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Flood advisories issued for northeast, northwest areas of valley
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Included in the advisory are Sunrise Manor; Summerlin; Floyd Lamb Park; Lone Mountain; Centennial Hills; Sun City Summerlin. Also mentioned were …
Simplify your message with Yo
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Yo is an app that debuted in April, and since then it has been downloaded more than 2 million times. The sole reason for the app? For its users to send a …
Former Crazy Horse Too owner Rick Rizzolo indicted on federal tax charges
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
A federal grand jury today indicted former Las Vegas strip club owner Rick Rizzolo on charges he attempted to evade more than $2.5 million in taxes. The two-count indictment charges Rizzolo with …
Former Crazy Horse Too owner Rick Rizzolo facing new federal tax charges
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
A federal grand jury today indicted former Las Vegas strip club owner Rick Rizzolo on charges he attempted to evade more than $2.5 million in taxes. The two-count indictment charges Rizzolo, former owner of the Crazy Horse Too strip club, with …
Coroner: Man found in Electric Daisy parking lot OD'd on Ecstasy
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
A 24-year-old man who was found unconscious in the parking lot at the Electric Daisy Carnival last month died of an accidental overdose of Ecstasy. The cause of death was ...
Storm warning lifted; wind, rain, flooding still possible
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
The warning was issued about 3:20 p.m., with officials urging people in the affected area, which included Mountains Edge, Henderson and Boulder City, to …
Man jumps to his death from Circus Circus roof, police say
Monday, July 7, 2014
Metro Police are investigating a suicide late Monday at Circus Circus. Hotel security notified police at 8:32 p.m. that a man on the roof ...
Storms dump rain overnight; flash flood warning issued
Monday, July 7, 2014
Rain storms, some of them heavy, swept through the Las Vegas area late Sunday and overnight, dumping up to 2 inches in the Spring Mountains and causing...
Man dead after argument, gunshots; police seek suspects
Friday, July 4, 2014
Metro Police are seeking information in the shooting death of a man Wednesday night at an apartment complex in the northwest valley. Patrol officers were dispatched about...
Rain falls in Henderson but shouldn’t impact fireworks
Friday, July 4, 2014
Isolated rain storms were reported over Henderson this afternoon but should move out by tonight and not interfere with fireworks displays, according to...
Coroner IDs man who fell from boat at Lake Mead
Friday, July 4, 2014
A man who died after falling from a boat at Lake Mead on Wednesday has been identified as Schayne Robert Baker, 36, of Las Vegas, the Clark County Coroner’s Office reported today. The cause of death is still...
One teen dead, another injured in NLV shooting overnight
Friday, July 4, 2014
A North Las Vegas Police spokesman said the shooting, which killed an 18-year-old male and injured a 14-year-old female, took place about 11:05 p.m. in the 4800 block of Via Maria Court, a residential ...
Woman crossing Las Vegas Boulevard is struck, critically injured
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
A woman was critically injured late Tuesday after being struck by a car while she walked across Las Vegas Boulevard South outside a marked crosswalk. Metro Police responded about ...
Brian Greenspun takes control of Las Vegas Sun, other GMG titles
Family agreement means Las Vegas will remain a two-newspaper town
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
The Las Vegas Sun’s publisher and editor took sole ownership of the publication today, rescuing it from what had been an uncertain future. Brian Greenspun assumed control of the Sun and ...
‘I’m not quitting now’: Brian Greenspun on the future of the Sun and GMG
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
After months of uncertainty, the announcement that the Las Vegas Sun will endure means the media landscape in the region will continue to be shaped by...
Would you try these extreme Las Vegas foods?
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Las Vegas is known for indulgence, taking risks and having fun. And that definitely applies to the food and drink. Here are some of the crazy food challenges and expensive ...
