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Amid hiring spree, Amazon to add 800 more workers in Nevada
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Amazon has increased its workforce in Nevada by 2,000 employees in the past month to supplement the loss of jobs brought on by the coronavirus pandemic ...
Las Vegas Convention Center could become makeshift hospital for coronavirus patients
Saturday, April 11, 2020
The federal government earlier this month began assessing the Las Vegas Convention Center as a possible site for a makeshift hospital to care for coronavirus patients ...
Metro: Officer arrested on theft, embezzlement counts
Friday, April 10, 2020
Metro Police today announced the arrest of one of its K9 officers, who is accused of stealing more than $16,000 from a police-oriented nonprofit foundation. Officer Sean Malia, treasurer of the ...
Metro Police lays off 103 part-time employees
Friday, April 10, 2020
About 100 part-time Metro Police employees were laid off this week because of budget cuts prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, officials said. It was the first of a number of “difficult decisions” expected in the coming ...
Police: Driver killed after veering into oncoming traffic
Thursday, April 9, 2020
A motorist was killed Wednesday night after his car veered into oncoming traffic and collided with a compact SUV, according to Metro Police. The 24-year-old victim, who was ...
Man slain during meeting to sell computer at Las Vegas home
Thursday, April 9, 2020
An apparent meetup to buy a computer led to the slaying of a man at a rental home in the Desert Shores area of the northwest valley Thursday morning, according to Metro Police.
US approves Nevada's request for major disaster declaration
Saturday, April 4, 2020
The declaration comes just days after Sisolak wrote President Donald Trump a 41-page letter outlining Nevada’s response to the pandemic ...
NLV Police officer, staffer test positive for coronavirus
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Two North Las Vegas Police employees, including a patrol officer, tested positive for the coronavirus this week, the first known infections in the department ...
Two Metro officers test positive for coronavirus
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Two Metro Police officers have tested positive for the coronavirus, while 15 others were awaiting results, Clark County Undersheriff Kevin McMahill said today. No additional information was released about the ...
Police: 2 killed in gunfire at apartment complex
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
After fatally shooting a man during a fight at an apartment complex, the gunman was killed by a witness he pointed a gun at ...
Metro corrections officer tests positive for virus
Friday, March 27, 2020
A corrections officer who traveled to an area heavily impacted by the coronavirus is the first Metro Police employee to test positive for the virus, officials said today. When he got ...
Trooper fatally shot after stopping to help motorist, patrol says
Friday, March 27, 2020
Along this narrow rural Nevada highway, it’s common for troopers to encounter motorists stalled off to the side. Some are simply resting, while others might need some assistance. 
Number of virus cases in Clark County crosses 400 mark
Friday, March 27, 2020
The number of coronavirus cases in Clark County has risen to 443, including 10 deaths, the Southern Nevada Health District reported today. That's up from 350 cases the previous day. Statewide, 535 people have tested positive for the virus, according to the state Department of Health and ...
Henderson joins Las Vegas in allowing curbside alcohol sales
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Businesses in Henderson with both alcohol and food-service licenses will be allowed to sell curbside spirits with meals, city officials announced Thursday night. 
First coronavirus case ID’d in Nevada prison system
Thursday, March 26, 2020
An employee at High Desert State Prison has tested positive for the coronavirus, the first confirmed case in a Nevada Department of Corrections facility, prison officials said. Officials did not say what ...
Police: Fight over money turns deadly
Thursday, March 26, 2020
A dispute over money turned physical and then fatal when a man pulled a gun and opened fire Wednesday in a southeast valley neighborhood, according to Metro Police. Police said they arrested ...
Worker at Allegiant Stadium tests positive for coronavirus
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
A worker at the Allegiant Stadium site has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the construction company building the Las Vegas Raiders' new home.
Prosecutor warns against using crisis to commit crimes
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Metro Police say they aren’t seeing any uptick in crime during the coronavirus outbreak, but the Clark County prosecutor today warned anyone against taking advantage of the crisis to ...
County jail inmate tests positive for coronavirus
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
An inmate who spent about 11 days at the county jail has tested positive for the coronavirus, Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said today. The inmate was taken to University Medical Center after ...
Metro: No coronavirus detected at county jail
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
There have been no confirmed coronavirus cases at the Clark County Detention Center, Metro Police said today, noting that the jail staff is taking “every precaution to prevent the ...
Metro starts enforcing shutdown of nonessential businesses
Saturday, March 21, 2020
Metro Police on Saturday began enforcing Gov. Steve Sisolak’s order that nonessential businesses temporarily shut down in an effort to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus ...
Clark County empowers police to shut down defiant businesses
Friday, March 20, 2020
Nevada businesses deemed nonessential that have refused to shutter amid the coronavirus crisis despite a state order have until midnight Friday to do so. If those in unincorporated Clark County persist ...
Lombardo: Metro will enforce order to close nonessential businesses
Friday, March 20, 2020
Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo says Metro Police stand ready to enforce Gov. Steve Sisolak's stepped-up order Friday for non-essential businesses throughout Nevada to shut down for 30 days as ...
Nellis Air Force base now reporting 4 virus cases
Friday, March 20, 2020
Nellis Air Force Base today announced that three more service members have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases at ...
Family Services employees working remotely due to virus case
Friday, March 20, 2020
Employees at a Clark County Department of Family Services facility were working remotely after a colleague tested positive for the coronavirus and another had a potential high-risk of exposure to the ...
