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Another day of gusty winds expected, but weather to dry out rest of week
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Warmer temperatures are ahead after quick-moving storms Tuesday brought pea-sized hail, rain and gusty winds to the valley ...
Police: Boulder Highway blocked in connection with stabbing probe
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
A stabbing suspect led police on a brief chase this morning on a busy freeway but got away when the pursuit became too ...
Driver arrested after car hits police motorcycle along road
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after the car he was driving hit a Metro Police motorcycle and ...
Police: Man suspected of running marijuana delivery service
Monday, March 2, 2015
A man arrested after a drug bust last week in North Las Vegas is suspected of running a marijuana delivery service, according to an arrest report released today. Jorge Garcia, 25, was taken into custody after ...
Herb Sachs, longtime Las Vegas defense attorney, dies at 83
Friday, Feb. 27, 2015
Defense attorney Herb Sachs, a former New York state assemblyman who represented clients in several high-profile cases in Las Vegas, died Wednesday morning ...
Woman critically burned trying to put out house fire
Friday, Feb. 27, 2015
A woman was hospitalized with critical burns today after she escaped a house fire but apparently went back inside to try to put out the blaze with ...
Metro motorcycle cop is injured in northwest valley crash
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015
A Metro Police officer suffered minor injuries after the motorcycle he was driving collided with another vehicle this afternoon in the northwest valley ...
Police: Girl hit by U-Haul truck suffers minor injuries
Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015
A girl was hit by a U-Haul truck this afternoon in the northeast valley after she apparently fell off a bike and into the road, Metro Police said. The juvenile suffered what appear to be ...
Put down the phone: NLV Police target distracted drivers
Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015
North Las Vegas Police issued 186 citations in 10 hours Friday during a patrol that targeted distracted driving and other traffic violations. Officers cited drivers ...
2 arrested in major southwest valley grow house bust
Friday, Feb. 20, 2015
Two men have been taken into custody in the southwest valley in connection with a marijuana grow house bust being called the largest so far this year. Officers served a search warrant about ...
Police: Suspect in Las Vegas road-rage killing thought people were ‘after him’
Friday, Feb. 20, 2015
A teen accused of fatally shooting a Las Vegas woman after a reported road-rage incident said someone had been threatening to hurt his family and he was worried somebody ...
Motorcyclist injured in crash that halts traffic on 215 Beltway
Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015
A crash involving a motorcycle and a car on the 215 Beltway south of Lone Mountain Road this evening sent one man to the hospital and caused traffic to back up ...
Suspect in fatal road-rage shooting knew victim well
Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015
A Las Vegas woman killed last week in a road-rage shooting knew the suspect arrested today and had even given him food and money. The suspect, Erich Milton Nowsch Jr., 19, had been under surveillance at his northwest valley house ...
NLV officer cleared in shooting of man armed with pellet gun
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015
The actions of a North Las Vegas Police officer who fatally shot a 34-year-old man carrying a pellet gun in July were "reasonable and ...
Marijuana, cocaine discovered after house catches fire
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015
Metro Police busted a suspected marijuana grow house early this morning after fire crews responded to a blaze at an east valley residence, authorities said. Officers were called about 3:30 a.m. to ...
Police: 1 arrested in crash that closed part of Las Vegas Strip
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015
One person was arrested after a crash involving a stolen vehicle shut down a portion of the Strip this morning, Metro Police said. The five-vehicle wreck was ...
Pedestrian critically injured near Valley High School
Monday, Feb. 16, 2015
A pedestrian is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle near Valley High School this morning, Metro Police said. Police received a report about 9:40 a.m. of an injury accident near ...
Police: Victim argued with acquaintance before fatal shooting
Monday, Feb. 16, 2015
A Las Vegas man fatally shot at his southwest valley house early today had been arguing with an acquaintance before shots ...
1 killed in shooting near Boulder Highway
Friday, Feb. 13, 2015
One person was killed in a shooting in the southeast valley this afternoon. Officers received a report about 4:50 p.m. of the shooting in a courtyard area in ...
Metro releases body camera footage of officer-involved shooting
Friday, Feb. 13, 2015
Members of a crowd can be heard screaming as a man suspected in a battery case lies on the ground in newly released body camera video from a Metro Police officer-involved shooting ...
Power outage impacts about 17,000 customers, traps some in elevators
Friday, Feb. 13, 2015
A brief power outage today affected about 17,000 NV Energy customers and left some people stuck in elevators, according to the company and Las Vegas fire department. A cluster of outages ...
Bones found at downtown elementary school came from animal
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015
Bones found in a bag at a downtown elementary school appear to have come from an animal, Metro Police said. Someone reported the find about ...
Police seek suspect in robbery of Las Vegas business
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015
Police are seeking a man they say robbed a business last month near Charleston and Jones boulevards ...
Power outages near Summerlin affect at least 1,500 customers
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015
A cluster of power outages in and near Summerlin affected more than 1,500 NV Energy customers Tuesday evening. The largest outage, reported about 8:15 p.m., affected about ...
Northwest valley house fire causes $90,000 in damage, displaces 6 people
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015
A fire that broke out in a house near Torrey Pines and Vegas drives late Monday caused an estimated $90,000 in damage and displaced six people ...
