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After nearly 18 months, Spaghetti Bowl ramp reopening
Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019
After almost 18 months, traffic will once again flow on the U.S. 95 southbound interchange to northbound Interstate 15 at the ...
Police: Teen killed in ‘drug deal that turned violent’
Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019
Wary of the marijuana buyer, a pair of friends — who were acting as intermediaries for the seller — brought replica guns to “flash” if needed ...
Police: Man touched child, 11, on way to school
Friday, Jan. 11, 2019
Metro Police today released a sketch of a man they say inappropriately touched an 11-year-old child who was on the way to a west valley school Wednesday morning. The suspect has not ...
Reality TV personality accused of domestic battery
Friday, Jan. 11, 2019
A reality TV show personality was arrested early today on a count of domestic battery, according to Metro Police. Larissa Dos Santos Lima, who appeared last year on season six of ...
Police: Man fatally shot in dispute over motorcycle
Friday, Jan. 11, 2019
A man was killed by a shotgun blast in a central valley alley Thursday during a dispute over a motorcycle, according to Metro Police. The suspect, Kayla Biron, 25, went on the lam after ...
Suspect arrested in death of Las Vegas manicurist
Friday, Jan. 11, 2019
Metro Police say they have arrested a woman accused of running over and killing a nail salon owner with a stolen car after skipping out without paying for ...
Raiders license plates go on sale Monday
Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019
Raiders fans in Las Vegas can soon be sporting the team’s logo on their license plates, with a specialty Nevada tag due out Monday, according to the charitable Raiders Foundation. The black-background ...
North Las Vegas Police make arrest linked to fatal shooting of teen
Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019
North Las Vegas Police say they have made an arrest in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy Wednesday night. Police arrested a suspect in the case this morning, but ...
New AG Ford names four women to his senior staff
Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019
Aaron Ford — Nevada’s new top law enforcement officer — has appointed women to the four positions of his executive team ...
Police: Parking lot fight leads to fatal shooting
Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019
An overnight fight in an east valley parking lot ended with one man shot to death and another with serious injuries to his face, according to Metro Police. Investigators are treating the shooting as ...
No delays at Las Vegas airport, despite government shutdown
Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019
Despite the partial government shutdown and reports of unpaid Transportation Security Administration workers calling out sick or quitting, security checkpoints at the ...
First seats go in at new Las Vegas Ballpark
Friday, Jan. 4, 2019
Three months before the first pitch is thrown at the new Las Vegas Ballpark, workers are finishing up construction on the stadium, today installing the first AirFlow mesh seats. The stadium’s operators posted a ...
Lombardo sworn into second term as sheriff
Friday, Jan. 4, 2019
In a ceremony today at Metro Police headquarters, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo took the oath of office, kicking off his second term as the department’s leader. In a video of a segment of his speech posted ...
Records: Woman sought on murder, robbery counts in death of manicurist
Friday, Jan. 4, 2019
A woman Metro Police say ran over and killed the owner of a nail salon as she drove off without paying for a manicure is wanted on counts of murder, robbery with ...
Man, 75, hit by car, critically injured on Boulder Highway
Friday, Jan. 4, 2019
An 75-year-old pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries Thursday when he was hit by a car on an east valley roadway, according to Metro Police. The Las Vegas man was crossing outside a ...
Man wounded in shooting outside motel near Strip
Friday, Jan. 4, 2019
A man suffered superficial injuries in a shooting today outside a motel near the Strip, and security at the property shot at the fleeing suspect, according to Metro Police. The incident occurred about ...
Police ID suspect in death of manicurist run down by car
Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019
Metro Police today identified a woman they allege deliberately ran over and killed the owner of a nail salon as she drove off without paying for a manicure. Police identified the suspect as ...
Manicurist killed by car was rock of family
Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019
Flowers and candles surrounded a photo of Ngoc Q. Nguyen at a Las Vegas nail salon this afternoon, just four days after police say the manicurist was hit by a car and killed as she chased a client who took off without paying. Nguyen didn’t pose for many photos, her daughter Anne Trinh said. But in this one ...
Coroner IDs man killed in attempted robbery of jewelry store
Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019
An attempted robbery suspect gunned down by a central valley jewelry store employee Saturday has been identified as Sir Isley Duncan, according to Metro Police and ...
Police: Suspect shot, killed by security at Henderson resort
Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019
Several guests contacted security regarding an armed man walking around the property. Three guards confronted him in the lobby of ...
NHP confiscates gun, drugs from vehicle
Friday, Dec. 28, 2018
The Nevada Highway Patrol says it confiscated a gun and drugs from a vehicle whose driver troopers arrested on suspicion of DUI. The patrol this afternoon announced the bust via its Twitter account with photos of ...
Teenager is arrested in fatal Christmas Eve shooting
Friday, Dec. 28, 2018
A 17-year-old suspect has been arrested in the death of a teen gunned down Christmas Eve in the parking lot of a North Las Vegas shopping center ...
Snow falling in the northwest valley, but don’t expect it to stick
Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018
Snow was falling in the northwest valley this afternoon, but it wasn't expected to stick to the ground or stick around, according to the National Weather Service. The right atmospheric ...
Court records: Judge arrested on domestic battery count
Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018
A Clark County District Court judge was arrested Saturday night on a domestic battery count after she was accused of hitting her adult son, according to Las Vegas ...
Police: Man found dead in east valley was victim of stabbing
Friday, Dec. 21, 2018
A person walking his dog in the east valley this morning came upon the body of a man who was stabbed to death overnight, according to Metro Police. Officers responded about 6:45 a.m. to ...
