Ricardo Torres-Cortez

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Crash on northbound I-15 at Tropicana causes major delays
Thursday, July 20, 2017
A crash involving an overturned crane truck and several other vehicles shut down all lanes of northbound Interstate 15 at Tropicana Avenue for several hours, causing major traffic delays ...
Coroner: Ecstasy, heat led to death of man attending Electric Daisy Carnival
Thursday, July 20, 2017
The drug ecstasy and the heat contributed to the death of a 34-year-old California man who was attending the Electric Daisy Carnival last month, the Clark County Coroner’s Office said today. The death of ...
Man accused of shooting in Strip garage planned to flee to Mexico
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Investigators learned Ozuna was linked to shoplifting incidents in valley businesses, which merchandise was later sold at discounted rates through social media ...
Metro Police investigating gunfire outside shopping center
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Metro Police say they are investigating after gunfire erupted in the parking lot of a southwest valley shopping center this afternoon. No one was wounded, and investigators believe ...
‘Person of interest’ sought after Heller gets threatening letter
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Metro Police today released video footage of a “person of interest” in a Sunday incident in which a threatening letter was left for U.S. Sen. Dean Heller outside ...
Man accused of shooting during game of dominoes ran out of bullets
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Witnesses told detectives that Martin had been angered during a game of dominoes when he thought one of the men had insulted and laughed at him ...
Police: 1 taken to hospital after officer-involved shooting
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Metro Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in the northwest valley. Officers were dispatched shortly before 2 p.m. to a strip shopping center in ...
No burglary at Heller’s office, but threatening letter found
Sunday, July 16, 2017
A threatening letter was found at U.S. Sen. Dean Heller’s office in Las Vegas over the weekend, but there was no break-in as initially reported, Metro Police said today. Police received a call about 9 a.m. Sunday ...
Pedestrian, 89, killed in Boulder Highway crosswalk
Saturday, July 15, 2017
This was the 45th auto-pedestrian death on Boulder Highway since 2006 ...
Suspect sought in sexual assault at hotel near Las Vegas Strip
Friday, July 14, 2017
Metro Police are seeking help identifying a suspect in the sexual assault of a woman Wednesday at a hotel on Harmon Avenue, just east of the Strip.
Officers responded ...
Man accused of using fake bomb to rob bank pleads guilty
Friday, July 14, 2017
A Las Vegas man who used a homemade gizmo with a blinking light to try to convince bank tellers he had a bomb faces up to 20 years in prison after ...
Pedestrian, 69, killed while crossing road in northwest Las Vegas
Friday, July 14, 2017
A pedestrian with a walker who investigators say ran across a northwest valley road trying to beat traffic was struck and killed by a car early Friday ...
Body camera images show knife-wielding man grab officer's car door
Friday, July 14, 2017
The 911 caller tells police that a man armed with a 10-inch knife was in a confrontation and then tried to carjack a pickup truck ...
Man arrested after 2 security guards shot at mall parking garage on Strip
Thursday, July 13, 2017
A pair of security guards at the Miracle Mile Shops on the Strip were shot Thursday night when they confronted two robbery suspects in the parking garage of ...
Metro Police ID officer who shot man with knife
Thursday, July 13, 2017
An officer who shot and killed a man who charged at him with a knife earlier this week was identified today as William Pollock, a 16-year veteran of ...
UNLV staffer, daughter escape injury in campus shooting; suspect arrested
Thursday, July 13, 2017
The suspect sought in a shooting at UNLV Thursday morning and a subsequent carjacking spree in the Las Vegas area has been apprehended in San Bernardino ...
Police targeted by gunfire after attempted burglary in southeast valley
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
At least one person shot at police officers who were investigating an attempted burglary at a residence in the far southeast valley, according to Metro Police. ...
Fire does $75,000 damage to house occupied by squatters
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
A downtown Las Vegas house occupied by squatters caught fire this morning, causing about $75,000 in damage, according to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue officials.
Crews were dispatched about ...
Video: Police seek suspects in pair of armored-truck robberies
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Metro Police say they suspect two armed men who robbed an armored-truck guard on Wednesday robbed another truck last month. In the first holdup on June 5, the men robbed a driver who had just ...
Coroner IDs woman killed in crash with stolen truck
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
A woman killed last week when a stolen pickup truck fleeing police slammed into her car was identified today as Deborah A. Rosewall, 54, of Las Vegas, authorities said.
Rosewall died of multiple injuries sustained in the crash on Wednesday, and her death was ...
Metro officer shoots, kills man who had charged him in north valley
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Metro Police say at least one officer shot and wounded a man this afternoon in the north valley.
The incident was reported about 1:10 p.m. in the ...
Garage fire destroys two cars in the west valley
Saturday, July 8, 2017
Flames raged through a garage and destroyed two cars parked inside at a Summerlin house this afternoon, causing about $80,000 in damage, according to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue. ...
Delta plane diverted to Las Vegas due to 'generator issue'
Saturday, July 8, 2017
A Delta Airlines flight with generator issues on one of its engines, which was heading from San Diego to Minneapolis, is being diverted to McCarran International Airport, according to airport spokesman Michael Oram. ...
Spring Mountains wildfire grows to 420 acres, is 20 percent contained
Saturday, July 8, 2017
The blaze, which was sparked by lighting on Thursday evening, is being fueled by Juniper plants and Pinyon pine, officials said. “Extremely hot” weather, low humidity, thunderstorms, and “gusty erratic winds” are affecting the efforts, according to a government monitoring site. ...
