He was a snappy dresser with slicked back hair and a pencil mustache. A crack bandleader, musician and legendary talent scout, he was dubbed the "Godfather of R&B."

As work bustles at the corner of Russell and I-15, a couple miles North at the Clark County Government Center, the Las Vegas Stadium Authority did some heavy lifting Thursday.

UNLV’s largest annual job fair for students pursuing careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics is set for Monday night.

Gabriel Allred and Michael Wagner are poised to disrupt the cannabis market in a major way. The co-founders of Tokes Platform, a cryptocurrency company, are leveraging their diverse educational and professional backgrounds to not only revolutionize the way the cannabis industry banks and takes payment from consumers, but how the industry tracks the plant from seed to sale.

Ryan Bundy is not a lawyer. Before he was arrested for his role in the 2014 armed standoff with federal officials trying to impound his father’s trespassing cattle, Bundy was a general contractor with a 20-year history of run-ins with the law. Yet he represented himself during his federal court trial in November, sometimes filing handwritten legal documents filled with conspiracy theories, and he managed to fluster seasoned federal prosecutors in the courtroom. His amateur legal work ultimately helped lead to the dismissal of all the charges against him, his brother Ammon, and his father, the rancher Cliven Bundy.

Many immigrants brought to the country as children are finding no relief from Congress, but court decisions are helping some maintain deportation protection.

Football, basketball and other sports often draw talented athletes from beyond Nevada’s borders.

A man accused of beating a UNLV student on campus and directing homophobic slurs at him has been arrested, according to university police.

A man has been arrested after a hate crime inside of UNLV’s Student Union on Friday, police said.