A man was killed late Monday night when the Hyundai car he was driving was hit by a Jeep Wrangler that ran a red light, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.
A New Orleans lawyer accused of a mortgage scheme that hit victims with more than $50 million in losses was convicted on Thursday on counts of conspiracy and fraud.
Thousands of people gathered at the UNLV campus Sunday to walk for AIDS. Some were there to help build awareness for the disease or raise money for people who are most in need, and others gathered to remember those who have been lost to the illness.
Dozens of Tuscany Village residents voiced their dismay Thursday night at a proposal that would shift Mohawk Drive and increase their commute time, they say, and make access to the community more difficult.
Metro Police made a series of mistakes leading to the December 2011 shooting death of Gulf War veteran Stanley Gibson, but the officer who fired the fatal shots will not face charges, Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said.
Police reported finding 200 to 300 marijuana plants growing at a house in Henderson after firefighters were called early today to put out a fire in the 900 block of Anchor Drive.
A Las Vegas 16-year-old is charged in connection with a shooting at a party four months ago that left 14-year-old Haji Mohamud dead with a bullet in his head and another person wounded.
Metro Police are investigating a suspicious death after a body was found about 6 a.m. today in the 1600 block of Sandy Lane, near Pecos Road and Owens Avenue.
Law enforcement officials have re-established the Southern Nevada Traffic Task Force in an effort to reduce highway fatalities by targeting infractions such as drivers talking on cell phones, running red lights and driving drunk.
Disgruntled residents from the Coventry neighborhood gathered at the Henderson City Council meeting Tuesday night to make one last effort to halt a neighborhood school expansion.
The U.S. Forest Service is closing State Route 158 from the Deer Creek Picnic Area to the intersection of State Route 156 from 7 a.m. Wednesday to 6 p.m. Friday for cleanup from a construction project.
Henderson Police said officers conducted checks of underage alcohol compliance at bars and restaurants over the weekend, and at 15 establishments, underage volunteers were able to buy alcoholic beverages.
Las Vegas area schools will conduct earthquake drills today to help students learn how to protect themselves if disaster strikes. Conducted by the Clark County Fire Department, the drills will cover about 450 schools.
Lanes of Interstate 15 from Cheyenne Avenue to Lake Mead Boulevard will be closed overnight through Thursday for work on the new North 5th Street bridge project.
he had campaigned for a crosswalk on this stretch of Decatur Boulevard for at least a year. The unsettling speeds of passing cars and the inconveniently placed crosswalks for the seniors living in the nearby apartment complex prompted her to speak out.
A pedestrian crossing Tropicana Avenue outside of a marked crosswalk was killed Sunday night when he was hit by a sport utility vehicle, Metro Police reported.
Wind, with gusts this afternoon of up to 50 mph, and rain showers are expected to hang around the Las Vegas Valley through Tuesday, prompting the county to issue a dust advisory.
An inmate who died Tuesday after hanging himself at the county jail has been identified as Dillon Hill, 25, of Las Vegas, the Clark County Coroner’s Office said.
A man who traded automatic rifles, C4 explosives and a police badge to an undercover detective for cash and methamphetamine has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison, the United States district attorney for Nevada said.
The mother of a teen accused of crashing his car into a crowded restaurant and seriously injuring 10 people says her son is not the “drugged-out monster” he’s been made out to be.
A man who died in a house fire in January when he couldn’t get out of bed has been identified by the Clark County Coroner’s Office as Boyd Albrecht, 69, of Las Vegas.
A driver police say was killed Tuesday when she ran a red light and collided with a pickup truck has been identified as Brenda Autry Zinser, 54, of Las Vegas, according to the Clark County Coroner’s Office.
Neighbors were temporarily evacuated and a school locked down after a man threw a brick through the window of a parked vehicle and barricaded himself in a home, Metro Police said.
A 54-year-old woman died Tuesday after she ran a red light and her car collided with a pickup truck at Decatur Boulevard and Gowan Road, North Las Vegas Police spokeswoman Chrissie Coon said.
A Las Vegas man accused of driving his car into a crowd of lunchtime diners at The Egg and I restaurant on Monday said he “blacked out,” according to a Metro Police report released today. A witness interviewed by the Sun at the scene said the driver told him all he did "was one Xanax," and the police report notes that witnesses saw the man trying to discard a pill he claimed was Xanax.
Two weeks before Joe Rukavina had the chance to install the fence around his home pool, his 13-month-old daughter fell into the pool and drowned. There was no screaming or loud splashing. It was quick, and it was quiet.
10 seriously hurt when car plows into Las Vegas eatery
Monday, April 1, 2013
A teen driver of a car that plowed into the Egg & I restaurant Monday afternoon, injuring 10 people, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs, authorities said.
A Las Vegas man accused of shooting his parents to death last week told police an argument and subsequent struggle over a gun led to the killings, according to a report released Monday.
A married couple who died Friday in what Metro Police said appeared to be murder-suicide were identified by the Clark County Coroner’s Office as Danijela and Slavisa Gogic, both 32.
One man was able to escape a shooting in an apartment by leaping off a second-floor balcony Thursday. The woman he was with could not, Metro Police said.
Another suspect was nabbed Thursday in connection with a failed scheme to kill a man for his life insurance money and pension. Courtney Smith allegedly tried to poison Robert Bessey last June at the behest of his wife, Amy Bessey.
A small crowd gathered Thursday to tell their congressman their worries about immigration reform, veteran’s rights, and the looming budget issues the country faces.
Firefighters worked into Thursday evening to finally contain a massive afternoon fire at the shuttered Key Largo Casino that caused about $4.5 million in damage.
The pitcher leaned down with her forearm on her leg as she stared across home plate. The count was one strike and no balls, and the batter awaited the delivery in his mismatched sweatshirt and pants. The ball came gliding in through a stiff breeze, a big meatball of a throw, and as the hitter licked his chops, he smashed a line drive up the center of the diamond for a single.
Eight people riding in a city bus were injured Saturday when it ran into a car trying to make a right turn at Sahara Avenue and Arville Street, police said.
More than half a dozen resorts will knock out their lights for an hour Saturday night in support of an effort to raise awareness for the environment and energy conservation. The casinos will participate in the World Wildlife Fund's Earth Hour from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for the fifth year in a row by turning out all of their non-essential lighting and marquees.