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1 killed, 2 wounded in shooting in Henderson
Friday, May 31, 2019
One person was killed and two juveniles were critically injured in a shooting today in Henderson, police said. It wasn't clear how many shooters there were, but ...
Estranged son arrested in fatal shooting of father
Friday, May 31, 2019
North Las Vegas Police on Thursday arrested a man accused of fatally shooting his father after breaking into his house earlier this month, authorities said. Two weeks after Michael Jamerson, 48, was slain in ...
Metro motorcycle officer injured in crash
Thursday, May 30, 2019
A Metro Police motorcycle officer was hospitalized and a motorist suspected of DUI was in custody after a crash Wednesday in the southwest valley, Lt. Ailee Burnett said. The officer ...
Police ID suspect in shooting incident at Strip mall
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Metro Police today identified a suspect in a shooting incident Monday at the Fashion Show mall on the Strip. No one was injured, but the mall was evacuated. Hasean Quinn, 24, was booked Tuesday at ...
School police break up multiple fights on last day of classes
Thursday, May 23, 2019
On the last day of classes today, Clark County School District Police broke up fights at five high schools, deploying pepper spray in a couple of cases, Sgt. Bryan Zink said. At ...
Police: Las Vegas drug dealer held in January slaying of associate
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
An admitted drug dealer, Mateo Marcos Diaz-Ibarra was known to carry a gun. An associate described him to police as “erratic” and “quick to anger” ...
Trio accused of claiming lost dogs, selling them
Friday, May 17, 2019
In the scheme, a Las Vegas trio approached four people and took six dogs from them by either falsely claiming lost canine’s belonged to them or by promising to provide the ...
School District investigating video with racist language
Thursday, May 16, 2019
The Clark County School District says it is investigating a Snapchat video shared online Wednesday that shows a teen student using racist language toward black people and ...
Man arrested in slaying of woman, 63, in Henderson
Thursday, May 16, 2019
A man has been booked on a murder count in the slaying of a 63-year-old woman earlier this year in northeast Henderson, police said. Alan Sylwester, 62, was being held without bond at ...
School District steps up security as year winds down
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
“Our students can’t learn when they don’t feel safe in school, and our educators can’t teach and work when they don’t feel safe,” Superintendent Jesus Jara said in a briefing, flanked by Metro Police and School District Police officers.
Metro Police motorcycle officer hospitalized after crash
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
A Metro Police motorcycle officer was hospitalized in unknown condition today after a crash in the northwest valley, authorities said ...
Police accuse mom of falsely reporting baby’s abduction
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
A woman was “deceitful” when she called 911 to report her baby had been taken with her car Tuesday morning, prompting a massive response from ...
Man arrested on murder count after SWAT standoff
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
After a SWAT standoff, a suspect was arrested Monday in the slaying of a man who was shot in the back last month in ...
Witness, video lead to arrest in fatal shooting near resort garage
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Facebook messages, surveillance video and a victim’s friend — who last saw her with the alleged killer — helped Metro put a suspect in custody ...
Woman accused of setting parents’ house on fire
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
A woman is accused of intentionally setting her elderly parents' house on fire Monday afternoon, according to the North Las Vegas Fire Department. Antanisha Ellis, 21, was being held at the ...
Fumes on plane in Las Vegas send several people to hospital
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Several people were sent to the hospital Wednesday morning after they were overcome by fumes on a Spirit Airlines plane preparing to depart Las Vegas ...
Rain expected to move into valley
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Motorists who cleaned their cars over the weekend may need to rewash them soon as scattered showers may splatter them as early as this evening, according to ...
Man, 85, killed in crash of replica antique car
Friday, May 3, 2019
An elderly man was killed Thursday when he was thrown from a replica Ford Model A in a crash on U.S. 95 in Nye County, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. John Craft, 85, of ...
Police: Man killed, driver arrested in hit-and-run
Friday, May 3, 2019
A hit-and-run crash in the far northwest valley this morning left a pedestrian dead and a motorist in handcuffs, according to Metro Police. The 65-year-old victim, who ...
Woman, 65, hit by car dies at hospital
Friday, May 3, 2019
A 65-year-old woman hit by a car late Thursday in the central valley died at University Medical Center, according to Metro Police. The incident happened about 11:15 p.m. on Jones Boulevard, just north of ...
Patrol: Pickup driver might have hit trooper on purpose
Thursday, May 2, 2019
The driver of a pickup truck that clipped a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper early today in the east valley might have hit him intentionally, authorities said. As the pickup ...
Speeding, unrestrained Las Vegas driver killed in single-vehicle crash
Sunday, April 28, 2019
The 25-year-old Las Vegas resident, who was thrown from a 2008 Ford F-150, became the 38th person killed in ...
Police ID vehicle type in deadly hit-and-run
Friday, April 26, 2019
Metro Police have identified the type of car involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash earlier this month that killed a woman crossing an east valley road with ...
2 killed, 1 wounded after driveway shootout in Las Vegas
Thursday, April 25, 2019
A broad daylight exchange of gunfire in front of a Las Vegas house Thursday afternoon killed a couple and wounded a bystander, according to Metro Police ...
Unarmed security guard, 75, shot while on patrol
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
A 75-year-old unarmed security guard was fatally shot Monday night while patrolling a southeast valley apartment complex, according to Metro Police. Police were called at about ...
