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Community efforts helped nab suspect in execution-style triple slaying
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
The day in December after police found the bodies of three people who had been forced to the floor and executed by gunshot in a drug-related robbery, Metro Capt. Robert Plummer met with ...
Police arrest man accused of shooting during traffic stop
Thursday, May 26, 2016
A man accused of shooting at officers during a traffic stop last month has been arrested, according to Metro Police. Jason Simpson, 41, was arrested today on counts including ...
Fire at hip-hop producer’s southeast valley home kills exotic cat
Thursday, May 26, 2016
A caracal cat was killed today by a fire at a southeast valley house owned by a hip-hop producer known for keeping exotic animals …
Rollover crash shuts down part of Bonneville Avenue
Thursday, May 26, 2016
A rollover crash in downtown Las Vegas sent one person to the hospital and shut down Bonneville Avenue, between 4th Street and Las Vegas Boulevard, according to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue.
Police responded to the crash ...
Woman gets 2 years for embezzling nearly $1 million from employer
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
A Reno woman was sentenced to two years in prison for diverting almost $1million from her employer and using it to gamble ...
Three people injured in crashes with RTC buses
Monday, May 23, 2016
Three people were injured today in two separate RTC bus crashes, one of them involving a bicyclist, according to Metro Police. None of the injuries was ...
Family remembers shooting victim as a 'warrior' who positively impacted others
Sunday, May 22, 2016
After being shot in the chest earlier this month by a gunman not known to him, Jose De Jesus Alatorre Guzman was coherent enough to call 911, his family said Saturday. The 19-year-old soon-to-be-graduate of Western High School was rushed to a hospital in stable condition and was able to tell Metro Police investigators what happened May 11 ...
Two casino employees killed in attack, shooting at Silver Nugget identified
Saturday, May 21, 2016
Two North Las Vegas casino employees killed in an attack and subsequent police shooting have been identified by the Clark County Coroner's Office ...
Man wanted in Florida nightclub shooting nabbed near Las Vegas Strip, officials say
Friday, May 20, 2016
A man accused of a slaying outside a Florida nightclub was arrested today near the Las Vegas Strip, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Steve Evans, 32, was arrested near ...
Police: Man shot to death during NLV road-rage incident
Friday, May 20, 2016
A passenger riding in a car with his family was shot to death early today during a road-rage incident in North Las Vegas, police said. The victim and the shooter were ...
Pedestrian critical after suspected DUI crash; driver arrested
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Authorities say a woman hit by a vehicle near the Las Vegas Strip was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Metro Police say the crash happened about 5:15 a.m. today on ...
Police officer indicted in assault of school student, staff member
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
A Clark County School District Police officer was indicted today on charges of assaulting a student and staff member at a North Las Vegas school last year and ...
Former teacher headed to prison for sexual conduct with student
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
A former Rancho High School teacher convicted of sexual conduct with a student and kidnapping was sentenced today to six to 15 years in prison, according to a court spokeswoman. A jury ...
Ikea will give freebies to first 142 customers
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
You may want to get in line early. Being one of the initial 142 visitors at Ikea during its grand opening will have its perks. The first 42 customers ...
Chicago pizzeria Giordano’s plans Las Vegas Strip location
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Giordano's, a renowned Chicago pizzeria, is opening its first Nevada location on the Las Vegas Strip this fall, the Grand Bazaar Shops at Bally's announced ...
Police: Woman shot outside day care with 2 children had protective order
Friday, May 6, 2016
A woman shot to death Thursday outside a North Las Vegas day care center had a protective order against the gunman — the father of her two young children, who also were wounded in the attack, police said. The protective order resulted from a domestic battery case, and just two days before ...
2 suspects in alleged kidnapping arrested after standoff
Friday, May 6, 2016
Two men were arrested after a reported kidnapping and a police standoff in the northeast valley. The woman contacted police about ...
Driver dies at hospital after crashing into bus stop
Thursday, May 5, 2016
A driver is dead after crashing into a bus stop in the north valley this afternoon, according to Metro Police. The crash happened about ...
Police detain third man in deadly shooting at valley liquor store
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Authorities arrested a third man late Wednesday in a fatal shooting last month at a Lee’s Discount Liquor store, after tips from the public led to the capture of ...
Man wanted on murder charge in Georgia arrested in Las Vegas
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Authorities in Las Vegas on Tuesday arrested a Georgia fugitive who is facing a murder charge, the U.S. Marshals Service announced. Cepada Hilton, 34, was arrested by ...
Four injured in multivehicle crash on Nellis Boulevard
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Four people were taken to University Medical Center after a multivehicle crash near Nellis Boulevard and Bonanza Road, according to Metro Police. The injuries ...
Meet Nurse Jenn, a trailblazer in the Las Vegas medical marijuana industry
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
As a registered nurse working in trauma and rehabilitation centers in Kansas, Jennifer Shepherd cared for patients who weren't benefiting from the pain medications prescribed to them. She noticed a pattern that prompted her to detour from her 13-year career in ...
2 arrested in slaying of Lee’s Liquor employee
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Police have arrested two men in the fatal shooting at a Lee's Discount Liquor store last month. Ray Brown, 22, and Lee Dominic Sykes, 20, were arrested Tuesday without incident ...
Police seek truck after fatal shooting of security guard
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Metro Police are seeking a “vehicle of interest” in the fatal shooting of a security guard last week at a southwest valley construction site. Investigators are looking for a newer model ...
Security guard found shot to death at southwest valley construction site
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
A construction site security guard was found shot to death in the southwest valley early today. The man, whose name has not been released, was guarding ...
