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Police working to ID suspect in casino cage robbery
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man accused of robbing the Silver Sevens casino ...
Las Vegas inmate who fibbed about having Ebola is identified
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014
An inmate who police say lied about having been exposed to the Ebola virus has been identified and will face an additional charge because of ...
2nd suspect arrested in deadly west valley home invasion
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014
A man suspected of participating in a home invasion last month that left a man dead was arrested Monday, Metro Police said. Robert Figueroa, 28, was booked ...
Theater fire sparks drama at downtown arts school
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014
A small fire at Las Vegas Academy of the Arts this morning caused about $5,000 damage and prompted a brief evacuation, Las Vegas Fire & Rescue officials said. A stage curtain in the theater ...
Woman pleads guilty to arson in Las Vegas pet shop fire
Monday, Oct. 20, 2014
Gloria Eun Hye Lee, accused of setting fire to her pet shop to collect insurance money, pleaded guilty this morning to charges including ...
Woman injured in weekend ATV accident remains in hospital
Monday, Oct. 20, 2014
A 67-year-old woman injured in an all-terrain vehicle rollover accident Sunday remains in serious condition, a University Medical Center spokesperson said. Nancy Perez was still being treated at ...
Police identify man accused of stabbing his wife to death
Monday, Oct. 20, 2014
A man stabbed his wife to death and then critically injured himself this morning in a domestic dispute in their northwest valley home, Metro Police said. The man has been identified by police as James Joyce ...
Sandoval calls for Ebola task force to tackle any threat to Nevada
Friday, Oct. 17, 2014
Nevada will form an Ebola task force to focus on training and responsiveness in case the Silver State is exposed to the virus. Gov. Brian Sandoval instructed ...
Inmate kills himself at Ely State Prison, officials say
Friday, Oct. 17, 2014
An inmate at Ely State Prison died Thursday in an apparent suicide. John Christopher Carroll, 35, was pronounced dead by emergency responders after being found ...
Woman hit by car, killed in Wal-Mart parking lot
Friday, Oct. 17, 2014
A 69-year-old woman died this afternoon after being hit by a car in a Wal-Mart parking lot in the southeast valley. The accident happened ...
Man accused of making bomb threat against observation wheel
Friday, Oct. 17, 2014
A man accused of falsely reporting a bomb on the High Roller observation wheel on the Strip was indicted Thursday by a Clark County grand jury. Jamie D. Dantis is accused of ...
NV Energy restores power for 2,100 in southwest valley
Friday, Oct. 17, 2014
A power outage this afternoon in the southwest valley that affected more than 2,100 people has been resolved ...
Coroner: Man found dead after domestic dispute committed suicide
Friday, Oct. 17, 2014
A 37-year-old man found dead in a house following a domestic dispute Thursday committed suicide, according to the Clark County Coroner’s Office. Jose Castro of Las Vegas was discovered ...
Inmate, 45, dies of medical condition in Nevada prison
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014
An inmate from Clark County died of a medical condition Wednesday at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City ...
Jail guard foils suicide attempt by War Machine
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014
Metro Police say mixed martial arts fighter War Machine attempted suicide while in custody at the Clark County Detention Center. The fighter reportedly attempted to ...
Man in downtown domestic dispute is found dead
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014
A 37-year-old man involved in a downtown barricade situation this afternoon was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head. Police ...
Court rules Nevada implied consent law is unconstitutional
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014
A law that allows police to forcibly take blood samples from drivers without a warrant is unconstitutional, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled today. The court found ...
Metro Police determine suspicious bag to be safe
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014
A suspicious bag found unattended next to a downtown building this morning has been deemed safe, Metro Police said. Police received a call about ...
1 critically injured in southwest valley crash
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014
Three people were injured, one critically, in a three-vehicle accident this afternoon in the southwest valley. The accident near Pebble Road and El Capitan Way was ...
Gas leak closes part of Las Vegas Boulevard
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014
One northbound lane is open on Las Vegas Boulevard near the Las Vegas South Premium Outlets mall as crews continue to repair a gas leak that occurred ...
Metro focuses on 2 men after woman dies from medical procedure
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014
Metro Police are seeking additional information on two men who may be connected to the suspicious death of an elderly woman after an unapproved ...
Las Vegas motorcyclist hospitalized after crash with SUV
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014
A motorcyclist injured in a crash this afternoon in the northwest valley appeared to suffer serious ...
Man holed up after domestic dispute in southwest valley surrenders
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014
A barricade situation at a house in the southwest valley ended peacefully this evening. Lt. Mark Reddon said the man who had refused to come out of a house at ...
Metro Police searching for suspect in burglary
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014
Officers are searching for a suspect in a burglary in the western valley this afternoon, Metro Police said. Police received a report of ...
Reality-TV show goes behind-the-scenes with coroner in Las Vegas
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014
A reality-TV show offering a behind-the-scenes look at the Clark County Coroner’s Office debuts Wednesday. The one-hour pilot for the program, “Postmortem in Vegas,” will feature ...
Range Rover barrels into residence in western valley
Monday, Oct. 13, 2014
A Range Rover crashed into a single-family residence in the western part of the valley this afternoon. Police received reports about 2:45 p.m. of a vehicle crashing into ...
Coroner IDs man found dead in Henderson apartment fire
Monday, Oct. 13, 2014
A man found dead in a Henderson apartment fire last month has been identified. Mark R. Klecan, 57, was found Sept. 30 after ...
Group trying to revive Nevada’s same-sex marriage ban
Monday, Oct. 13, 2014
A group that fought to keep the state's same-sex marriage ban is now trying to revive it. The Coalition for the Protection of Marriage filed a petition ...
