A Metro Police detective found the advertisement on page 22 of Solo Ofertas Advertisement Co.’s Hispanic newspaper in March. The detective had tracked the man suspected of running a brothel out of a home at 2404 Kirk Ave. to the advertising office three days prior.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval issued an open letter Thursday opposing the Department of Energy’s plan to dispose radioactive waste canisters in a Nevada National Security Site landfill. He expressed concern that the plan poses a danger to workers.
The driver involved in a crash that killed one woman on Wednesday in North Las Vegas was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and reckless driving.
The search for a 35-year-old Chicago man who went missing Thursday at Lake Mead was called off Friday afternoon after high winds made conditions dangerous for those trying to find the man's body. By 7 a.m., park rangers began searching the surface and shoreline near Sentinal Island, where the man was last seen Thursday afternoon after jumping into the water without a lifejacket, park spokeswoman Christie Vanover said. Witnesses reported seeing the man struggle before disappearing.
The North Las Vegas City Council voted on Wednesday for a measure that would renew last year’s resolution to declare a state of emergency to close an $18 million budget gap.
A Henderson man was sentenced to 15 years in prison and a lifetime supervised release on Wednesday after he was found guilty on multiple child pornography charges.
A Metro Police traffic officer was relieved of duty on Tuesday after pleading guilty to two felony counts for misleading doctors to receive multiple prescriptions for painkillers.
Sequestration cuts at Air Force base mean fewer flights, less hands-on training
Monday, June 17, 2013
Charles Moore Jr. is no stranger to the fears and anxieties of war, having flown more than 600 combat hours in fighter jets and now serving as a commander of a collection of squadrons responsible for more than 130 aircraft that comprise the Air Force’s most diverse flying wing.
The director of Veteran Services at UNLV deals with thousands of men and woman coming home from war and returning to school. Many of them aren’t sure how to handle the lack of structure or teamwork in the civilian world, while others don’t know how to translate their experience into marketable job skills.
Five adults and one child were taken to University Medical Center with injuries that were not life-threatening after the crash on Interstate 15 northbound near Charleston Boulevard, Trooper Loy Hixson said.
Nevada Highway Patrol responded to the crash about 12:55 a.m. Saturday. Jesus Hernandez was driving his Honda Civic south on I-15 when he lost control of the car, Trooper Loy Hixson said.
Officers who responded to a June 4 incident in which a man described as suicidal was shot at had no special crisis-intervention training, Metro Police said Friday. Undersheriff Jim Dixon said neither the first officer on the scene nor his first backup had the specialized training.
It started with a hunch and a piece of cheesecake about one year ago. A Metro Police patrol officer assigned to downtown had just witnessed a woman walking on Fremont Street between Las Vegas Boulevard and Eastern Avenue, and a car driving slowly.
A woman died and two people were injured Thursday after a three-car collision on U.S. 95 South near Horizon Ridge Parkway. Nevada Highway Patrol responded to reports of the accident about 4:20 p.m.
Pay no attention to the brown, foamy substance in the water at the Overton Arm of Lake Mead - park officials have deemed the water nontoxic and safe for swimmers.
Five children who ran away from a children’s shelter were found Wednesday, a day after they went missing. Metro Police located the siblings in the northwest part of Las Vegas, near Lake Mead Parkway and Buffalo Road.
The Legislature passed a bill in the final moments of its special session on Tuesday that would allow North Las Vegas to take money from its sewer and utility funds and use it to restore some of its dwindling services. Money typically spent on sewer and utility projects could be used to bolster the libraries, provide more overtime hours for firefighters and open up Craig Ranch Park, which the city hopes will bring in additional revenue.
Metro Police found the teenager shortly before noon Saturday at a private pool on the 4200 block of Wendy Street, near Alexander Road and Lamb Boulevard.
Las Vegas Fire and Rescue received a call about 6 a.m. that smoke was coming out of an air conditioning unit at Back Door Lounge. Three people were in the lounge when the fire started, and one person appeared to use a fire extinguisher to put out the flames.
A man suspected of killing his 3-year-old child was arrested on Friday. Medical personnel transported a severely injured child on Thursday to UMC, where he later died, police said.
The North Las Vegas City Council decided to postpone until June 18 a vote on a resolution declaring a state of financial emergency for a second year in a row to close its budget deficit.
A man shoved a police officer over an apartment complex guardrail Wednesday in his attempt to escape authorities and now is in custody for attempted murder, among other counts, Metro Police said.
A Nevada corrections officer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to misconduct of a public official following a trial accusing him of having sexual relations with a woman convicted of killing a child.
Three new members were elected into city council positions for North Las Vegas and Mesquite Tuesday night following the Clark County municipal general elections.
An investigation is underway into a Tuesday afternoon incident in which a Metro Police officer shot at — but missed — an unarmed man who allegedly had thrown rocks at an officer at an east valley apartment complex.
Hundreds of AARP members from across the country came together on Saturday at the Las Vegas Convention Center during the Life@50+ National Convention with a goal to package 21,000 meals for seniors in Southern Nevada.
Metro Police responded to a report of domestic violence about 6:20 a.m. Saturday at a home in the 5500 block of Cotton Street, near Stewart Avenue and Christy Lane.
The victim was diving with a group in the Kingman Wash area, on the Arizona side of Lake Mead, when he surfaced unresponsive, spokeswoman Christie Vanover said.
Bayzle Morgan, 21, was charged with first-degree murder, robbery, burglary and kidnapping. Keith Smith, 46, was charged with burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary.
Since Wet ’n’ Wild Las Vegas’ long-awaited opening, visitors have flooded the water park excited to be the first to explore its towering slides and various attractions.
Four men arrested in connection with a string of street robberies in southwest Las Vegas -- including one man who turned himself in -- were indicted on 23 counts Friday.