Take a trip away from The Strip to Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, says, John Marshall.

Cathay Pacific has taken a stake in a company producing bio fuel out of city waste.

More than 80m Americans could be free to enjoy cannabis if a new bill proceeds.

Previously classified footage of nuclear explosions tested during the Cold War have been rescued from high-security vaults.

The first images of a Hyperloop test track built in the middle of the Nevada desert have been released.

Police have shot a boy, 14, after he pulled a knife during a school fight in a horrifying scene witnessed by fellow students. Warning: Graphic.

Along with half of California, Shandelle Battersby hits the road for Sin City.

Trump's campaign made the case that the presidential election in Sin City's home county might be rigged. The court didn't agree.

Katherine Stone's family lost an uninsured house in a fire, so the 21-year-old wanted to help them out.

This desert beauty's salt flats, sand dunes and craggy peaks are draped in colour, writes John Marshall.

One thing can get a buttoned-up millennial feminist to praise Las Vegas: Britney Spears.

Big, bright and unashamedly over the top, Las Vegas lives up to the brash American stereotype, in neon.

Five years in the making, Seven Magic Mountains is the work of Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone, inspired by the natural "hoodoo" rock formations in southwestern America.

First-timer Derek Cheng heads to Burning Man in the Nevada desert in search of fun and dancing.

To hook young visitors back into casinos, the kings of Vegas are betting on a new strategy: making gambling look like a video game.

Relentless rain has put an end to revelry at this year’s Burning Man festival before it could even begin.

Pamela Wade opts for some out-of-the-box, wild adventures.

Unidentified patrons sip and stare into space, waiting for a signal from the mother ship as Kevin Pilley flies into Rachel.

Britney Spears' big, bold and beautiful over-the-top shows are pulling in the crowds on The Strip at Las Vegas.

Once you've seen the bright lights of The Strip, check out these other great things to see and do in The Silver State.

Las Vegas may never sleep but Daniel Richardson found just the place to relax - in glorious Roman style.

Want to see some real cowboys and cowgirls at work? Head to one of these rodeo hotspots.

As America's oldest highway marks its centenary, Chris Moss rounds up the options for a US fly-drive.

Adam Lanza may have hinted at his deadly plans online in the days before last year's Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.

A teacher was killed and two students critically injured in a school shooting this morning in Nevada, which also left the schoolboy gunman dead.

Jo Bates makes her way around Las Vegas on the hunt for fun and cocktails.

James Robinson puts aside his scepticism on a ghost trail in Nevada.

It's the city that never stands still, but Simon Calder finds that the bright lights remain as warm as ever.

Sin City's charms are more alluring than ever, discovers Megan Singleton.