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Man shot in face during fight dies at hospital
Friday, Feb. 17, 2017
A man died after he was shot in the face Wednesday during a fight with two people near Valley View Boulevard, north of Desert Inn Road, according to Metro Police. The man, who was taken to University Medical Center in critical condition after ...
Pedestrian hit by SUV in Henderson earlier this month dies
Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017
A pedestrian hit by an SUV earlier this month near Sunset Road and Boulder Highway died on Wednesday, according to Henderson Police.
The man was crossing ...
Police: Vehicle runs over, kills man in grocery store parking lot
Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017
Metro Police investigators are probing the death of a man they say was ran over by a vehicle in an east valley grocery store parking lot and found Wednesday morning.
An investigation determined the ...
Arbor View High School athletic director faces new charges of sex acts with student
Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017
The Arbor View High School athletic director arrested last week on suspicion of asking a student to send him photos posing in his underwear is facing additional charges relating to ...
Charity imposters prey on residents with donation phone scam
Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017
Scammers are calling locals pretending to represent law enforcement organizations and threatening unfair treatment from officers if money isn't given to them ...
Las Vegas is home to 170,000 immigrants here illegally, Pew study shows
Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017
The number of unauthorized immigrants in Southern Nevada would form the fifth-largest largest city in the state. An estimated 170,000 unauthorized immigrants reside in the Las Vegas, Paradise and Henderson area, according to Pew researchers, who used 2014 population figures. Most of the United States’ 11.1 million unauthorized immigrants ...
Convicted sex offender sentenced to 30 years in prison
Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017
In Solorzano's electronic devices, authorities also found images of other children being assaulted, including an explicit video of acts involving a toddler and a teenage girl, according to a sentencing document. Furthermore they also discovered thousands of child rape narratives. ...
Cool, breezy and wet conditions heading into the valley
Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017
The weather service has issued a flood advisory this afternoon for areas near Red Rock Canyon as minor flooding is possible, meteorologist Dan Berc said. The advisory is set to expire at 4:30 p.m. ...
Man struck, killed by Limousine on the Strip Saturday morning
Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017
The man, identified only as a Las Vegas resident, died at the scene, police said. ...
One killed, one injured following overnight shooting
Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017
Investigators are searching for a suspect seen fleeing in a car, police said. ...
Police: Student says teacher sought picture of him in underwear
Friday, Feb. 10, 2017
The Arbor View High School athletic director arrested this week is accused of asking a student to send him photos posing in underwear so he could charge girls to ...
Man faces murder count in shooting of woman in northeast valley
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017
Metro Police have arrested a man in the shooting death of a woman in the northeast valley last month. Lun Simon, 43, turned himself in Wednesday at business in ...
Girl dies after being struck by garbage truck in east valley
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017
An 11-year-old girl was hit and killed by a garbage truck in the east valley Wednesday afternoon ...
Police searching for suspects in robbery, beating at Strip hotel
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017
Metro Police say they are searching for suspects in the robbery and beating of two men in a Strip hotel room late last month. On Jan. 28, the victims met two women near ...
Reno man gets 3 years in prison for threatening Obama
Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017
A Reno man who called the White House last year and told an operator he was going to kill then-President Barack Obama was sentenced today to three years in prison, according to ...
Du-Par’s restaurant closes at the Golden Gate
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017
Du-Par’s restaurant at the Golden Gate in downtown Las Vegas abruptly closed its doors Tuesday evening, hours before it was expected to. By 6:30 p.m., black curtains concealed ...
Police: Scammers preying on elderly in mall parking lots
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017
Metro Police released photos of a man and woman they say are suspected of scamming elderly people in parking lots at northwest valley shopping centers. One scam involves distracting victims loading purchases into their car trunks and ...
Man tries to pull ATM machine from Henderson drugstore
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017
Henderson Police say they are searching for a man who tried to steal an ATM from outside a Walgreens drugstore this morning by wrapping a chain around it and pulling it with ...
Family fears retaliation from alleged child molester after judge slashes bail
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017
The mother of a young girl authorities allege was sexually assaulted by the woman’s ex-fiancé last year is dismayed: “If he does get out, what could he do to us?” asked Crystal Padua. “Will he knock on the door? Will he show up?” Against prosecutors’ objection last week, a judge ordered Henry Altamirano’s bail to be significantly reduced from $1 million to ...
Las Vegas Boulevard shut down after fatal motorcycle crash
Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017
Drivers heading to Las Vegas Boulevard, near St. Rose Parkway, should seek alternate routes, the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada warned. ...
Winter weather reprieve granted ahead of Super Bowl
Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017
Temperatures this afternoon were a tepid 64 degrees and not expected to climb above 66, meteorologist Reid Wolcott said. The skies? Clear. ...
UNLV president among hundreds to sign letter on Trump order
Friday, Feb. 3, 2017
UNLV was one of nearly 600 colleges and universities represented in a letter sent Friday to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security expressing concern over ...
Homeless man found beaten to death in downtown Las Vegas
Friday, Feb. 3, 2017
Detectives are investigating the beating death of a homeless man found this morning near a downtown Las Vegas intersection, according to Metro Police. The body of ...
Police: 2 arrested after body found burned, dismembered
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017
Two men have been arrested in the slaying of a man whose partially burned and dismembered body was found in December in a vacant lot in the northeast valley, according to Metro Police.
George Macaperdas, 31, and ...
Police investigating fatal stabbing near Las Vegas Wash
Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017
The person died at University Medical Center, Rogers said. There were no immediately details on the victim's age, gender or circumstances surrounding the death. ...
