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Bomb squad called after police, FBI find suspicious item
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015
A suspicious item found during an investigation by Metro Police and the FBI in the northwest valley prompted the evacuation of homes in the area, according to police. Police and the FBI ...
Man found dead on sidewalk in northwest valley
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015
A man was found dead this morning on a sidewalk in the northwest valley, according to Metro Police. A passerby discovered the man’s body about ...
Police seek 2 people after fatal Wal-Mart parking lot beating
Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015
Metro Police are searching for a man and woman they described as persons of interest in connection with the fatal beating of a 72-year-old man at ...
Coroner says death of man found in vacant lot was a homicide
Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015
A 45-year-old man found dead in March in a vacant lot died of blunt-force injuries, the result of a homicide, according to the Clark County Coroner’s Office. Carlos Humberto Vasquez, whose city ...
Police want to thank man who came to aid of injured officer
Monday, Sept. 28, 2015
Metro Police are searching for a man who was at the scene of an officer-involved shooting earlier this month. But this time, they’re offering their heartfelt thanks rather than ...
Less dim sum in the valley, but more sandwiches and barbecue
Monday, Sept. 28, 2015
Two dim sum restaurants have shuttered in the Las Vegas Valley — one temporarily — as a sandwich joint sets up shop in Henderson. A home decor store is also settling into Henderson as a downtown barbecue business plans to fire up at a second location ...
2 men sought in armed robbery of southwest valley store
Friday, Sept. 25, 2015
Metro Police are searching for two men they say committed an armed robbery at a store in the southwest valley. Two suspects wearing masks pointed guns at customers and ...
Construction accident knocks out power at Sahara Avenue DMV office
Friday, Sept. 25, 2015
A power outage stemming from a construction accident today temporarily closed a Department of Motor Vehicles office in Las Vegas, according to a department spokesman. Power went out about noon ...
Coroner IDs Las Vegas man, 49, killed in car crash
Friday, Sept. 25, 2015
A 49-year-old man who died in a crash in North Las Vegas on Thursday night has been identified as Nicolas Lugo of Las Vegas, according to the Clark County Coroner’s Office. Lugo was driving ...
Southern Nevada in for an extra-warm weekend
Friday, Sept. 25, 2015
Sunshine, mostly clear skies and high temperatures are expected to greet Las Vegas Valley residents this weekend ...
Coroner IDs man, 46, gunned down in central valley
Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015
A man who died in a central valley shooting Tuesday has been identified as Derrick LaMar Patterson, 46, of Las Vegas, according to the Clark County Coroner’s Office. Patterson was found dead of ...
Worker killed in construction accident at Thomas & Mack Center
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015
The Clark County Coroner's Office identified the worker as 27-year-old Las Vegas resident Joshua Richard Meade ...
Report of possible kidnapping closes I-15 ramp at MLK
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015
A Metro Police investigation into a possible kidnapping temporarily closed the Interstate 15 North off-ramp to Martin Luther King Boulevard, according to Metro Police and Nevada Highway Patrol. Three Metro units were ...
Metro scores $250,000 federal grant for body cameras
Monday, Sept. 21, 2015
The Justice Department has awarded a $250,000 grant for Metro Police to deploy body cameras. More than 200 other police agencies that applied were passed over for funding because ...
Police searching for suspect in fatal stabbing
Monday, Sept. 21, 2015
Officers are searching for a suspect after a man was fatally stabbed in the east valley this afternoon, according to Metro Police.
Police were called ...
Coroner IDs man, 34, killed in weekend scooter crash
Monday, Sept. 21, 2015
A scooter driver killed in a collision with a car on Saturday has been identified as Adrien Rudy Palacio, 34, of Las Vegas, according to the Clark County Coroner’s Office. Palacio died of blunt-force trauma in ...
Mom arrested after 2-year-old son drowns in hot tub
Monday, Sept. 21, 2015
A mother has been arrested in connection with the August drowning of her 2-year-old son at a northwest valley apartment complex. Vanessa Loftis, 35, was booked ...
Woman, 31, dies days after car crashes into tree
Friday, Sept. 18, 2015
A 31-year-old woman hospitalized last week after the car she was driving hit a tree in the northwest valley died today, according to Metro Police. Penina Pollard of Las Vegas ...
1 hospitalized after car crash near Las Vegas airport
Friday, Sept. 18, 2015
One person was hospitalized after a single-vehicle rollover crash early today near McCarran International Airport, according to Metro Police. Police were called ...
Police searching for North Las Vegas robbery suspects
Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015
North Las Vegas Police are asking for the public's help to identify two men they say robbed a store last month. Officers were called to ...
Coroner IDs man shot, apparently pushed from vehicle
Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015
A man who was shot and apparently pushed from a vehicle in the southwest valley early Tuesday has been identified as Kelvin Andrew Gibson, 27, of Las Vegas, according to the Clark County Coroner’s Office. Gibson, who died of ...
Campfire gets out of control near Las Vegas airport
Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015
A campfire at a vacant lot near McCarran International Airport got out of control late Wednesday, spreading to brush in the area, according to the Clark County Fire Department. Someone reported a large fire near ...
Coroner IDs suspect who died after fight in apparent robbery attempt
Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015
A suspect who died Monday in an apparent robbery attempt at an apartment near UNLV has been identified by the Clark County Coroner’s Office as ...
Coroner IDs passenger killed in tour bus crash
Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015
A man from Germany who died when a BMW crashed into a tour bus Labor Day weekend has been identified as 34-year-old Rolf Kloeppel, according to the Clark County Coroner’s Office and Metro Police.