Bicyclist seriously injured in crash on Alta Drive
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
A bicyclist suffered potentially life-threatening injuries after being hit by a vehicle in the west valley this morning, according to Metro Police. The incident happened ...
Coroner IDs man shot after apartment door kicked in
Friday, April 22, 2016
A man police said was shot to death Tuesday after an apartment door was kicked in has been identified by the Clark County Coroner’s Office as Maurice Ramon White Jr., 23, of Las Vegas. He died from ...
Coroner IDs man shot to death at Las Vegas motel
Friday, April 22, 2016
A man police said was slain early Wednesday after an argument at a central valley motel has been identified as Pedro Munoz Rodriguez, 37, according to the Clark County Coroner’s Office.
Rodriguez, whose place of residence was ...
Freeway on-ramp at Cheyenne Avenue re-opens after hazardous material spill
Friday, April 22, 2016
The Cheyenne Avenue on-ramp to southbound Interstate 15 was shut down today after a hazardous material spill, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. The spill was deemed safe, but ...
Man slain in liquor store robbery was protecting co-worker, family says
Friday, April 22, 2016
The family of an employee gunned down Monday night during a holdup at a Lee’s Discount Liquor store said the man gave up his life to protect a co-worker and is urging the robbers to give themselves up. “Turn yourselves in,” said Reggie Christensen, brother of ...
Workers rally for union contract outside Trump International Hotel
Thursday, April 21, 2016
A protest by the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 outside the Trump International Hotel went on fairly quietly for about an hour Thursday evening. Then the clock struck 6 p.m. Demonstrators ...
Photos raise question: Was Metro cop using cellphone while driving?
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Photos circulating on social media appear to show a Metro Police officer looking at a cellphone while driving. The photos were originally posted on Facebook by a user named Lowell Pender about noon Wednesday. It wasn’t clear when ...
Moped rider critically injured in crash
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
A moped rider was critically injured this afternoon at Desert Road Inn and Valley View Boulevard, according to Metro Police. Officers responded to the accident about ...
Man fatally shot after argument at motel
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
A man was shot to death following an argument at a motel on Fremont Street near Oakey Boulevard early today, according to Metro Police. The shooting was reported ...
Employee killed in robbery at Lee’s Discount Liquor store; witness identified
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
The Lee’s Discount Liquor store employee had his hands in the air; he was complying with the armed assailants; he did not try to flee or fight back, according to ...
Coroner IDs man, 34, shot in North Las Vegas
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
A 34-year-old man shot to death late Friday in North Las Vegas has been identified by the Clark County Coroner’s Office as Davion Mckinzie. Mckinzie, of North Las Vegas, was found with ...
Jackknifed truck blocking lanes on I-15 North near Tropicana
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Three northbound lanes of Interstate 15 were shut down near Tropicana Avenue as authorities cleared up a wreck involving a semitractor-trailer, according to ...
Two men arrested in December shooting death
Friday, April 15, 2016
Metro Police on Thursday arrested two suspects connected to a December shooting death at a downtown apartment complex, according to jail logs. About 7 a.m. on Dec. 19, Jesse Galvez-Valle, 38 was walking to an apartment ...
Police: Man faces murder count after argument turns deadly
Friday, April 15, 2016
Metro Police say they have arrested a man in a deadly shooting that followed an argument in the central valley on Thursday. Dakuan Thomas, 22, was arrested ...
Police arrest suspect in January fatal shooting
Friday, April 15, 2016
A suspect in a fatal shooting in January on Lake Mead Boulevard has been arrested, Metro Police said today. Police allege ...
Coroner IDs toddler hit, killed by school bus in North Las Vegas
Thursday, April 14, 2016
A 2-year-old boy was hit and killed Thursday by a Clark County School District bus, according to North Las Vegas Police. The accident was reported about 3:40 p.m. in a residential neighborhood in the 600 block of Princess Avenue, near ...
Metro Police engaged in standoff in southwest valley
Thursday, April 14, 2016
A person wanted by authorities was barricaded in a house near South Fort Apache and Huntington Cove Parkway in the ...
Caesars Palace theater temporarily evacuated over suspicious item
Thursday, April 14, 2016
The Colosseum theater at Caesars Palace was temporarily evacuated today after a report of a suspicious item, according to Metro Police. The call came in about 3 p.m., Officer Jesse Roybal said. The evacuation reportedly ...
Police: Shooter may have returned to scene to take pictures of victim
Thursday, April 14, 2016
After shooting a man Monday night, Efren Trujillo-Soriano returned to the scene and took out his phone. The U.S. Army veteran might have been taking pictures or video ...
East Flamingo near the Strip to be shut down for six hours for filming
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Eastbound Flamingo Road near the Strip will be shut down early Thursday morning while filming is conducted ...
North Las Vegas Police seek help finding man whose family fears he may be in danger
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
North Las Vegas Police seek the public's help in finding a possibly endangered man who went missing last week ...
Las Vegas woman killed in apparent murder-suicide identified
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
A woman shot and killed early Tuesday has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office ...
No injuries after plane runs off roadway at Death Valley airport
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
A family of three was unharmed Wednesday morning when a small airplane they were in ran off a roadway at a Death Valley airport ...
Coroner IDs man killed in shootout with police
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
A gunman shot and killed by Metro Police on Monday has been identified by the Clark County Coroner’s Office as Efren Trujillo, 22, of Buckeye, Ariz. Trujillo died from multiple ...
Man killed in rollover crash on 215 Beltway
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
A man trapped in a car after a rollover crash on the northbound 215 Beltway at Summerlin Parkway died early today, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. A trooper witnessed the crash about ...