Pedestrian hit by SUV, killed crossing north valley road
Friday, Dec. 21, 2018
An SUV hit and fatally injured a pedestrian Thursday evening on a north valley road, according to Metro Police. The male pedestrian was crossing West Ann Road, near Twilight Chase Street, outside of ...
How to minimize holiday-travel stress at the Las Vegas airport
Friday, Dec. 21, 2018
Cycling in and out of McCarran International Airport this holiday season can be frustrating for ill-prepared passengers. That’s because 1.7 million passengers are expected to ...
Suspect sought in beer theft, attack on clerk
Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018
North Las Vegas Police say they are looking for a man who stole beer from a convenience store and hit a clerk with it before fleeing. The incident occurred about 2 p.m. Dec. 1 at ...
Reno man sentenced to 7 years on receipt of child pornography count
Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018
A Reno man who downloaded child pornography and allegedly sought to babysit young girls will serve ...
Man, 80, found after disappearing from UNLV graduation ceremony
Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018
An elderly man who went missing Tuesday evening from the Thomas & Mack Center while attending a UNLV graduation ceremony has been found, according to ...
Amazon shows off new North Las Vegas fulfillment center
Friday, Dec. 7, 2018
By next year, the site will house a massive four-floor Amazon fulfillment center, replacing construction crews and their equipment with about 1,000 full-time workers and ...
Police: Arrests cripple violent gang’s drug network
Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018
More than two dozen members of a violent street gang, including the regional boss, have been arrested in the Las Vegas Valley, crippling its drug distribution network, according to Metro Police. The suspects The suspects, members of the 18th Street gang, are responsible for some of the most violent crimes in ...
Police: Video captures suspect, car in fatal shooting
Friday, Nov. 30, 2018
A man who was critically wounded in a shooting earlier this month near Decatur Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue died Tuesday, according to Metro Police. Police today released surveillance video of ...
Police in NLV searching for missing 2-year-old girl
Friday, Nov. 30, 2018
Detectives are looking for a missing 2-year-old girl last seen in August with her parents, who were later located but didn’t have the child, according to North Las Vegas Police. Officers were ...
Man arrested in shooting of 7-year-old girl in car
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018
A man accused of shooting into a car and wounding a 7-year-old girl earlier this year has been arrested in California, according to Metro Police ...
October the busiest month ever for Las Vegas airport
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018
More than 4.4 million travelers passed through McCarran International Airport in October, making it the busiest month in the facility's history, according to the Clark County Department of Aviation ...
Rain in valley expected to move out this evening
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018
Showers across the Las Vegas Valley were expected to move out by this evening, according to the National Weather Service. Rain accumulations across the valley so far have ...
Tech, transit innovations crucial to Las Vegas' future, experts say
Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018
Smooth and timely commutes on Las Vegas roadways will only be viable through innovation in technology and transportation options as the city continues to grow ...
Patrol: Wrong-way freeway driver faces DUI count
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018
The Nevada Highway Patrol said troopers averted a possible serious crash when they stopped a wrong-way driver suspected of DUI on U.S. 95 in the east valley. The Thanksgiving Day incident was ...
Police: Man accused of fatal beating said he ‘blacked out’
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018
A man accused of sexually assaulting and fatally beating a woman in a vacant apartment Saturday told detectives he “blacked out” and didn’t remember what happened, according to a Metro Police arrest report. Responding to a ...
Police: Woman posed as social worker in attempt to kidnap baby
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018
A woman was arrested Monday when her plan to kidnap a newborn while posing as a social worker was foiled, according to Metro Police. Joanna Boyd, who told investigators she intended to keep the 3-week-old baby because her ...
Las Vegas man sentenced to 11 years for possession of child porn
Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018
A registered sex offender who in 2016 was found for the second time in possession of child pornography was sentenced Monday to 11 years in federal prison, according to the office of the ...
Terrible Herbst founder Jerry Herbst dies at 80
Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018
Jerry Herbst, philanthropist and founder of the convenience store chain that bears his name, has died at age 80. Herbst, who in 1959 founded Terrible Herbst Inc., a business empire with more than 160 convenience stores, car washes and oil-change locations throughout Southern Nevada, died peacefully today at his home, the company said in a statement. This summer, Terrible’s Road House, a ...
Stretch of Interstate 15 closing for Project Neon
Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018
The northbound lanes of Interstate 15 in the central valley will close for several hours tonight while crews install traffic management signs as part of ...
New officer brings degrees, global experience to Metro
Monday, Nov. 26, 2018
As a recent graduate of the Metro Police Academy, many opportunities lie ahead for Officer Monica Alnes, although, she’s chosen to set her path day-to-day. It’s not that she doesn’t look ahead. Wearing her tan patrol uniform at Metro’s ...
New Las Vegas driving experience puts participants in police chase
Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018
Blue and red lights flashed in the rearview mirror of a convertible at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Then suddenly, the red Ford Mustang spun out and came to a stop, tires smoking and the smell of burning rubber wafting through the air. The demonstration of the ...
Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of teen outside strip mall
Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018
A suspect has been arrested in the Nov. 13 fatal shooting of a boy outside a North Las Vegas strip mall, authorities said. The FBI and North Las Vegas Police on Tuesday tracked down ...
Girl, 17, fatally shot in North Las Vegas; boyfriend arrested
Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018
North Las Vegas Police have arrested the boyfriend of a 17-year-old girl he dropped off at a hospital with a fatal gunshot wound early ...
Police release new picture of car sought in shooting of children
Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018
North Las Vegas Police today released a clearer photo of a car they say was involved in a shooting that wounded two children over the weekend. Investigators are searching for a white four-door sedan with ...
Google is cleared to build $600 million data center in Henderson
Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018
Google on Thursday received a green light to develop a $600 million data center in Henderson. The application, filed by Design LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Google ...