Person injured in stabbing in downtown Las Vegas
Monday, Oct. 13, 2014
One person was stabbed this morning in downtown Las Vegas, Metro Police said. A person has been detained ...
Suspect sought in string of Las Vegas phone store robberies
Friday, Oct. 10, 2014
Police are searching for a man they believe has conducted a string of robberies at wireless phone stores in the northeast valley. The suspect, who is described as a Hispanic man ...
Bicyclist hit by truck in southeast valley is critical
Friday, Oct. 10, 2014
A bicyclist struck by a vehicle in the southeast valley this afternoon is in critical condition, police said. Metro Police received a call about 4:40 p.m. of a bicyclist being struck near ...
Shots fired at school bus from pellet gun
Friday, Oct. 10, 2014
A person with a pellet gun fired shots at a Clark County School District bus this afternoon, authorities said. The pellets were fired from a small, black sports car with no license plates at the bus, which was ...
Plane quarantined at Las Vegas airport after Ebola scare
Friday, Oct. 10, 2014
A plane was quarantined at the Las Vegas airport this morning after a passenger who had recently been in Africa became sick, but Ebola has been ruled out. Delta Flight 495 from John F. Kennedy Airport in New York arrived ...
Bicyclist, pedestrian injured in separate accidents, police say
Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014
Metro Police are investigating a pedestrian accident and a collision in which a bicyclist was taken to the hospital after a car left the scene, officials said. In the first incident ...
In letter to friend, War Machine pleads his case, says he was ‘ambushed’
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014
Mixed martial arts fighter War Machine is apparently defending himself while behind bars against accusations he attacked his ex-girlfriend and a man unprovoked in August. Celebrity gossip website ...
3 arrested in death of man found in Lake Mohave
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014
Three suspects have been arrested in the slaying of Domingo Alva-Gonzalez, who was found dead last week in Lake Mohave. They face charges of murder with a deadly weapon ...
Pedestrian, 76, hit by SUV last month dies of his injuries
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014
A pedestrian injured in a hit-and-run accident near Circus Circus last month has died, Metro Police said. Gosani Vallabhdas, 76, was crossing Industrial Road south of Circus Circus Drive on ...
Police: 1 wounded in shooting near Nellis and Vegas Valley
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014
One person was wounded this morning in a shooting in the east valley, near South Nellis Boulevard and Vegas Valley Drive, according to Metro Police. Police received a call about 11:20 a.m. of ...
Las Vegas meth dealer gets 15 years in prison
Monday, Oct. 6, 2014
A Las Vegas man accused of selling methamphetamine to an undercover officer was sentenced this morning to 15 years in prison. Saul Candelorio Gastellum-Sanchez, 29, was sentenced to ...
Police seek suspect in armed robbery of convenience store
Monday, Oct. 6, 2014
Metro Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man they say robbed a convenience store in the area of West Sahara Avenue and Arville Street last month. The man went into the store ...
Coroner IDs motorcyclist killed in North Las Vegas
Monday, Oct. 6, 2014
A motorcyclist killed in a crash Friday in North Las Vegas has been identified as Benjamin Todd Roberts, 31, of Dallas, according to the Clark County Coroner’s Office. Roberts died of ...
Police recover car of woman found dead in Pahrump desert
Monday, Oct. 6, 2014
The rental car of a California woman found dead in the Pahrump desert was located Saturday about three miles east of where her body was discovered, Nye County Sheriff Tony De Meo said. The metallic blue Hyundai Accent driven by ...
Henderson pizza delivery driver shot in robbery attempt
Monday, Oct. 6, 2014
A Henderson pizza delivery driver was shot in the ankle Sunday night after a man pulled a gun on him and demanded money, officials said. The 42-year-old driver had ...
Harley-Davidson puts pedal to the metal; Fremont pizzeria calls it quits
Monday, Oct. 6, 2014
The motorcycle company that designed a custom Nevada sesquicentennial-themed motorcycle has opened an "attraction" on South Strip, and a Texas-based barbecue joint is settling in the northwest part of the valley …
Metro seeks man with fedora who robbed business near Strip
Friday, Oct. 3, 2014
Police are looking for a fedora-wearing man they say robbed a business just east of the Las Vegas Strip early this morning. The man is accused of entering a business near ...
Young pedestrian hit by car in northwest valley
Friday, Oct. 3, 2014
Metro Police say a juvenile was hit by a vehicle this afternoon in the northwest Las Vegas Valley. Officer Jesse Roybal said police received a call at ...
Motorcyclist killed in crash in North Las Vegas
Friday, Oct. 3, 2014
North Las Vegas Police are investigating a fatal collision between a commercial truck and a motorcycle. The crash was reported at 3:15 p.m. today at ...
Man sentenced in slaying, mutilation of runaway teen
Friday, Oct. 3, 2014
A man accused of killing a 17-year-old runaway then cutting off her tattoos and removing her teeth to prevent authorities from identifying her body was sentenced today to 20 to 50 years in prison. District Court Judge David Barker sentenced Gabriel Yates in the ...
Police find marijuana plants in Summerlin apartment
Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014
Metro Police say they discovered about 70 ready-to-harvest marijuana plants this afternoon in a Summerlin apartment elaborately outfitted to grow the plants. Officers executed a search warrant about ...
Suspicious package shuts down Las Vegas freeway
Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014
A suspicious package on the right shoulder of Interstate 15 South at Tropicana Avenue prompted authorities to shut down the freeway this afternoon ...