For much of the past half century, Reno moved in lock step with its glamorous big sister, Las Vegas, their fortunes rising and falling with their mainstay industry, gambling.

It's been just a few days since the election of Justin Trudeau as Canada's prime minister, and Trudeau's victory certainly will move the country leftward and, perhaps, affect its relations with the United States in ways not yet known.

Thursday night UNLV held its annual “Runnin’ Rebel Madness” event, taking Jerry Tarkanian Court to the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center for a night outside. Fans were able to meet the men’s and women’s basketball teams and also take in three-point and dunk contests, with one of the judges for the dunk contest being Las Vegas native and Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper.

Dave Rice knew there would be pressure when he took the job at UNLV. He played on the Runnin' Rebels' 1990 championship team and spent 11 seasons as an assistant at the school, so he understood the expectations in Sin City.

Caesars Palace, which turns 50 years old next year, is spending almost four times the original cost to build the Strip resort in order to remodel the property's first hotel tower.

The members of the string quartet launching UNLV's annual Charles Vanda Master Series on Saturday plan to catch Britney Spears' "Piece of Me" at Planet Hollywood during their Vegas visit.

After racking up slam dunk titles as high school phenom, UNLV freshman Derrick Jones captured his first college crown, jumping over three teammates to win Rebel Madness slam dunk contest on Thursday night in downtown Las Vegas.

Derrick Jones put on two convincing performances Thursday. The first thing he had to do was talk his way into the dunk contest, and that was the hardest part. Once he did that, he was the favorite to win it.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas is inviting the public to their annual Runnin' Rebel Madness event in downtown Las Vegas on Thursday.