Harry Reid battled the Mob in Nevada before he fought for Nevada in Washington
In 1974, Nevada Lieutenant Governor Harry Reid decided to run for the U.S. Senate. Reid, a Democrat, would face former…
In 1974, Nevada Lieutenant Governor Harry Reid decided to run for the U.S. Senate. Reid, a Democrat, would face former…
Much of what Americans know about Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel comes from watching the 1991 film Bugsy. That certainly applies to…
Frank Cullotta, leader of the infamous Hole in the Wall Gang burglary ring in Las Vegas, died early Thursday in…
Flames two or three inches high emerged from the defroster vent as he sat in his car with takeout food…
In the spring of 1952, Hank Greenspun, publisher of the Las Vegas Sun newspaper, embarked on one of his many…
Of the many Mob movies and television shows now in the works, several are focused on underworld figures who had…
A former New York garment dealer, Burton Kaplan, sat down with DEA agents in 2004 to tell them an incredible…
After nightfall on December 2, 1958, Bess Greenbaum, wife of Las Vegas casino boss Gus Greenbaum, drove from their Phoenix…
Fifty years ago this month, Circus Circus opened its doors at the north end of the Las Vegas Strip. It’s…
Last of three parts On June 20, 1929, Jim Ferguson, the king of the Las Vegas bootleggers, took the stand…