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Three arrested in shooting of children in North Las Vegas, police say
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
In retaliation for a beating, the plan was to ring the doorbell of a North Las Vegas house where they believed the attacker lived and shoot anyone who answered the door, police said. So, on Nov. 17, two men and a woman pulled up to ...
Flash flood warning issued for southwest valley
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Parts of the southwest valley were under a flash flood warning as slow-moving storms produced heavy rain, hail and gusty winds this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. The warning was in ...
Police: Football coach arrested on child abuse, kidnapping counts
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
The Mojave High School head football coach has been arrested on counts of kidnapping, child abuse and sale of a controlled substance. Abraham Gonzalez ...
Police: Man who delayed reporting wife’s death faces murder count
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
A man who said he went to bed Sunday night and woke up to find his wife dead went to California and back before calling police Monday night, according to ...
Metro Police investigate 2 shootings at same apartment complex
Friday, July 26, 2019
Metro Police were investigating two shootings reported within a matter of few hours Thursday at the same west valley apartment complex. While officers were on the ...
Police: Man dies after getting into fistfight
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Metro Police homicide detectives are probing the death of a 26-year-old man they say died Wednesday night after a fistfight earlier in the day. Police found Thomas Nguyen, 26, of Las Vegas unconscious about ...
Police arrest man accused of exposing himself
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Metro Police have arrested a man they allege exposed his genitals to at least two people in the valley. Jackson Dunn, 19, was booked July 19 at the ...
Police ID suspect in fatal stabbing at park
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Metro Police today identified a suspect they allege fatally stabbed a woman Thursday in the bathroom at a park near Flamingo Road and Jones Boulevard. Liliani G. Pinto, 33, was booked today at ...
Teen missing after slaying found safe in Mexico
Thursday, July 25, 2019
A teen who disappeared in April after a slaying in Southern California has been found unharmed in Mexico, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. After the April 16 slaying of ...
One killed in crash involving semitruck and SUV
Thursday, July 25, 2019
One person was killed this afternoon in a crash involving a semitruck and a SUV near the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. The crash was reported about ...
Thunderstorm prompts flash flood warning
Thursday, July 25, 2019
A flash flood warning was issued as a powerful thunderstorm moved through the south valley this afternoon, according to ...
Police: Man barricaded in southwest valley apartment
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Metro Police say they are working a barricade situation in a southwest valley neighborhood. The call initiated about 3:20 p.m. in the 9200 block of ...
Boy who claimed to be abandoned by family is found
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Metro Police have found a boy who went into a west valley business Tuesday morning to say that he'd been abandoned by his family ...
Suspects sought in theft of beer from delivery truck
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
North Las Vegas Police today released photos of two men they say stole beer from a delivery truck earlier this month. The incident occurred about 5:15 p.m. on July 2 in ...
Pilot in Mesquite crash landing denies drinking and flying
Friday, July 19, 2019
A pilot accused of being drunk when he crash-landed a jet in Mesquite on Wednesday told officers he didn’t “drink and fly” but chugged vodka after surviving the ...
Coroner IDs woman found dead near outdoor art exhibit
Friday, July 19, 2019
A woman whose charred remains were found on the Fourth of July near the Seven Magic Mountains art installation died from a gunshot wound to ...
Police: Driver accused of leaving crash scene arrested
Friday, July 19, 2019
A motorist accused of leaving the scene of a crash earlier this month has been arrested, according to Metro Police. Mitchell Magee, 27, was booked Thursday at the Clark County Detention Center on ...
Man found dead at Lake Mead
Thursday, July 18, 2019
A man’s body and an abandoned vehicle were found today at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, according to the National Park Service. The discovery was made shortly after ...
Pilot accused of flying while drunk after crash landing in Mesquite
Thursday, July 18, 2019
A pilot who survived a fiery crash landing at the Mesquite airport Wednesday night was arrested on suspicion of flying under the influence of alcohol, according to ...
Man targeted for robbery near Strip after meeting woman online
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
A woman schemed with three other people to rob a man she met online because she knew he would be carrying the $60 cash he agreed to pay her for ...
One person in custody after police standoff
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
One person was arrested today after a standoff with SWAT officers in a south valley neighborhood, according to Metro Police. SWAT officers and crisis negotiators were ...
Police name suspects in 2016 slaying outside convenience store
Friday, July 12, 2019
Metro Police have named two people wanted in the 2016 slaying of a man who was shot during a scuffle outside a northeast valley ...
Hosting Leagues Cup final elevates profile of Las Vegas in soccer world
Friday, July 12, 2019
Being the most accomplished footballer to kick-start his international career in Las Vegas, Herculez Gomez can speak with authority about soccer’s “rich history” in the valley. So, Gomez — standing behind a podium at the Bellagio — began to rattle off ...
Larry Burns, longtime Metro officer, sheriff candidate, dies at 61
Thursday, July 11, 2019
A Wednesday get-together celebrating his daughter’s return from a church mission was a family reunion of sorts for Larry Burns. The Metro Police veteran’s final hours ...
Man sought in theft of iPads from animal shelter
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Deputy city marshals are searching for a man who walked into the Animal Foundation and stole three iPads clients use to preview pets up for adoption, according to ...
Man fatally shot at hotel east of Strip
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
A man was fatally shot Monday night at the doorway of his extended-stay hotel room just east of the Strip, according to Metro Police. No arrests had been made as ...
