Since 2012, Marisela Olvera has folded the towels, tucked in the sheets, and vacuumed the floors of 62-story, gold-plated Trump International Hotel just off the Las Vegas Strip. But unlike the tens of thousands of hospitality workers just like her across the city, her boss is running for president.

Tuesday night may not have been an evening in paradise for the nine Republican presidential candidates who took the national debate stage at the Venetian Hotel-Casino on the Strip. Hosted by CNN and moderated by Wolf Blitzer, this was the last debate of 2015 before the election year begins.

For all that investigators have learned about the San Bernardino terrorist attack, a mystery persists: How did Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik—a couple with an infant, an American family, and, in the father’s case, a reputation as an easygoing colleague—maintain a hidden life as terrorists-to-be? Who did they deceive and how?

Terrorism has emerged as the top concern among Republican primary voters, and Donald Trump is seen as the candidate best equipped to combat it. This is the main reason Trump has popped in the polls since his call last week for a temporary ban on Muslim immigration into the United States.

As he readies for tonight’s debate, Donald Trump’s improbable march to the GOP nomination could hit stumbling blocks in the early-state primaries, where his base is unproven and social conservatives are gravitating toward his biggest competitor, political watchers warn.

After five Republican presidential debates, Donald Trump's rivals still haven't figured out how to land a fatal blow against their party's front-runner. That was true again on Tuesday, as the New York businessman survived the latest meeting of the party's White House contenders as the discussion focused on the complex issue of foreign policy, a topic on which he's demonstrated little mastery.

The end of an entertainment era is drawing near. The longest running show on The Las Vegas Strip is set to go dark for good in February.

When Kiran Mathew received her UNLV diploma Tuesday, the newly minted college graduate already had a resume stuffed with professional achievements.

Local experts met Monday to talk about the economic outlook for 2016, and it looks like experts are feeling optimistic about the future of Nevada's economy.