Medical marijuana card-holder ran illegal growing operation, Metro says
Monday, June 30, 2014
Las Vegas resident Joshua Joslyn told police he smoked medical marijuana daily because of headaches brought on by a previous work-related incident. But with his arrest last week for operating an illegal grow house in his south Las Vegas home, Joslyn’s latest headaches are …
Suspect confesses to early May slaying in eastern valley, police say
Monday, June 30, 2014
Christopher Dillon said he never should have returned to the neighborhood park on the night of May 9. Instead, Dillon did return to Magdalena’s Vegas Mountain Neighborhood Park, near Vegas Valley Drive and Nellis Boulevard in the eastern valley. Before he left again, according to a Metro Police report released today, he shot …
Hottest temperatures of year on way to Las Vegas, region, forecasters say
Friday, June 27, 2014
Summer is about to sizzle in the desert, weather forecasters say. Temperatures as high as 111 in Las Vegas, 115 in Laughlin and 122 in Death Valley are forecast for next week. Daily high temperatures will trend upward Saturday through Wednesday before falling off a bit on Thursday, the eve of …
Coroner IDs woman shot by police in Wednesday morning attack
Friday, June 27, 2014
The Clark County Coroner’s Office has identified the woman whom police said they shot and killed after interrupting a break-in and attack early Wednesday at a south Las Vegas extended-stay apartment. Mimi Diane Goldberg, 49, Las Vegas, died as a result of...
Street justice lands homeless man in jail on count of murder
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Paul Pillat, aka Tumbleweed, died June 11 at Sunrise Hospital. Three days earlier, he had been taken to Desert Springs Hospital and Medical Center complaining of neck and back pain. He was having …
North Las Vegas announces two tenants for its City Hall
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Tenants are coming to the underutilized North Las Vegas City Hall. Mayor John Lee today announced the Nevada Affordable Housing Assistance Corporation and Home Means Nevada, two state-affiliated nonprofits agencies that help distressed homeowners, would be moving to City Hall. NAHAC agreed to a three-year lease for ...
Officer shoots, kills knife-wielding woman during overnight attack
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
A woman is dead after Metro Police reported interrupting her breaking into an extended-stay apartment overnight and attacking...
Confronted with allegations of sexually touching young boy, suspect tried to commit suicide, police say
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Shortly after being confronted about inappropriate touching of a young boy, a 40-year-old Henderson man tried to take his life by slitting his wrists, according to …
Las Vegas man run over by car, dragged about a mile, police say
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
A man was run over by a car early today and dragged about a mile before the driver heard him under the vehicle and stopped. The man, identified as Citez Harvell, 22, of Las Vegas was taken to ...
Sweep in Las Vegas recovers 7 child-trafficking victims, arrests 2 pimps, FBI reports
Monday, June 23, 2014
Las Vegas was one of 106 cities nationwide where the operation was carried out last week. Across the country during the operation, the FBI reported 168 recoveries of children who were …
Steve Wynn, Gov. Brian Sandoval’s campaign among Nevadans with unclaimed property
Monday, June 23, 2014
Central Telephone owes Gov. Brian Sandoval’s campaign $500 in refunds from 2002. Gingko Acquisition Corp. owes hotel tycoon ...
Northshore Road near Lake Las Vegas reopens after fatal accident
Monday, June 23, 2014
One man is dead, two people were airlifted to area hospitals and a road within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area is temporarily closed after a head-on accident this morning northeast of …
Work to get under way in 2015 on new luxury housing community planned for Summerlin
Monday, June 23, 2014
Howard Hughes Corp., developer of Summerlin, is partnering in the venture with Scottsdale, Ariz.,-based Discovery Land Co. in the unnamed 555-acre, high-end community that will be south of...
Las Vegas wins U.S. Conference of Mayors award for green initiatives
Friday, June 20, 2014
Sustainability efforts undertaken by the city of Las Vegas are now being recognized nationally. The U.S. Conference of Mayors today named Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman and Gresham, Ore., Mayor Shane Bemis as the top winners in its...
Obama administration launches project to keep sage grouse off threatened list
Friday, June 20, 2014
The Obama administration is launching an effort to accelerate protection of sage grouse along the Nevada-California line with $31 million in spending commitments through 2024 to help ranchers and others improve grouse habitat. A top official ...
Investigation details military drone crashes, including 12 in Nevada
Friday, June 20, 2014
Drones might help fuel Nevada’s economy in the coming years, but a Washington Post investigation calls into question the safety of unmanned aircraft. During a yearlong investigation, the Post said it gathered documents showing more than 400 large U.S. military drones crashed in major accidents worldwide ...
