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A little disco and a lot of fun for airmen, families at Nellis Christmas party
Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014
Children giggled as they tossed beanbags at a red, white and blue target, and airmen in and out of uniform strutted their stuff on the dance floor. The USO delivered holiday cheer and funky tunes to airmen and their families who couldn't get away from Nellis Air Force Base on Christmas Day ...
Coroner IDs man, 81, who crashed into gravel pit
Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014
A man who died Monday morning when the SUV he was driving rolled into a northwest valley gravel pit has been identified by the Clark County Coroner’s Office as Arthur A. Brancatelli, 81, of Las Vegas. Brancatelli died from ...
Mesquite theater signs on to show controversial ‘The Interview’
Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014
A Mesquite movie theater says it will show controversial film "The Interview" when the film is released Thursday. The R-rated movie has been the subject of controversy over ...
Brush fire at Las Vegas Wash caused smoke over valley
Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014
A brush fire in the Las Vegas Wash sent smoke through the air this morning. No injuries were caused by the fire, which was reported about ...
Metro IDs robbery suspect who barricaded himself in car
Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014
A suspect who barricaded himself in a car this morning following a series of robberies in the southwest valley surrendered and has been arrested. Eddie Rodriguez, 44, was arrested ...
Man arrested after car wash employees injured in wreck
Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014
A man accused of hitting two car wash employees with a car and leaving the scene turned himself in Monday morning, Metro Police said. Christopher Charles Blalark, 24, was booked ...
Man told police to ‘just kill me’ before being shot
Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014
A man who was shot after approaching officers with a pair of butcher knives Sunday was yelling for Metro Police to “just kill me, just shoot me,” according to an arrest report. Paul Joseph Herron, 46, had raised both knives ...
Las Vegas crushes record high temperature for today
Monday, Dec. 22, 2014
Nobody expects a white Christmas in Las Vegas, but this is ridiculous. The temperature at McCarran International Airport hit 73 degrees today, the highest temperature for this date since official records ...
Coroner IDs man killed in chain-reaction motorcycle wreck
Monday, Dec. 22, 2014
A motorcyclist killed in a crash involving multiple bikes and a pickup truck Friday has been identified as 28-year-old Kevin Rubio, the Clark County Coroner’s Office said. Rubio, a North Las Vegas resident ...
Las Vegas boy, 14, killed in shooting Sunday night
Monday, Dec. 22, 2014
A 14-year-old Las Vegas boy died Sunday night after he was shot at a northeast valley house, Metro Police said. Police received reports about 7 p.m. of an incident in the 3600 block of Elegant Saint Court, near North Pecos Road and East Cheyenne Avenue, Officer Laura Meltzer said. Officers found ...
Police: Pedestrian killed, child injured in hit-and-run
Monday, Dec. 22, 2014
A 57-year-old man was killed and a 4-year-old boy injured in a hit-and-run incident Sunday evening in North Las Vegas, police said. Officers received reports about 5:30 p.m. of a man down near ...
Man dies after SUV crashes into gravel pit
Monday, Dec. 22, 2014
An elderly man was killed in a fatal rollover crash this morning in the northwest valley, Metro Police said. Police received reports about 6:30 a.m. of the crash near ...
Woman killed after crashing into storm drain identified
Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014
A 38-year-old woman killed Thursday when she drove an SUV into a northwest valley storm drain and hit a brick wall has been identified by the Clark County Coroner's Office as Alycia Marie Sox.
Driver, motocyclist killed in central valley accident identified
Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014
A motorcyclist and a driver killed in a central valley crash Saturday afternoon have been identified by the Clark County Coroner's Office.
Police: Officer shoots man armed with butcher knives
Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014
A man who had threatened to kill his elderly father was shot by a Metro Police officer on Sunday after he refused to drop a pair of butcher knives, authorities said. The incident unfolded about 2:30 p.m. after officers were dispatched to a house in the 3200 block of Liahona Way to investigate a report of a domestic disturbance, police said. A 72-year-old man reported that his 46-year-old son was threatening to ...
