A man was shot dead tonight near UNLV. Witnesses called 911 about 8 p.m. to report the sound of gunshots at the 4300 block of Escondido Street, just east of the UNLV campus.
Metro Police this afternoon were summoned to examine what appeared to be military ammunition found at a recycling facility in North Las Vegas this afternoon.
“It’s hot,” said Jackie Palmer, catching her breath after beating her lone opponent during the women’s individual competition Saturday morning. “The whole time, it’s like you’re trying to breathe through a straw. You have to suck in air (through an oxygen mask).”
A Metro Police officer was arrested Wednesday on theft and fraud charges. Officer Joshua Logan, 29, was charged with felony fraudulent use of a credit card and misdemeanor theft.
Colin Lowrey told police he didn’t think his gun was loaded when he put it to a woman's head and pulled the trigger, killing her at his Henderson home.
A row of onlookers erupted into cheers as North Las Vegas firefighters revived two unconscious puppies trapped inside a burning house this afternoon. While the fire still burned, firefighters searched the home and carried the two unconscious puppies outside.
Heidi Fleiss’ love for exotic birds may have spared her from Nye County’s handcuffs in August, but today the former madam was put behind bars when sheriff’s deputies reportedly caught her driving high.
The demise of the Las Vegas Sun and the resulting diminished competition among news providers would leave Las Vegas with a more limited selection of news reports and editorial content, panelists told a group of media professionals who met Saturday to discuss the newspaper’s future.
A kayaker who was patrolling the event at Boulder Beach discovered the man’s body about 8:55 a.m., said Christie Vanover, a spokeswoman for the Lake Mead Recreational Area.
A motorcyclist died in a wreck Thursday night, the third such rider to die in Las Vegas in less than two days. The 24-year-old Las Vegan was killed about 10 p.m. Thursday in a hit-and-run crash when a car ran a red light at the intersection of Lamb Boulevard and Alexander Road, Metro Police said. The two other victims in the 36-hour period died in unrelated incidents after their bikes struck another vehicle attempting to make a left turn from the opposite direction.
The 5-year-old boy knocked on his neighbor’s doorstep Wednesday evening with bloody arms and a chilling message. “My mom is bleeding,” he reportedly said.
A motorcyclist was killed this afternoon after crashing into a car in the western Las Vegas Valley, adding to this year’s already high rider death toll.
Expect traffic headaches tonight on Interstate 15 when crews start shifting travel patterns as part of the ongoing project to reopen F Street beneath the highway.
The good Samaritan noticed the woman bleeding on the home’s front yard, and he sprinted toward her to get her to the safety of his home before calling 911.
A fight is brewing between federal and local officials in rural Northern Nevada over keeping Sand Mountain Recreation Area open amid the lingering government shutdown.
A woman is in critical condition tonight after a North Las Vegas collision caused by a motorist who may have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol, police said.
The first snow of this year’s cooler season reached Mount Charleston this afternoon. Light snow is expected to continue through the night, possibly reaching up to 6 inches by early Thursday.
Metro Police have identified a woman who was arrested this morning after she allegedly shoved an elderly crossing guard to the ground and stole his car.
Two people died today in a hit-and-run collision between a sedan and a pickup truck. Metro Police responded to the crash at about 1:15 a.m. at Desert Inn Road and Channel 8 Drive, near the Strip.
A Henderson pharmacist whose crudely marketed wonder drug made headlines years ago is now the focus of a federal complaint alleging that he illegally manufactured a controlled substance and filled suspicious prescriptions for former Vegas physician Dr. Vinay Kumar Bararia.
A Las Vegas man has been arrested on suspicion that he fatally shot the caretaker of his brother-in-law’s property in northwestern Arizona over the weekend.
Tim Szymanski, a spokesman for Las Vegas Fire & Rescue, said flames were shooting from the two-story house on Providence Lane when firefighters arrived.
With national parks still closed as the federal government shutdown drags into the weekend, hordes of outdoor recreationists are flocking to some of Nevada's most popular state parks.
The goal of Metro's Hispanic Citizens Academy is to teach non-English speaking valley residents their rights and responsibilities, said Officer David Cienega, director of the academy. It also aims to develop trust between officers and Hispanic residents, some of whom may be afraid to approach police for fear of deportation.
Shivering at a downtown bus stop, Desteny Camacho kept her back to the street and concealed her face with her long, dark hair to avoid being spotted by police.
Metro Police have caught up to four burglary suspects on the western fringe of the valley, ending an afternoon pursuit aided by a police helicopter and search dogs.
A SWAT team and police negotiators are trying to coax a man out of his home after he barricaded himself inside this afternoon. Metro Police were summoned to the home near Wyoming Avenue and Lamb Boulevard about 3 p.m.
A convicted arsonist accused of setting at least 10 fires Wednesday told investigators that he did it because “it was better than the alternative,” according to an arrest affidavit released this afternoon.
In the aftermath of the March 2013 death of 2-month-old Janya Chinn, experts whose job involves protecting children saw two factors that are all too common in abuse cases -- a history of violence and teen pregnancy.