Ricardo Torres-Cortez

Story Archive

Family dispute leaves 1 dead in Mountain’s Edge

Friday, Feb. 5, 2016

A father shot and killed his 19-year-old son Friday afternoon in the southwest valley after the son stabbed him during a fight. Police and medical crews were called ...

Man in wheelchair hit by car, killed at bus stop

Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016

A 68-year-old man in a wheelchair was hit by a car and killed today at a north Las Vegas Valley bus stop. The incident was reported about 1:30 p.m. near ...

Police: Man shot to death after getting into car

Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016

A man who climbed into the back of a car and then got out with his hands up was killed today after witnesses reported hearing gunshots, according to Metro Police. The shooting ...

Activists protest trophy-hunting show at Mandalay Bay

Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016

The animal-rights furor unleashed last July after the killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe has descended on the Las Vegas Strip. About two dozen demonstrators gathered in ...

Police: 1 dead in hail of gunfire near downtown Las Vegas

Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016

Detectives were called to investigate a homicide early this morning, according to Metro Police call logs. Police were called about 2:40 a.m. to ...

Driver in fatal 215 Beltway crash had veered into oncoming traffic

Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016

Two people died in a wrong-way traffic wreck in the north Las Vegas Valley Monday night ...