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Four face charges in string of area armored truck robberies
Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017
Three men and a woman arrested in connection with a string of armored truck robberies in Las Vegas and Henderson face up to life in prison if convicted, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada. Trayvale Harrison, 30, of Barstow, Calif., Phillip Shiel, 22, of Los Angeles, and ...
Firefighters injured battling blaze at townhouse
Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017
A firefighter who was battling a blaze at a townhouse today was injured and has been taken to a hospital, according to the Clark County Fire Department. No additional information was ...
Police: Man, 77, wounded in Henderson road-rage incident; suspect arrested
Monday, Sept. 11, 2017
Henderson Police say they arrested a suspect today after a 77-year-old motorist was shot in the leg Sunday in a road-rage episode. Aaron Keith, 26, of Las Vegas was being held at ...
Police: Convenience store worker shoots man after confrontation
Monday, Sept. 11, 2017
A convenience store employee shot and killed a man late Sunday after a confrontation with several people at the east valley business, according to Metro Police. The shooting happened shortly before ...
Parents charged after son, 4, fatally shot himself
Friday, Sept. 8, 2017
The Clark County District Attorney’s Office has filed criminal charges against the parents of a boy who died last month of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Ronald Whitis was charged Thursday with ...
Fire guts Las Vegas lounge featured on TV’s 'Bar Rescue'
Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017
An early morning fire gutted a bar featured earlier this year on the reality TV show “Bar Rescue,” causing an estimated $500,000 damage. A Metro Police officer on patrol noticed ...
Woman hits $787,000 jackpot on penny slot machine
Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017
A Texas woman hit a $787,842 jackpot this week on a penny slot machine at Harrah’s. Janet Redwine of Coppell, Texas, hit the big prize on ...
Overnight fire does $100,000 damage at apartment complex
Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017
An overnight fire at an apartment complex east of the Las Vegas Strip caused an estimated $100,000 in damage, but nobody was injured, according to ...
Bee swarm closes highway rest area near Searchlight — again
Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017
A swarm of bees has forced the closure of a highway rest area near Searchlight for the second time in less than three months. The state Department of Transportation today shut down ...
Man on skateboard killed in collision with car
Monday, Aug. 21, 2017
A man on a skateboard was killed this morning in a crash with a car, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. The crash was reported about ...
Police: Man who robbed business was wearing jail clothes
Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017
Metro Police say they are looking for a shotgun-wielding man who robbed a business Tuesday while wearing “unique clothing” — namely a Clark County jail shirt.
A surveillance photo shows ...
Police: Man arrested after threatening letter left at Heller’s office
Monday, Aug. 14, 2017
A man arrested today faces extortion and intimidation counts in connection with a threatening letter found last month outside of U.S. Sen. Dean Heller’s office in ...
Rescue crew stops search for man stuck in floodwaters near Koval Lane
Friday, Aug. 11, 2017
The department received a call reporting a man screaming for help as he was being swept down a flooded wash just east of Koval Lane on the north side of ...
$11.8 million Megabucks jackpot hit at Fremont
Friday, Aug. 11, 2017
A visitor from Southern California hit an $11.8 million Nevada Megabucks jackpot Tuesday night at the Fremont Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas. Rodolfo T. hit the jackpot on the ...
Recent tragedies underline need for disaster preparation
Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017
Tragedies are inevitable, but that doesn’t mean we are helpless. Experts in terrorism, public safety and emergency management agree that knowing what to do in an attack or catastrophe can mean the difference between life and death. Survival in many cases isn’t a function of bravery but the result of preparedness.
Teen security guard arrested in fatal shooting at apartment complex
Friday, Aug. 4, 2017
A teenage security guard at a northeast valley apartment complex is accused of fatally shooting a man and wounding a girl Thursday after exchanging words in ...
Man wakes up to find his bed on fire
Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017
A sleeping man who awoke to find his bed on fire suffered burns as he tried to drag the blazing mattress outside, while a neighbor cut himself escaping ...
Autopsy determines woman died of injuries in car crash
Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017
An autopsy concluded that a woman who died nearly two months after a single-car crash succumbed to complications from blunt-force trauma suffered ...
Police: Motorcyclist runs red light, dies after crash
Friday, July 28, 2017
A motorcyclist died after he ran a red light Thursday night and crashed into a car making a left turn on a road west of the Las Vegas Strip, according to Metro Police.
The wreck happened about 11:30 p.m. at ...
Man, 78, dies after dump truck crashes near Pahrump
Friday, July 21, 2017
A 78-year-old man died Wednesday after the dump truck he was driving crashed and overturned in the desert outside of Pahrump, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol
The driver was ...
Golden Gate on Fremont Street to double casino size
Thursday, July 20, 2017
The Golden Gate hotel hotel-casino in downtown Las Vegas will double its casino size as part of a major renovation announced Thursday. The 111-year-old property will ...
Flash flood warning issued as heavy rain sweeps valley
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
A flash flood warning is in effect this morning for the southeast Las Vegas Valley, with storms dumping more than an inch of rain in some areas and swamping roads, according to ...
Fire damages 2 cars, carport in central valley
Monday, July 17, 2017
Two cars caught fire in the carport of a house today in the central valley, according to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue officials. The fire was reported about 1 p.m. in ...
Wildfire in mountains outside Las Vegas grows to 350 acres
Friday, July 7, 2017
A wildfire in the Spring Mountains southwest of Las Vegas has grown to some 350 acres, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The fire started Thursday as ...
Blackstone buys World Market Center
Friday, July 7, 2017
Investment firm Blackstone, in partnership with Fireside Investments, announced Thursday it is buying International Market Centers, owner-operator of World Market Center in ...
