Brett Van Orden had two touchdowns Friday night for the Eldorado High football team in a 32-19 victory against visiting Coronado in the season opener for both schools.

A claim a man made that he was wearing an explosive device turned out to be a hoax this morning at Arizona Charlie's Boulder Hotel and Casino on Boulder Highway in the eastern Las Vegas Valley.

As temperatures hit 108 degrees today, Clark County officials have opened more public places to get water and air conditioning.

Keep your water bottle filled and find some shade or air conditioning today ? the National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for the Las Vegas area.

Regarding the story in Thursday?s Las Vegas Sun, ?From Assembly chamber to lobby?:

Benny Gutierrez wasn?t expected to be the Basic High football team?s feature running back Friday night. Then again, on a team of no stars where everyone doing their part is considered the key for success, Gutierrez?s three touchdown runs against host Durango shouldn?t be that big of a surprise.

The suspect who strapped an alleged explosive to his waist and who caused the evacuation of a casino at Arizona Charlie's on Boulder Highway is now in police custody

Tracking sex offenders is now easier than ever. People can even use cell phones to locate registered sex offenders.

A fatal accident shut down I-15 northbound near Sahara for several hours Friday night. Police say a Dodge Stratus struck a taxi cab, killing one person and hospitalizing three others.

A national park spokeswoman says a search helicopter has spotted the body of an experienced mountain climber who was the son of boxing promoter Bob Arum.

The UNLV football team kicks off its season Saturday night against the Wisconsin Badgers at Sam Boyd Stadium. The Badgers usually travel well, but these are unusual economic times.

Take a three-day weekend and throw in the first college football games of the season and -- according to tourism officials and local sportsbooks -- it's a winning combination.

Unemployment is stuck at high levels even though some companies are hiring. The problem, government data show, is that too few jobs are being created for the growing number of people looking for work.

Five people were rescued Friday after their boat ran into rocks north of Lake Mohave on the Colorado River Thursday night.

UNLV Athletics has announced a campaign aiming to define Rebel fans -- and have some fun doing it.

Two Clark County School District employees have been released from jail after being arrested in connection with drug possession, according to a report filed by Las Vegas Metro police.

Highway traffic is expected to be heavy this Labor Day while travelers get in one last long weekend before summer ends.

With temperatures expected to reach 107 degrees on Saturday additional cooling stations will made available to the public.

Rory Reid should have owned Sunday's debate with Republican rival Brian Sandoval. Education, his best subject, was the topic of the hour-long contest. His team loaded the high school auditorium with foot-stomping supporters -- who brought an early bit of pep-rally energy. As soon as they got quiet, the event at Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy lapsed into a stupor.

Leading scientists and U.S. senators have begun questioning the safety and effectiveness of new full-body scanners used at some airports in the United States that employ X-rays to generate an image of a traveler's body.

The kind of visitor Las Vegas wants usually arrives on an airplane or in a car. The unwanted ones tend to hitchhike.

This week, one of Vegas nightlife's own found his way into the international press. Cy Waits, the 34-year-old co-managing partner of Las Vegas's most successful nightclub, XS -- among other properties he oversees with his twin brother, Jesse -- was arrested on charges of driving under the influence.

It's Friday night on East Fremont, the block downtown that was the focus of irrational exuberance several years ago at the dawn of the Fremont East Entertainment District. By 10 p.m., the capacity crowd in Don't Tell Mama is being thoroughly entertained by a spikey-haired pianist playing the bar's baby grand. Raucous sing-alongs -- "Friends In Low Places," "Talk Is Cheap," Do You Love Me" -- can be heard from the street outside, but it's one of the only signs of vibrant nightlife on this evening.

It's hard to say what came first for the soon-to-open Vanguard Lounge: the chicken or the egg. Andrew and Jennifer Wheatley sought to open a fuss-free bar where they themselves would like to hang out. But the couple also got excited by the idea of opening an establishment that would complement other nearby bars and lounges, providing revelers with enough options to keep them in the area for the night. The Wheatleys saw their kind of bar -- and travel-free barhopping -- in cities like San Diego, San Francisco and New York.