Nevada Representatives decry Trump's immigration ban
Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017
"We are here to say we are very much opposed to the president's policy," Titus said in the press conference broadcast from from her Las Vegas office. "We don't support it and we'll do all that we can to help people who get caught up in this." ...
Winning ticket in $188 million jackpot sold in Nipton
Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017
The winning ticket was sold at Prime Valley Lotto Store in Nipton, officials said. The numbers were drawn Friday night. ...
Police: School secured as officers search for man in domestic incident
Friday, Jan. 27, 2017
A west valley middle school was temporarily locked down today while officers searched for a possible gunman, according to ...
Suspect arrested in fatal shooting at central valley apartment
Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017
A suspect in the slaying of a man who was shot and then dragged out of a central valley apartment in November has been arrested, according to Metro Police. Denfield Wright, 37, was ...
Metro investigating fatal shooting at northeast valley house
Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017
Metro Police said today they were investigating the shooting death of a woman early Wednesday at a northeast valley house. The woman’s body was found about 1:40 a.m. in the 3500 block of Morning Mist Drive, near ...
Suspended license? DMV pilot program eases hassle of clearing it up
Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017
Unsuspecting drivers who may not know their licenses or vehicle insurance policies are suspended are bound to encounter a time-consuming surprise when their number is called and they reach the window at ...
Police seek suspects in violent convenience store robbery
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017
Metro Police say they are searching for four suspects after an east valley convenience store clerk was pistol-whipped and beaten unconscious during a robbery late Sunday. Cameras clearly captured ...
Security guard who accidentally shot jewelry store worker was state-certified
Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017
The security officer who Henderson police said inadvertently shot and killed a jewelry store employee during a robbery Saturday was up-to date on his training certifications and ...
Video shows naked man with knife charging cop before fatal shooting
Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017
Video of a Metro Police officer shooting a knife-wielding naked man outside a Jean hotel-casino shows the suspect sprinting toward the officer and being barely fazed by nonlethal bean-bag rounds from a shotgun. Paul Carr Palmer III, a 50-year-old transient with a history of mental illness, was only stopped when the officer shot him in ...
Troopers investigating fatal motorcycle crash on U.S. 95
Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017
The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash in the northbound lanes of U.S. 95 near Rainbow Boulevard. Troopers were dispatched to ...
Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of 2 people at apartment
Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017
A task force arrested a suspect wanted in the fatal shooting of two people Wednesday that may have stemmed from an argument over drugs, according to Metro Police. Durwin Allen, 31, was taken into custody Monday near ...
Employee slain in robbery at Henderson jewelry store
Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017
The Jared the Galleria of Jewelry employee, only described as being a female, died at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, Henderson police spokeswoman Michelle French said.
Thousands gather in downtown Las Vegas in solidarity with women's marches around the world
Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017
The downtown event, which according to Metro Police drew in between 4,000 and 6,000 participants, occurred simultaneously with other demonstrations across the U.S., including Washington D.C. where approximately half a million people took to the streets about 24 hours after Trump’s inauguration. Across the country ...
Police: naked and erratic man wielding knife shot and killed outside a Jean hotel Saturday
Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017
The suspect, who had not been publicly identified this afternoon, was acting erratically near a spa area at the Gold Strike Hotel and Gambling Hall, Metro Lt. John McGrath said in a video briefing. ...
Man thrown from semitrailer hospitalized in critical condition
Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017
The incident in which the truck jackknifed was reported about 1 p.m., spokesman trooper Jason Buratczuk said. ...
Man walking near loading dock hit, killed by truck
Friday, Jan. 20, 2017
A pedestrian walking near a semitractor-trailer at an Albertson’s grocery store loading dock this morning was hit by the truck and killed as it pulled away, according to Metro Police.
The pedestrian, a Las Vegas man in ...
Rain expected to pick up for rush hour, return Sunday
Friday, Jan. 20, 2017
Showers dousing the Las Vegas Valley today are expected to stick around through tonight and return Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. A stronger storm system was expected to ...
On Saturday, women will march in Las Vegas, too
Friday, Jan. 20, 2017
In solidarity with the thousands set to rally at the Women’s March on Washington Saturday, hundreds are expected to take to the streets in downtown Las Vegas to demand equal rights ...
Teen suspect in football star’s slaying to be charged as adult
Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017
A teen accused in the slaying of a former Chaparral High School football star on Saturday was identified today and will be charged as an adult, according to Metro Police. Richard Newsome, 17, was booked ...
Power goes out for more than 13,000 NV Energy customers
Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017
More than 13,000 NV Energy customers in Southern Nevada were without power this morning, most of them in the northwest valley, according to the utility’s website.
Most of the outages ...
Woman dead, 2 critically injured in overnight apartment fire
Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017
A woman is dead and four other people injured, two critically, after an overnight apartment fire near Lake Mead and Martin Luther boulevards, according to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue officials. A young girl and a man who were badly burned were taken to
Medical marijuana dispensary robbed in Las Vegas
Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017
A man armed with a handgun and wearing a ski mask fled with undisclosed items. Dispensaries deal in cash-only transactions, but it wasn’t clear what ...
North Las Vegas Police detective killed in crash mourned as kind public servant
Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017
Days before Christmas, detective Chad Parque told his wife about a teen in the explorer program who couldn't afford to buy supplies. She didn't think much about it until ...
Police asking for the public's help in identifying two bank robbery suspects
Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017
The gunmen entered the bank, demanded money from clerks and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said. ...
Following days of light rain, only dry, cloudy weather expected for the weekend
Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017
A system that's brought showers to Mohave County, Ariz., is trying to sneak its way into the valley, but had so far had stayed away this afternoon, meteorologist Jim Harrison said, adding that a slight chance of sprinkles later today shouldn't be ruled out. ...