Police investigate fatal two-car crash in northwest valley
Saturday, July 8, 2017
Officers are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash in the northwest valley, according to Metro Police. ...
Why resident is facing murder charge in death of man who terrorized apartment complex
Saturday, July 8, 2017
Before the fatal encounter, 30-year-old Marquian Hearring, who had reportedly been drinking all day, picked fights, brandished a gun and threatened people at ...
Man bailed out on arson counts back in jail after another fire
Friday, July 7, 2017
A man released on bail after he was arrested last month on arson counts was back in jail after a large brush fire Thursday at Mesquite’s Hafen Park, according to ...
Las Vegas crash: Driver in fatal red-light crash arrested
Thursday, July 6, 2017
Las Vegas crash: A driver who ran a red light Wednesday, plowing into a car and killing a woman before attempting to flee, has been arrested ...
Injured puppy left at airport with heartbreaking note for help
Thursday, July 6, 2017
A tiny, injured puppy and a note from its owner — pleading for someone to care for it because she couldn’t afford to pay for the animal to fly with her — were found ...
Free doughnuts? Krispy Kreme puts kibosh on coupon offer
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Scammers have entered the dessert game with a fake coupon offering a free box of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts that's made its rounds on Facebook this week ...
1 killed, 1 wounded in gunfight at apartment complex
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
A gunfight at a northeast valley apartment complex early today left a man dead, another wounded and a third man facing a murder count, according to ...
Armored-vehicle guard robbed in south valley
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Metro Police say they are searching for two masked men who robbed an armored-vehicle guard today outside a south valley grocery store.
The robbery was reported ...
Firefighters battle house fires as revelers set off illegal fireworks
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Firefighters battled three house fires Tuesday night that officials suspect were started by fireworks, even as Fourth of July revelers, in one case, continued to light off ...
Burning palm trees spark two house fires Tuesday
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Two burning palm trees sparked blazes at two central valley houses Tuesday night, according to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue. ...
Two unconscious children rescued from pools Tuesday
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Two unconscious children were pulled out from pools this evening in separate west valley incidents, which happened within 15 minutes of each other, according to Metro Police. ...
Pahrump woman shot in head expected to survive, recover
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Pahrump officials are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect who shot a woman Sunday evening, leaving her with a “traumatic” head wound, the Nye County Sheriff’s Office said today. ...
Firefighters rescue unconscious hiker on Mount Charleston
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
A hiker with a history of health conditions was rescued today by firefighters after she passed out at a Mount Charleston hiking trail, according to Metro Police. ...
Recreation sales bring record business to Las Vegas marijuana dispensaries
Saturday, July 1, 2017
Decades of what those in the marijuana industry called prohibition of the plant paid off handily for Las Vegas dispensaries on the first day of legal recreational sales in Nevada ...
Man arrested on suspicion of impairment following fatal crash
Saturday, July 1, 2017
A man involved in a fatal south valley crash this morning was jailed on suspicion of driving while impaired, according to Metro Police ...
Man fatally shot Friday night in southwest valley
Saturday, July 1, 2017
Officers responding to reports of gunshots Friday night found a man’s body on the street near a residential park in the southwest valley, according to Metro Police. ...
Police seek driver who hit, dragged man 300 feet
Saturday, July 1, 2017
The victim, a 54-year-old Las Vegas man, was rushed to University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, police said today. ...
Gibson, former Henderson mayor, appointed to County Commission
Friday, June 30, 2017
Gov. Brian Sandoval announced Friday that he will appointed former Henderson Mayor James Gibson to the Clark County Commission. ...
House fire does estimated $60,000 in damage
Friday, June 30, 2017
About 30 firefighters responded to a two-story house fire that did about $60,000 in damage this morning, according to the ...
Michael Jackson’s father taken to hospital after crash in Las Vegas
Friday, June 30, 2017
Joe Jackson, patriarch of the Jackson entertainment family, complained of an injury and was taken to a hospital after a vehicle crash this morning in the ...
Increased patrols planned around July Fourth holiday
Friday, June 30, 2017
Authorities are not against patriotic partying that accompanies Independence Day celebrations, but they are overwhelmingly opposed to impaired driving ...
'I was so scared': Patient shoots 2 at Las Vegas pain clinic, kills himself
Thursday, June 29, 2017
A patient who showed up to a west valley wellness and pain center facility without an appointment shot two employees and then turned the gun on himself after he wasn't accommodated ...
Man, wrongfully convicted, being freed from prison after two decades
Thursday, June 29, 2017
A man wrongfully convicted of murder and imprisoned for more than 20 years is going free after another man admitted to the killing, according to the Clark County District Attorney’s Office. DeMarlo Berry, 42, went to prison in ...
A census time machine: Las Vegas is the future
Thursday, June 29, 2017
If you find yourself traveling through Nevada’s pointed southern tip, look around: Along with the towering rust-hued rock formations and the Las Vegas Strip, you might catch a glimpse of the face of the nation’s future. Clark County, which occupies that corner of Nevada, is the county that ...
Police investigating weekend shooting in downtown Las Vegas
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Metro Police say they are investigating the shooting of a bystander Sunday evening after an argument on a downtown street corner escalated into gunplay. Officers were dispatched about 5:30 p.m. to ...
Huntsman-Reid friendship yields $1 million donation to UNLV
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Philanthropist and businessman Jon Huntsman Sr. has donated $1 million to UNLV’s department of history to fund the study of the Intermountain West region ...