Kloeppel, a passenger on the bus, died ...
Contractor hits gas line; part of Nellis Boulevard closed
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015
A contractor hit a 1-inch natural gas line in the southeast valley this afternoon, closing a nearby road, according to a Southwest Gas spokeswoman. The incident was reported ...
Woman critically wounded in shooting east of Strip
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015
A woman was in critical condition early this morning after being shot east of the Las Vegas Strip, where a driver later hit a police vehicle in a separate incident, according to Metro Police. Officers were called about 3 a.m. to the area near ...
Hiker injured in fall at Red Rock Canyon is located, taken to hospital
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015
A hiker injured in a fall at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area has been "safely transported" to the hospital. Officer Jesse Roybal offered no updates on ...
Traffic roundup: Crash blocks lane on Interstate 15 at Tropicana
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015
A three-vehicle crash snarled traffic this afternoon near South Pecos and West Flamingo roads, according to ...
NV Energy resolves southeast valley power outage affecting 1,200
Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015
A power outage in the southeast valley this afternoon left more than 1,200 NV Energy customers without service ...
Person taken to hospital after shooting near elementary school
Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015
A person was shot this afternoon near a southeast valley elementary school, according to Metro Police. Police responded about 1:20 p.m. to ...
Middle school locked down after nearby shooting
Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015
A Las Vegas middle school was locked down today after a nearby shooting that apparently involved two vehicles, according to Clark County School District and Metro police. Harold J. Brinley Middle School ...
U.S. 95, Interstate 15 ramp reopens after crash
Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015
The ramp from southbound U.S. 95 to Interstate 15 South has reopened after a tractor-trailer hit a wall, blocking the ramp and ...
Wet weather to give way to dry stretch in Southern Nevada
Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015
The chance of rainfall early Wednesday is officially about 10 percent, but there's no prediction of rainfall in the forecast for the next seven days, according to ...
Director of Nevada prison system resigns
Monday, Sept. 14, 2015
The director of the Nevada Department of Corrections, who has faced criticism over the use of force by corrections guards, has resigned, officials announced today. Greg Cox joined the department ...
Storms bring isolated showers; cooler temperatures expected for valley
Monday, Sept. 14, 2015
Showers and thunderstorms popped up in parts of the Las Vegas Valley this afternoon, and the remnants of a former hurricane are providing ...
Henderson office building evacuated after respiratory complaints
Monday, Sept. 14, 2015
A Henderson medical office building was evacuated this morning and four people were taken to the hospital after occupants reported difficulty breathing, scratchy throats and ...
Police: Woman arrested after shooting at husband, standoff
Monday, Sept. 14, 2015
A woman was arrested after she fired a shot at her husband at a northwest valley house Sunday night and then refused to surrender for several hours, according to Metro Police. Officers were called ...
Motorcyclist, 26, dies after crash with pickup truck
Friday, Sept. 11, 2015
A 26-year-old motorcyclist died early today after a crash with a pickup truck Thursday in North Las Vegas, according to police and the Clark County Coroner’s Office.
The wreck happened about ...
Crash shuts down eastbound Carey Avenue at Rancho Drive
Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015
A crash closed eastbound Carey Avenue at Rancho Drive this afternoon, according to the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada. The RTC advised drivers to ...
Police make arrest in North Las Vegas shooting
Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015
Police arrested a man Wednesday night in connection with a shooting in North Las Vegas shooting, according to a police spokesman. North Las Vegas Police were called ...
Small plane with landing-gear trouble safely on ground
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015
A small plane with landing-gear issues touched down safely at the North Las Vegas Airport this afternoon, according to the city fire department. The Piper PA-32 landed ...
Investigators focusing on engine systems in airliner fire
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015
Federal investigators will focus on engine systems to determine what caused a British Airways jet to catch fire Tuesday as it prepared to take off from the Las Vegas airport, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The plane’s left engine caught fire as ...
North Las Vegas Police searching for missing man
Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015
North Las Vegas Police are seeking help locating a 63-year-old man reported missing by his family this morning. Larry Kindy was last seen ...
Four people in Clark County sickened in salmonella outbreak
Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015
Seven people in Nevada, including four in Clark County, have been affected by a national salmonella outbreak possibly related to imported cucumbers, according to the Southern Nevada Health District. The cucumbers, imported from ...
Police searching for suspect in North Las Vegas convenience store robberies
Friday, Sept. 4, 2015
North Las Vegas Police are asking for help identifying a man they say robbed three convenience stores starting in late July. Police say the man ...
Fire breaks out at southwest valley construction site
Friday, Sept. 4, 2015
A fire broke out today at a small building where an apartment complex is under construction in the southwest valley, according to the Clark County Fire Department. The fire was reported about ...
Fire at North Las Vegas recycling plant ruled accidental, damage unknown
Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015
A fire broke out Wednesday night at a Republic Services recycling plant in North Las Vegas, sending black smoke into the air and causing an unknown amount of ...
Owner of Las Vegas cupcake bakery arrested on drug counts
Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015
The owner of Las Vegas bakery chain the Cupcakery was arrested in Washoe County this week on counts of trafficking and possession of a controlled substance as well as ...
Students moved after air conditioning goes out at school
Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015
Students at a southeast valley junior high school were bused to a nearby high school after the air conditioning went out at their school today, according to the Clark County School District.
Air conditioning at Cannon Junior High School, 5850 Euclid St., went out earlier today, and ...
Body found in vehicle at Las Vegas car dealership
Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015
A man’s body was found in a vehicle at a car dealership near downtown this afternoon, according to Metro Police. Police were called about 12:30 p.m. to ...