Police: Man shot 10 times by retired detective during supervised visit with son
Monday, April 22, 2019
Sean Richard Babbitt was allowed to see his child for an hour a week at his ex-mother-in-law’s Las Vegas house, according to Clark County Family Court documents ...
Charleston closing near downtown Las Vegas for roadwork
Saturday, April 20, 2019
Upcoming roadwork on Project Neon will shut down Charleston Boulevard near downtown Las Vegas for more than a week. A stretch of Charleston between Commerce Street and ...
Amber Alert canceled in Nevada; teen girl still missing
Thursday, April 18, 2019
An Amber Alert was issued today for a teen girl last seen in Southern California with her mother and a man who are homicide suspects, according to the ...
Police: Suspect arrested in slaying of man found in ravine
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
About a month after his mother reported him missing, Marcos Madrid’s body was found in a remote desert ravine. He’d been shot while lying face down ...
Woman faces DUI count in fatal single-car crash
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
A woman was arrested on a count of DUI after the car she was driving ran off Interstate 15 and rolled, killing a passenger, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. The crash happened about ...
Deputies arrest man suspected of digging for legendary Binion treasure
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Deputies arrested a man who was apparently digging for treasure on property once owned by late casino owner Ted Binion, the Nye County Sheriff's Office said.
Man, dog killed near Wetlands Park after being struck by suspected impaired driver
Saturday, April 13, 2019
The motorist, who called 911 and remained at the scene after the crash, was jailed on suspicion of being impaired ..
Diocese in Las Vegas identifies 'credibly accused' priests
Friday, April 12, 2019
The Diocese of Las Vegas today released a list of 32 one-time Catholic priests and a church associate “credibly accused” of sexual misconduct involving ...
Men suspected of digging for legendary Binion treasure, authorities say
Thursday, April 11, 2019
After Nevada casino executive Ted Binion’s slaying some 20 years ago, authorities dug up more than $5 million of silver he buried on one of his properties in Pahrump. But a legend that ...
Metro sued in killing of suspect at Las Vegas hospital
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Metro Police were not adequately trained before an officer shot and killed a suspect in custody who had pointed a stun gun at him inside a Las Vegas hospital room ...
Henderson Police find man dead, car missing
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Officers conducting a welfare check Tuesday night at a home in Henderson found a 55-year-old man dead and his car missing, police said. Henderson Police did not say how the man died but ...
Father, children accused of defrauding IRS of over $2 million
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
A Las Vegas father and two of his children defrauded the Internal Revenue Service of more than $2 million by filing false returns, including under the name of a ...
Police: Detective shoots at man as warrant is served
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
A Henderson Police detective shot at an armed man who approached a house where a warrant was being served Tuesday night in ...
Strong winds blast valley, fill sky with dust
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
The Aviators' first game at the Las Vegas Ballpark in Summerlin will be, in a word, windy. Gusts of 40 to 50 mph hammered the valley this afternoon and are ...
Minor arrested in North Las Vegas slaying
Thursday, April 4, 2019
A minor has been arrested in the Sunday slaying of a man in the parking lot of a North Las Vegas convenience store, police said. North Las Vegas Police detectives ...
Wisconsin man dies after being restrained at Las Vegas jail
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
A Wisconsin man arrested for refusing to leave an off-Strip hotel died Sunday after officers at the jail pushed his head to his knees for more than a minute to control him ...
Police: Man pointed gun before officers opened fire
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Officers fatally shot a man Tuesday after he pointed a gun at them and threatened his father and sister at a central valley house, according to Metro Police. Steve Garcia, a four-time felon, died this morning at ...
Visiting basketball fan wins $1 million at Bally’s
Thursday, March 21, 2019
A basketball fan visiting Las Vegas for March Madness hit a jackpot of more than $1 million at Bally's this week, parent company Caesars Entertainment said today. Kenneth Snoots of ...
Las Vegas woman, 68, found slain in apartment
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
A slaying victim was found inside her Las Vegas apartment this week during a welfare check, Metro Police said today. The victim, whom police said suffered multiple cuts, was ...
Coroner: Man in police struggle died of meth intoxication
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
A man died from methamphetamine intoxication after struggling with Metro Police officers earlier this month, the Clark County Coroner’s Office said today. Paranoid schizophrenia and cardiovascular disease also ...
Police: Deaths in car might have been murder-suicide
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
A man and woman driving through the east valley this morning died in an apparent murder-suicide, according to Metro Police. Shiloh Delph, 23, shot the victim and ...
Police: Armed man chasing father in downtown neighborhood is shot by officers
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
An armed man who’d reportedly been chasing his father through a downtown Las Vegas neighborhood was shot by Metro Police officers when he pointed the gun at them. The Tuesday afternoon shooting left the suspect in critical condition ...
Students arrested, accused of making racially charged threats
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Two Arbor View High School students arrested today are accused of using Instagram to post violent, racially charged threats against black students ...
Man found dead in trunk was struck in head, authorities say
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
A body found earlier this month near a remote east valley highway was that of a slain man who was in the trunk of an abandoned vehicle, authorities said. Thomas Burchard, 71, died ...
4 injured in shooting at downtown Las Vegas casino
Sunday, March 17, 2019
Four people were injured, one critically, early Sunday morning in a shooting at a downtown Las Vegas casino ...