Man who died in Saturday wreck identified
Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014
A Las Vegas man killed Saturday when the car he was driving rear-ended a parked van in the south valley has been identified as 41-year-old Terry William Jones.
Man admits to starting fire in vacant apartment complex unit that displaces 12
Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014
A man who said he started a fire in a bathtub is believed to have caused a blaze that displaced 12 people and resulted in about $40,000 of damage to an east valley apartment building.
Police: Child sex abuse involved bestiality, kids as young as 3
Friday, Dec. 19, 2014
Authorities have released new details about a Las Vegas trio accused of sexually assaulting at least eight children in their own family. In police records released this week ...
7 motorcycles crash on Blue Diamond Road, killing 1
Friday, Dec. 19, 2014
One man is dead and one was critically injured after a collision involving seven motorcycles and a pickup truck on Blue Diamond Road near ...
Woman, 38, dies after SUV hits brick wall
Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014
A 38-year-old Las Vegas woman died this afternoon after she drove her SUV into a storm drain and hit a brick wall in ...
Police: Security guard in fatal Strip shootout acted in self-defense
Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014
Police say it appears a security guard who shot and killed a 35-year-old man Monday on the Las Vegas Strip had walked away from ...
Suspect in fatal hit-and-run back at county jail
Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014
A woman accused of leaving the scene of an accident that killed a grandfather pushing a baby stroller is back at the Clark County jail after ...
School lockdowns lifted; reports of armed man unfounded
Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014
Lockdowns at two west valley elementary schools were lifted this morning after no armed man was found near the schools, Clark County School District Police said. Metro Police said ...
Police seek suspects in armed robbery of southeast valley business
Monday, Dec. 15, 2014
Police are searching for two men in an armed robbery this month at a southeast valley business, according to a Metro Police. On Dec. 5, the men entered ...
Police: Suspect in custody after gas station robbery in Laughlin
Monday, Dec. 15, 2014
Police received a report about 7:30 a.m. of a robbery at a Mobil gas station at 3020 Needles Highway, near El Mirage Way, Officer Miguel Garcia said.
Coroner IDs man found dead in Henderson flood channel
Monday, Dec. 15, 2014
A man whose body was found Sunday in a Henderson flood channel has been identified by the Clark County Coroner’s Office as 52-year-old Suwit Kloykaom. Police were called ...
Bus security guard fatally shoots gunman on Las Vegas Strip
Monday, Dec. 15, 2014
A gunman was killed and a bus security officer injured in a shootout on the Las Vegas Strip, Metro Police said. Police received reports about 1:45 a.m. of two people shot ...
Cloudy weather expected to linger into Saturday
Friday, Dec. 12, 2014
Remnants of a punishing storm that wreaked havoc along the West Coast have brought showers to ...
Man killed at Henderson factory suffered head injury
Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014
A 42-year-old man who died Monday at a Henderson plastics factory where he worked suffered a crushing head injury ...
Forecasters: Rain, heavy snow to hit Southern Nevada on Friday
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014
Winter weather is expected to arrive in the Las Vegas Valley on Friday bearing gifts for rain and snow lovers. The highest peaks in the Mount Charleston area may see up to ...
2 hospitalized, dog dead in southwest valley house fire
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014
A body was discovered after a fire broke out in a southwest valley residence this afternoon. Metro Police received a report about 5:40 p.m. of the house fire in ...
Police raid marijuana grow house in western valley
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014
Two people were arrested after a marijuana grow house bust today in the western valley collected 40 plants and 13 pounds of dried marijuana ...
Graffiti cleanup triggers hazmat situation at NLV welfare office
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014
Outside graffiti abatement work caused employees and visitors at a state welfare office in North Las Vegas to complain of lightheadedness and other symptoms ...