Man in critical condition with burns from downtown Las Vegas house fire
Sunday, July 7, 2019
A large blast caused the fire to intensify and forced firefighters to retreat. Yet, fire was under control in less than 20 minutes ...
Another Southern California quake, registering at 7.1, shakes Las Vegas
Friday, July 5, 2019
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake rattled the Las Vegas area Friday night, the second time in two days that a Southern California temblor has left residents here feeling uneasy ...
Man, 18, faces murder count in death of girlfriend
Friday, June 28, 2019
An 18-year-old man has been arrested in the apparent shooting death of his girlfriend Thursday night, according to the Henderson Police Department. Officers responded about 11:10 p.m. to reports of a ...
Suspect arrested in fatal weekend shootout
Thursday, June 27, 2019
A suspect has been arrested in a fatal shootout Saturday outside a downtown Las Vegas business, according to Metro Police. Jerry Fitzgerald, 44, was taken into custody Tuesday in ...
Man who stole elderly relative’s identity gets 3 years in prison
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
A felon on probation stole his elderly mother-in-law's identity and racked up $28,000 in debt on credit cards he opened in her name before she died of cancer, according to ...
Highway Patrol: Drivers ignoring HOV lane rules risk $250 citation
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Motorists breaking the rules for driving in new high-occupancy vehicle lanes on Interstate 15 risk $250 citations starting today ...
Pay off parking tickets with school supplies
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Parking ticket fines in Las Vegas can be directed to help school students starting today, the Las Vegas City Council announced. Drivers with parking citations can ...
Search party finds body at Red Rock Canyon
Friday, June 14, 2019
Crews searching for a man last seen Monday at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area found a body today, according to Metro Police. The search for Jeffrey Calista, 52, stopped after the body was found, but officials couldn’t confirm ...
Man tried to cover up housemate's slaying as suicide, police say
Friday, June 14, 2019
Metro Police today identified a suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman almost five months ago in a northwest valley neighborhood. A fugitive task force took Daniel Lopez, 33, into custody Thursday without ...
Fire guts house in central valley
Thursday, June 13, 2019
A fire this afternoon gutted a house and damaged two others in a central valley neighborhood, but nobody ...
Southbound I-15 near Jean reopened after fatal crash
Thursday, June 13, 2019
A two-vehicle rollover crash on southbound Interstate 15 near Jean killed a motorist, and the investigation snarled traffic for ...
Freeway lane on 215 Beltway reopens after crash
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
A crash shut down a lane of the eastbound 215 Beltway near Green Valley Parkway this afternoon, according to ...
Program helps family get off Las Vegas streets, offers hope
Monday, June 10, 2019
Soon after they relocated to Las Vegas last fall, a couple and their two children began sleeping in a tent in a desert lot for up to two weeks at a time. They didn’t have a choice; they had no home. If sleeping outside without a shower was tough enough for ...
Victim of NLV hit-and-run in critical condition; dog killed
Sunday, June 9, 2019
North Las Vegas Police are searching for a reckless driver who slammed a gold Saturn sedan into a woman and her dog on a sidewalk this morning before fleeing ...
Police: Las Vegas man faces murder count in double stabbing
Friday, June 7, 2019
Metro Police today identified a suspect in a double stabbing and kidnapping earlier this year in the southeast valley. Police said Chan Sun Park, 33, whom court logs show ...
Police: Stolen fuel scheme a potentially explosive act
Thursday, June 6, 2019
Thieves using counterfeit credit cards bought thousands of gallons of fuel at valley gas stations, dangerously storing it in residential neighborhoods and reselling it for pennies on ...
Military IDs Nevada guardsman killed in tank rollover
Thursday, June 6, 2019
A Nevada Army National Guard soldier killed Tuesday in a training accident in Southern California has been identified as Staff Sgt. David W. Gallagher, 51, of Las Vegas, military officials said today. Three other ...
Students taking recovery 'one day at a time' at Mission High in Las Vegas
Thursday, June 6, 2019
Mission High School is tailored to students with history of drug and substance abuse and dependency. It’s the first high school of its kind in the United States that is fully funded with public money ...
Driver of exotic car in fatal Las Vegas DUI showed signs of impairment
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Moments before a high-end sports car violently slammed into his vehicle, Joshua David Badell was told by a security guard to relocate the sedan from the southeast Las Vegas parking lot it was parked in.
Suspect in NLV murder searched internet for 'how police interrogate suspects'
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Before meeting with detectives to discuss his father’s slaying, a man visited websites that explained how murder suspects ...
Las Vegas-based National Guardsman killed in training accident
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
A Nevada National Guard soldier was killed Tuesday night during a training exercise in Southern California, while three other troops were injured, according to ...
Man held in Michigan suspected in slaying of ex-priest in Henderson
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
A defrocked Roman Catholic priest slain in March at his Henderson home met his suspected killer through an online ad the victim placed seeking young men to wrestle in submission matches, according to ...
Coroner: Man restrained by officers at jail died of asphyxia
Friday, May 31, 2019
The death of a Wisconsin man who fell unconscious after being restrained by Metro Police officers at the county jail in late March died from asphyxia, according to the Clark County Coroner’s Office, which ...
Police: Southeast Las Vegas homeowner kills intruder in self defense
Friday, May 31, 2019
Homicide detectives were investigating a death in a southeast valley neighborhood this afternoon, according to Metro Police. Police and medics were dispatched about 12:10 p.m. to the ...