Local home prices, sales keep climbing in June
Thursday, July 6, 2017
Southern Nevada home prices and sales continued to climb in June, according to the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors.
Customer killed when car crashed into Henderson store identified
Monday, July 3, 2017
A man died Monday after he was struck by a vehicle that plowed into a Henderson music store. Henderson Police responded about 3:50 p.m. to Anthem Hills Music ...
Police: Roommate finds man dead in apartment
Friday, June 30, 2017
Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man whose body was found by a roommate Thursday night at an apartment in the area of ...
Henderson condominium fire causes $55,000 damage
Thursday, June 29, 2017
A fire at a condominium building Wednesday night caused an estimated $55,000 in damage and displaced three people, according to ...
Pedestrian killed while crossing street near UNLV
Monday, June 26, 2017
A 31-year old Las Vegas man was hit by and SUV and killed early today near UNLV, according to Metro Police. The man was hit about 2:35 a.m. as he was crossing Tropicana Avenue east of Wilbur Street outside ...
Firefighters battle blaze at northeast recycling plant
Friday, June 23, 2017
Firefighters from three departments were battling a blaze this morning at a recycling plant in the northeast valley, according to the Clark County Fire Department. A large pile of debris was ...
Metro Police ID officer involved in deadly shooting
Thursday, June 22, 2017
An officer who shot and killed a man who lunged at officers with a knife Tuesday has been identified as Kyle Prior, an eight-year veteran of the force, according to Metro Police.
Prior, 28, who has been with Metro since ...
CCSD Trustee Cranor resigns to attend law school at BYU
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Clark County School District Trustee Erin Cranor announced Wednesday she will resign this summer to attend law school at Brigham Young University. Cranor told the board she was recently awarded a a fellowship to earn a joint degree so she can practice law in social justice and civil rights. “I have tried to do as much ...
Truck catches fire outside extended-stay motel
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Two people were hospitalized with nonlife-threatening conditions after roofing materials on a utility truck caught fire this morning outside ...
Mary Beth Scow stepping down from spot on County Commission
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Scow was first elected to the County Commission in 2010 and was re-elected in 2014. She previously served for three terms on the Clark County School District ..
Two arrested in death of man found handcuffed, shot in head
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Two people face murder counts in the death of a man who was found handcuffed and shot in the head on a central valley street ...
Shoppes at Harmon Square secures $18.1 million loan
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
The Shoppes at Harmon Square in Las Vegas, which renovated its units, façade and parking last year, has secured a $18.1 million loan from Benefit Street Partners. ...
Overnight work set for 215 Beltway ramps in southeast part of valley
Saturday, June 10, 2017
The ramp from westbound Warm Springs Road to the westbound 215 Beltway will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Sunday through Thursday nights through the end of June because of ongoing construction, a Clark County spokesman said this week. ...
Barbecue fire does $100,000 damage at Henderson house
Friday, June 9, 2017
A fire caused by combustibles stored too close to an outdoor barbecue did an estimated $100,000 in damage at a house in ...
Airport Connector-215 Beltway flyover ramp opens  
Monday, June 5, 2017
The flyover ramp to link the Airport Connector to the eastbound 215 Beltway opened today. The new ramp, more than a half-mile long and expected to accommodate 20,000 vehicles a day, replaces a looping ramp that forced drivers to significantly slow down before getting onto the highway. “We were able to complete this major improvement thanks to ...
House fire northeast of Strip does about $50,000 damage
Monday, June 5, 2017
A fire that investigators believe started in a storage room did about $50,000 in damage to a house northeast of the Strip, according to ...
Airport Connector flyover ramp to eastbound 215 to open Monday
Saturday, June 3, 2017
>The flyover ramp from the Airport Connector to the eastbound 216 Beltway will open Monday after a ceremony set for 9 a.m. ...
Man, 82, killed when car, pickup truck collide
Friday, June 2, 2017
An 82-year-old Las Vegas man was killed and a woman critically injured Thursday night when a car turned in front of a pickup truck and the ...
Bicyclist hit by SUV on Sunday dies at hospital
Friday, June 2, 2017
A bicyclist hit by an SUV on Sunday while riding in the west valley has died at University Medical Center, according to Metro Police. The Clark County Coroner’s Office notified police of ...
Pedestrian hit, killed by pickup truck on Charleston Boulevard
Friday, May 26, 2017
A pedestrian was hit and killed by a pickup truck Thursday night as he crossed Charleston Boulevard near Shiloah Drive, according to Metro Police.
The pedestrian was crossing the street about ...
Las Vegas airport has busiest April ever, tops 4 million passengers
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
McCarran International Airport had its highest passenger volume ever for the month of April, also marking the first time the passenger count exceeded ...
Man found dead with gunshot wounds on Las Vegas sidewalk
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
A man found dead on a Las Vegas sidewalk Tuesday night might have been killed in a gang-related shooting, according to Metro Police. Officers responding to a report of a shooting about 9:20 p.m. in the 2700 block of ...
Nevada's nuclear dilemma: Inside the reignited fight over Yucca Mountain
Monday, May 22, 2017
For decades, Nevada has been resisting the federal government’s plan to turn Yucca Mountain into the nation’s lone dump for high-level nuclear waste. Critics say seismic ...
Police seeking suspect after man stabbed in neck outside hotel
Friday, May 19, 2017
Metro Police say they are looking for a woman who approached an elderly man sitting outside a downtown Las Vegas hotel, bent over to hug him and stabbed him in the back of the neck. The man was taken to ...
Golfers can bet on skills in tourneys at MGM Grand's Level Up lounge
Friday, May 19, 2017
Golfing with your buddies likely already has an element of wagering involved, but now you can bet on your skills in a casino setting. ...