slogan, "There's Nothing Sexier Than Saving Water...

NHL-EXPANSION UNDATED (AP) — Las Vegas and Quebec City have advanced to the second of three phases in their bids to land NHL expansion franchises. Both bidding groups made the announcement through social media as they hope to expand the league to 32 teams, although the league isn't expected to add teams for at least two more seasons...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Call it a case of beginner's luck. Christian Pham wins one of the World Series of Poker's 68 events and the Las Vegas tournament's coveted gold bracelet. Pham thought he was going to play no-limit Texas Hold 'em, but had mistakenly signed up for deuce-to-seven draw lowball...

Everyone needs a friend like David Hart. The British soldier who was killed by a Taliban bomb last year left more than $160,000 in his will so his friends could go to Las Vegas.