Woman arrested on arson charges after fire burns vacant apartments
Thursday, June 19, 2014
A 29-year-old Las Vegas woman has been arrested in connection with an alley fire this morning near downtown that spread to two vacant apartment buildings. June A. Wilkinson was arrested on ...
Motorcyclist killed in crash near the airport
Thursday, June 19, 2014
A 22-year-old motorcyclist died Thursday after colliding with a car on Eastern Avenue near McCarran International Airport, Metro Police said. At about 6:40 p.m., a Chevrolet Cruze traveling north on...
Tony Alamo appointed chairman of Nevada Gaming Commission; Pat Mulroy replacing Pete Bernhard on board
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
The commission’s longtime chairman, Las Vegas attorney Pete Bernhard, is not seeking reappointment and will resign his seat effective June 30. Taking over as chairman will be Dr. Tony Alamo, a Las Vegas doctor and board member since 2008. Replacing Bernhard on the board is …
Newest McCarran security fast-pass to depend on biometrics, memberships
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Travelers willing to pay an annual fee could have an easier time making their way through security checkpoints beginning...
Retired Metro Police dog dies after bee attack
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
retired member of Metro Police’s K9 unit died today after being attacked by a swarm of bees. News of the death of “Micky” was reported this afternoon on …
Florida woman claims $1 million jackpot on Bellagio slot machine
Monday, June 16, 2014
A Florida slots player struck it big last week at Bellagio, hitting a $1,094,560.56 jackpot on a …
Bullhead City man drowns in Lake Mohave
Monday, June 16, 2014
Christie Vanover, a spokeswoman for the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, said officials received a 911 call at 12:40 p.m. reporting the man had disappeared underwater. Initial reports indicated he was …
Funeral for slain Wal-Mart shopper set for June 22
Friday, June 13, 2014
Funeral services for Joseph Wilcox, the shopper who was shot and killed after confronting a gunman Sunday inside an east Las Vegas Wal-Mart, have been scheduled …
After tragedy, community shows it cares through contributions, condolences
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Las Vegans continue to open their hearts and their wallets with outpourings in honor of the three victims of an extremist couple's killing rampage Sunday. Tens of thousands of dollars have been …
Funerals set for officers killed in Sunday attack
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Officer Igor Soldo will be laid to rest Thursday; a service in Las Vegas for Officer Alyn Beck will be Saturday …
Air-quality advisory issued for Clark County today
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
In a news release, the Clark County Department of Air Quality said several contributors led to issuance of the smoke and ground-level ozone advisory, including  …
Metro to update shooting investigation in news conference
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Three days after an anti-government couple gunned down two police officers and a bystander in separate attacks, Metro Police officials have scheduled a midmorning news conference to provide ...
Five takeaways from Mark Hutchison’s win, the Tea Party’s defeats and the union-business battle brewing for sheriff
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Near record low turnout, the expected happens, the Democrats hole at the top and big fights coming in November ...
Worker dies from fall at MGM Grand Conference Center
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
A worker is dead after an accident this afternoon at the MGM Grand. Few details were being released, but MGM Resorts International spokesman Gordon Absher said in a statement the MGM worker “died after an accident that resulted ...
Report: Seven young adults suffer burns at bonfire south of Henderson
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
A least seven people suffered burns overnight at a desert bonfire and were taken to an area hospital, Clark County spokesman Dan Kulin said this afternoon. The fire, set by a group of high school students or young adults, was in the desert about...
Nevada finally got a pageant winner; here are 10 who failed but gained notoriety anyway
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
No contestant from Nevada has ever won a Miss America or Miss USA pageant — until this week when Miss Nevada Nia Sanchez won the Miss USA Pageant. But several ...
‘Anti-government’ killers put swastika, flag on Metro Police officer’s body
Monday, June 9, 2014
Metro Police today identified Jerad Miller, 31, and Amanda Miller, 22, as unaligned extremists who carried out the ambush of Metro Officers Alyn Beck, 41, and Igor Soldo, 31 …
Fire does $30,000 damage to vacant house
Monday, June 9, 2014
A fire that started in a shed spread to a vacant house and did about $30,000 damage before firefighters put it out, Clark County Fire Department officials said. The fire, reported at...