Three cars collided Thursday night on the 215 Beltway blocking all westbound traffic near Decatur Boulevard, Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Jeremie Elliott said.
Mayor-elect John Lee earned a big victory Tuesday night, but now the real battle begins — fixing North Las Vegas. He has 12 weeks to prepare to lead a city devastated by the recession.
A Las Vegas man attempted to burn his gasoline-soaked wife and home Monday after an argument over his desire to drive while intoxicated, a Metro Police arrest report stated. The argument began after Melissa Ellis hid Christian Ellis’ car keys to prevent him from driving drunk.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada filed a lawsuit challenging Nevada’s “infamous crime against nature” statute with the National ACLU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and AIDS Project.
A Clark County Detention Center inmate died Tuesday, four days after corrections officers found him unconscious from an apparent suicide in the jail dormitory’s shower, Metro Police officials said.
Metro Police are searching for a man suspected of attempting to kidnap a girl in late March while she was walking down Centennial Parkway. The man forced her into his Chrysler 300 at Centennial Parkway and Fort Apache Road.
Her father never noticed her trying to enter the car. A 6-year-old girl died Tuesday afternoon after she was pulled under a car driven by her adoptive father and biological grandfather, Metro Police official said.
No such problem for Metro, Henderson, NLV police departments, officials say
Friday, March 29, 2013
When Nye County Sheriff Anthony DeMeo inquired about the department’s usual order of 50,000 rounds of ammunition, he received a startling answer from the ammunition supplier. It might take up to a year before the department would get its shipment, and it would certainly arrive no sooner than six months.
A man has barricaded himself inside his Sunrise Apartments residence Thursday, forcing authorities to evacuate surrounding residents from their, Metro Police officials said.
A man was stabbed Wednesday night at a Best Western Hotel in downtown Las Vegas, Metro Police officials said. Police received reports of the stabbing about 7:50 p.m. at the Best Western, 1000 Main St., near Washington Avenue.
Some 40 protesters arrived Wednesday outside Creech Air Force Base carrying papers symbolically indicting President Barack Obama and banners decrying drone strikes; they blocked traffic into the base and spread their anti-drone message. And eight of them left in the back of a Metro Police patrol car, arrested for disturbing the peace and blocking the road.
When NV Energy lineman trainee Herbie Goforth III climbed 75 feet to work on a transmission tower in September, he was set up for disaster, an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration found.
A man who died in a head-on car crash Tuesday after driving miles in the wrong direction on U.S. 95 was identified today as Jose Edward Gonzalez, 30, of Riverside, Calif., the Clark County Coroner’s Office said.
Take a moment to slow down, pause … and yield to the flashing-yellow left-turn signal. Leaders from across Clark County reiterated that message on Tuesday at a Regional Transportation Commission news conference about the signals.
A brush fire that broke out just after midnight Tuesday at Sunset Park scorched a section of grass but didn’t spread to any equipment or structures, Clark County Fire officials said.
A portion of Sunset Road will be closed near McCarran International Airport starting Tuesday while Union Pacific Railroad replaces railroad tracks at the railroad crossing on Sunset Road.
A section of State Route 158 near Mount Charleston will be closed starting Tuesday while Nevada Department of Transportation workers cut into the hillsides to expand roadways and parking lots.
A Las Vegas convenience store owner received five years probation and must abandon his convenience stores as part of a guilty plea for purchasing contraband cigarettes, said Daniel Bogden, U.S. attorney for the District of Nevada.
A Las Vegas woman employed by Turnberry Associates pleaded guilty Monday in a case in which the real estate developer lost $5.4 million, said Daniel Bogden, U.S. attorney for the District of Nevada.
A fatal accident this morning on U.S. 95 near Indian Springs led to a subsequent five-car pileup as traffic was being diverted around the original wreck, officials with the Nevada Highway Patrol said.
Kidney failure led Las Vegan to start foundation that donates computers to students
Monday, March 25, 2013
John Iasiuolo had to be pushed to the brink of death to discover his calling in life. It all happened suddenly on Dec. 7, 2007. He had just finished recording his radio show “Computer Outlook,” when something felt off. He didn’t know what it was, but he knew he needed to go to the hospital.
A 53-year-old man riding a motorcycle died Saturday after he collided with a car on Nellis Boulevard near Desert Inn Road. Medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. The driver of the car was treated for moderate injuries.
A man was stabbed to death Saturday morning after a fight with another person at an outside transitional living area in Las Vegas, Metro Police officials said.
A Boulder City man accused of grabbing a 6-year-old girl Sunday at Mountain View Park in Henderson told police he was in the women’s bathroom maybe looking to “have a little fun,” a Henderson Police declaration of arrest report states.
North Las Vegas is refocusing its priorities in its latest plan for capital improvements. After all, the city continues to struggle with ongoing economic struggles and a federal funding drought.
A vacant house was destroyed Wednesday night after it caught fire for the second time since December, Las Vegas Fire and Rescue spokesman Tim Szymanski said.
A man was shot Wednesday afternoon outside a business on Boulder Highway near Tropicana Avenue, Metro Police officials said. Police received multiple calls about 1:30 p.m. from people reporting gunshots and a person with bullet wounds on the ground.
A tractor-trailer dumped gravel over four lanes of U.S. 95 North near Lake Mead Boulevard today, causing major traffic delays as crews cleaned up the mess, the Nevada Highway Patrol reported.
Two children were hit by a car today after a parent stopped to drop them off for school in a no-parking zone and they tried to cross the street outside of a marked crosswalk, Metro Police officials said.
One person was displaced Wednesday morning after a faulty air conditioner and heater unit sparked a fire inside an apartment at Rancho Verde Apartments, Las Vegas Fire and Rescue spokesman Tim Szymanski said.
A 53-year-old man suffered critical injuries Tuesday night after a car hit him as he was walking across Warm Springs Road against a “do not cross” signal, Metro Police report.
The Southern Nevada Water Authority is joining the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help people catch a pesky invisible thief in their homes — the leaky faucet.
A 25-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in connection with the stabbing and death of a man earlier that same day, Metro Police officials said. Police said Las Vegas resident Quincy Taylor stabbed the victim after a fight inside an apartment.
Las Vegas resident Brian Holgate, 28, is used to waiting on the wind. He’s been waiting on a gusty day for more than a year now. He wants to harness it; use it to propel his buggy 100 mph — faster than any kite buggy has ever gone.
A specialized law enforcement unit is searching for a man suspected in a stabbing that took place in early March at James Gay Park. On March 5, Anthony Johnson, 40, allegedly stabbed another homeless man after an argument while waiting in line for food at the park, on Owens Avenue and B Street, Las Vegas spokesman Jace Radke said. The victim was transported to University Medical Center Trauma with injuries that were not life-threatening, Radke said.
Team opens the NCAA Tournament against Cal at HP Pavilion
Sunday, March 17, 2013
The clock is ticking; travel madness begins now. The UNLV Runnin’ Rebels have booked their ticket to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 5 seed in the San Jose, Calif., regional, where they will face the No. 12 seed Cal Golden Bears on Thursday at the HP Pavilion.
A 17-year-old girl died Sunday morning after she was hit by a car while crossing Charleston Boulevard near Stillwater Bridge Street. Passers-by found the teenager lying in the center lane just after midnight and reported it to Metro Police, officials said.
Foothill High School junior Nanika Cross had always thought science careers were boring. No different than chemistry class, where the subject matter dealt with covalent bonds and the periodic table of the elements. Then she attended DeVry University’s HerWorld event Thursday at the Henderson Convention Center.