Car driver injured in school bus crash in east valley
Monday, Dec. 8, 2014
One person was injured when a school bus and a car collided in the east valley this afternoon. Police received a report about 3:45 p.m. of a crash near Stewart Avenue and North Mojave Road ...
Corner IDs man hit by pickup on Lamb Boulevard
Monday, Dec. 8, 2014
A man who was hit and killed by a pickup truck Thursday in the northeast valley has been identified by the Clark County Coroner’s Office as Christopher Lawrence Wyatt, 30, of Las Vegas.
Wyatt died of ...
Coroner IDs man fatally beaten behind convenience store
Monday, Dec. 8, 2014
A man who died after being beaten and possibly hit with a rock outside a convenience store Saturday has been identified as 51-year-old Jeffrey Harry Clabaugh, authorities said. Clabaugh died of ...
Man arrested in fatal shooting at Las Vegas apartment complex
Monday, Dec. 8, 2014
Metro Police have arrested a man in a Saturday morning shooting in the north valley that left one person dead. Kolby Edwards, 29, was arrested Sunday on a count of ...
Kitchen fire does $20,000 damage to duplex
Monday, Dec. 8, 2014
A kitchen fire at a one-story duplex near West Washington Avenue and Interstate 15 this morning caused about $20,000 damage and displaced three people, fire department officials said. Las Vegas Fire & Rescue responded about ...
School bus driver hurt in crash in North Las Vegas
Monday, Dec. 8, 2014
A bus driver suffered minor injuries after a vehicle rear-ended a school bus this morning in North Las Vegas, officials said. The Clark County School District bus was ...
Woman hit by bus, seriously injured on Las Vegas Strip
Monday, Dec. 8, 2014
A 36-year-old Canadian woman suffered serious injuries this morning after she was hit by a bus on the Las Vegas Strip, Metro Police said. The woman ...
Man barricaded in house threatening to harm himself
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014
Metro Police received a report about 4:22 p.m. of a situation near Torrey Pines Drive and Windmill Lane, Lt. Barb Schmidt said.
Police: $40,000 of electronics stolen from elementary school
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014
More than $40,000 of electronic equipment was stolen from an east valley elementary school early Wednesday morning, Clark County School District Police said. One or more people broke into ...
Coroner IDs inmate found dead in Henderson jail cell
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014
An inmate who city officials said committed suicide Tuesday at the Henderson Detention Center has been identified by the Clark County Coroner’s Office as Tyrone Pye, 42, of Las Vegas. Pye was found unresponsive ...
Police: Elderly man apparently shot wife before killing himself
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014
An elderly couple whose bodies were found at a Summerlin house Wednesday appear to have died after a husband shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself, Metro Police said.
Police responded about ...
Police search for suspect in armed robbery
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014
Metro Police are searching for a man they say robbed a business in the southeast valley last month. On Nov. 18, the man entered the business near Maryland Parkway and ...
2 arrested, 1 sought in fatal Las Vegas street robbery
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014
Two teens have been arrested in connection with the robbery and shooting death of a 22-year-old woman last month, and a third suspect is being sought, according to ...
Thick fog that disrupted Las Vegas flights expected to clear up Friday
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014
Though patches of fog were suspended over parts of the valley Thursday evening, the skies should be sunnier with some high clouds by late Friday afternoon. Visibility will still be reduced ...
Elderly couple found dead in Summerlin residence
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014
Metro Police's homicide unit is investigating the deaths of two elderly people whose bodies were found in a Summerlin residence. Police received a report about ...
Four vehicles catch fire at Venetian parking garage
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014
Fire crews responded to reports of four vehicles on fire at the Venetian parking garage this evening. Officials received a report about 8:50 p.m. of the fires on ...
2 pedestrians hit in crosswalk outside Arizona Charlie’s Decatur
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014
Metro Police are searching for a car that hit two elderly pedestrians in a crosswalk this evening and left the scene near Decatur and Charleston boulevards ...