Cirque lays off 95% of workforce after shows suspended
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Only a fraction of the staff will remain on payroll to conduct minimal operations while the company tries to navigate ...
Little Darlings defies shutdown decree, will offer drive-thru peep shows
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Keeping the gentlemen’s club he manages open in Las Vegas when the state has ordered it temporarily shuttered to prevent to spread of the coronavirus was an easy decision for Ryan Carlson. COVID-19 is no more dangerous than a seasonal cold, he says.
Sisolak waives requirements to obtain unemployment benefits in Nevada
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
For those Nevadans who've unexpectedly lost their jobs because of the coronavirus, Gov. Steve Sisolak wants unemployment benefits to be more easily accessible.
Some Justice Court hearings postponed because of virus
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Las Vegas Justice Court is conducting most hearings via video or postponing court appearances altogether because of the ...
Metro Police step up virus countermeasures
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Metro Police say they have upped their hygienic and safety practices and canceled nonessential public events because of the coronavirus outbreak. As the virus spreads, “the pace for patrol officers has remained unchanged as ...
Las Vegas city jail suspends inmate visitation
Sunday, March 15, 2020
The Las Vegas city jail has indefinitely suspended inmate visitation to try to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, officials said today. The order, which went into effect at 7 p.m. today, does not apply to ...
New coronavirus cases bring Clark County total to 16
Friday, March 13, 2020
The Southern Nevada Health District is reporting eight new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 16 in Clark County. The people who preliminarily tested positive for ...
Police: Man kills himself during traffic stop
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
A man killed himself Tuesday during a traffic stop near Flamingo Road and Hualapai Way, according to Metro Police. Officers pulled the man over about 2:15 p.m. in the ...
MGM Resorts temporarily closing buffets on Las Vegas Strip
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Buffets at MGM Resorts International properties on the Strip will temporarily close starting Sunday as concerns over the spread of the coronavirus persist. “These changes ...
Police investigating shooting in west valley
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Metro Police say they are investigating a shooting this afternoon in a west valley neighborhood that left one person injured. Gunfire erupted about 1 p.m. in the 8200 block of ...
Westgate owners, DEA unveil innovative efforts to combat opioid abuse in Las Vegas
Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020
Westgate Resorts owners David and Jackie Siegel want to “bribe” local students to be drug free. Through the Victoria's Voice Foundation, named after their 18-year-old ...
Metro Police ID officer involved in weekend shooting
Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020
Metro Police today identified an officer who shot and wounded an armed man Sunday following a report of a ...
Expectant mother loses unborn child in crash
Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020
An expectant mother lost her unborn child following a crash Saturday near the Strip, according to Metro Police. The crash was reported at 11:38 p.m. on East Harmon Avenue, west of ...
Police searching for suspect in bus attack
Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020
Metro Police say they are searching for a man who punched an elderly passenger on a public bus earlier this month near downtown Las Vegas. The attack, which was captured on ...
Police: Woman shot outside fast-food restaurant
Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020
A woman who was shot this afternoon near UNLV is expected to survive, but the gunman was on the run, according to Metro Police. The shooting was reported about 12:25 p.m. today outside ...
Suspect arrested in elevator beating, robbery case
Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020
A suspect in the beating and robbery of an elderly woman in a downtown Las Vegas elevator last month has been arrested in the Los Angeles area, according to Metro Police. James Moore, 43, was ...
Police: Man faces murder count after woman’s body found in suitcase
Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020
A man taken into custody Wednesday at the Regional Justice Center in downtown Las Vegas was booked on murder and sexual assault counts after Metro Police found a ...
Police: Sexual assault victim found after fire in Strip hotel room
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020
A sexual assault victim was discovered in a hotel room where firefighters extinguished a burning mattress today at a Strip resort, according to Metro Police. The female victim was pulled from ...
Fire ravages Las Vegas apartment building, displacing 19
Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020
Flames ravaged a two-story apartment building near Charleston Boulevard and Torrey Pines Drive Tuesday afternoon, not injuring anyone but displacing 19 residents and causing about $500,000 in damage ...
Police: Super Bowl party stabbing, fatal shooting related
Monday, Feb. 3, 2020
A stabbing outside an east valley barber shop during a Super Bowl party was connected to a fatal shooting reported a short time later about a half a mile away, according to ...
Metro officer arrested, accused of sex acts with teens
Friday, Jan. 31, 2020
A Metro Police officer in Laughlin was arrested today after detectives learned he “engaged in sex acts” with at least two teenage girls he is believed to have encountered during ...
Metro searching for suspect in random attacks on bus passengers
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020
Metro Police are searching for a woman they say has been involved in random attacks on public bus passengers. The victims reported having no ...
Clark County resident being tested for coronavirus
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020
A Clark County resident being tested for the coronavirus recently returned from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of an outbreak of the potentially deadly disease, the Southern Nevada Health District announced today.
Police: 2 girls, 13, arrested after threatening schoolmates
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020
Hours before classes started Monday at Lois and Jerry Tarkanian Middle School, two 13-year-old girls took to Instagram and threatened the lives of three ...
Police say downtown Las Vegas bomb threat unfounded
Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020
A portion of Fremont Street was briefly shut down Monday night while officers investigated an unfounded bomb threat at ...