Henderson Police seek clues in cold-case slaying
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015
Henderson Police are asking for the public’s help to solve a slaying as the one-year anniversary of the victim’s death approaches. William L. Milan was 77 when his son ...
Police: Man wounded by officers pulled gun in scuffle
Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015
A man shot by Metro Police on Monday night aimed a handgun at an officer during a struggle, officials said. James A. Nelson, 21, was booked in absentia on one count of ...
2 men wounded in shooting at swap meet
Monday, Feb. 9, 2015
Two men were wounded Sunday in a shooting at a northeast valley swap meet, North Las Vegas Police said. Police were called about 3 p.m. to the ...
Woman killed in nine-vehicle crash identified
Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015
A woman who died Friday afternoon as the SUV she was driving was struck and rolled over in a nine-vehicle crash has been identified as 56-year-old Ellen Finnie Gallucci.
Power restored after more than 1,100 Henderson residents affected
Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015
A service outage in Henderson this morning left more than 1,100 NV Energy customers without power.
Wreck closes southbound Rainbow at Tropicana
Friday, Feb. 6, 2015
The southbound lanes of Rainbow Boulevard at Tropicana Avenue have been shut down after a two-vehicle crash this morning, Metro Police said. The accident was reported ...
Wind advisory accompanies warm temperatures in Las Vegas forecast
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015
A wind advisory has been issued for the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and the area surrounding Mountain Charleston as Southern Nevada prepares for near record-high temperatures ...
Burglary call leads Metro Police to drugs, $150,000 cash
Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015
A burglary investigation this morning at an east valley house resulted in a drug bust that recovered more than 100 pounds of marijuana, more than 2,000 pills of ...
Custodian accused of hiding camera in school bathroom
Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015
A part-time custodian has been accused of hiding a camera in a staff bathroom at a Summerlin elementary school, authorities said. Gary Wayne Higbee, who had worked at Givens Elementary School since ...
3 whooping cough cases confirmed at Coronado High School
Friday, Jan. 30, 2015
In a letter to parents, the Health District confirmed three students have the disease, and others may have been exposed from Jan. 1 to Jan. 21 while at the Henderson school ...
Las Vegas man charged with wire fraud for fees linked to loans
Friday, Jan. 30, 2015
A Las Vegas man accused of defrauding people out of more than $3 million while falsely promising to help them obtain business loans was arrested Thursday by FBI agents ...
Las Vegas ties record for rainfall on today’s date
Friday, Jan. 30, 2015
The Nevada Highway Patrol has responded to some 50 accidents today on rain-slicked highways as Las Vegas tied its all-time rain record for this ...
2 suspects sought in sports book robbery at the M Resort
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015
Police are looking for two men they say robbed the M Resort sports book at gunpoint Wednesday night. The men entered the resort and headed to the sports book, pulling out ...
Plane lands in Las Vegas after pilot locked out of cockpit
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015
The pilot was locked out of the cockpit of a Las Vegas-bound Delta Air Lines flight today, forcing a first officer to land the plane, according to a McCarran Airport representative. Delta flight 1651 from ...
Police: Man who failed to rob downtown bank succeeds at another nearby
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015
Metro Police are looking for a man they say robbed a downtown bank Tuesday afternoon after an attempted robbery at another bank ...
Moped driver injured in crash with minivan
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015
A moped driver was transported to the hospital this afternoon after the vehicle collided with a minivan near East Sahara Avenue and Paradise Road ...
Coroner says man, 26, died of injures in crash
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015
A 26-year-old man who died after the car he was driving hit a fence and caught fire last month died from injuries suffered in ...
Police: Man, 91, died at hospital from injuries in crash
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015
The death of a 91-year-old man a week after a November car accident was the result of multiple injuries suffered in the crash, according to a Metro Police report. Lewis Kaplan of Las Vegas died ...
Man arrested after barricading himself in east valley house
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015
A man was taken into custody after an hours-long barricade situation that led to a school lockdown in the east valley today. Metro Police received a report about ...
Coroner IDs woman found dead near the Stratosphere
Monday, Jan. 26, 2015
A woman whose body was found Saturday morning near the Stratosphere has been identified by the Clark County Coroner’s Office as Stacey Forsberg, 52, of Las Vegas. Forsberg was found in the ...
One dead after car vs. bike accident
Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015
One person is dead following a crash between a bike and a vehicle this morning in the east valley.
Man found in North Las Vegas drainage ditch identified as Henderson resident
Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015
A man whose body was found in a North Las Vegas drainage ditch earlier this month has been identified as 18-year-old Hussein Abdelgilil.
Moapa resident killed after being ejected from car in rollover accident
Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015
A 35-year-old man died and another man was arrested on a DUI charge after a car accident on Glendale/Moapa Road early Saturday.
Metro: Suicidal man barricaded inside home may have knife
Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015
Officers are responding to a report of a possibly suicidal man barricaded within a townhouse near East Desert Inn and South Mojave roads.
Man accused in robbery connected to another case, police say
Friday, Jan. 23, 2015
A man accused of robbing a store employee on Eastern Avenue near Charleston Boulevard this month is connected to ...