Flames as high as 30 feet erupted into the air Thursday from the attic of an apartment near Smoke Ranch Road and Jones Boulevard that displaced 25 people.
Neon pink, lime green and sequin-studded reading glasses decorated the faces of Whitney Elementary School students Wednesday as they stood amid a sea of red T-shirts worn by Target volunteers.
A 25-year-old motorcyclist’s right leg was severed Wednesday night in a collision with a car near Flamingo Road and Decatur Boulevard, Metro Police said.
Metro Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two armed men who entered a convenience store Monday wearing ski masks, one of whom pointed a gun at a customer’s head and stole his wallet.
Henderson Police officer Erich Tschirgi was the first to respond to a home Sunday where an 18-month-old girl, dripping wet and stained by her own vomit, lay lifeless on the dining room floor.
The 1-year-old boy who died after the family’s pet dog attacked him at his birthday party has been identified by the Clark County coroner's office as Jeremiah Eskew-Shahan.
Soccer balls were kicked in the recent windy weather by the tiny feet of about 300 elementary school-aged students participating in the One Goal At A Time Soccer Program tournament. “We want to get them moving, keep them out of trouble and get them more active,” program founder Jerrad Clancy said.
A 22-year-old suspected of slaying a mother and daughter was taken into custody Friday, police said. Bryan Clay was arrested Friday by police on a felony child abuse warrant and will be rebooked at 7 a.m. Saturday in connection with the deaths of Ignacia Martinez, 38, and Karla Martinez, 10.
Metro Police are asking for the public’s assistance in solving a string of southwest Las Vegas Valley burglaries in which a man driving stolen trucks rams them into commercial businesses to gain entry and steal property.
An 80-year-old woman died Friday after a pick-up truck stuck the car she was a passenger of near the intersection of Flamingo and Sandhill roads, Metro Police said.
A 31-year-old woman was arrested in connection with a shooting Thursday that killed two people and seriously injured two others, according to North Las Vegas Police.
Metro Police arrested a 23-year-old man Thursday in connection with a domestic violence incident that galvanized SWAT unit involvement outside an apartment complex in the northwest Las Vegas Valley.
Three emus taking a mud bath are use to seeing a speeding motorized scooter charioting William Gilcrease, a 93-year-old dressed in blue jean overalls and a safari hat who is fluent in bird calls.
A lunchtime pep rally this week honored a six-wheeled, 3-foot tall, basketball-shooting robot known as the Ace of Spades and the Cimarron-Memorial High School robotics team that built the contraption.
Metro Police arrested a man accused of plotting to kill his wife and paying an undercover officer $2,000 to do the job as his 32nd birthday gift. Jorge Victorino-Vazquez, 32, of Las Vegas was arrested on charges of solicitation to commit murder, burglary and conspiracy to commit murder.
Happy faces and words of encouragement were scrawled in bright neon colors on picket signs waved by pseudo protesters outside a downtown coffee shop Friday as part of a movement to bring good vibes to Las Vegas.
A helicopter is flying to the scene of a crash on Interstate 15 near Moapa, northwest of Las Vegas, where one person is dead and four others may be injured.
Southern Nevada religious leaders gather in a sign of support
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Filled with emptiness, Kausar Chowdhry watched as her husband and other religious leaders stood Wednesday near the charred remains of an Islamic funeral home and mortuary that was under construction.
According to Nevada Highway Patrol, a 50-year-old motorcyclist in critical condition was airlifted to the hospital after he crashed Wednesday night on State Route 160.
Crime reported by 9-year-old to school officials Monday morning
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Identities of the mother and daughter in Monday morning’s double-homicide were released today. Ignacia Martinez, 38, and her 10-year-old daughter, Karla Martinez, were found dead inside their home near Washington Avenue and Tonopah Drive.
U.S. 95 has been shut down in both directions near the Vegas Drive overpass as authorities attempt to negotiate with a man threatening to kill himself, according to Nevada Highway Patrol.
County and federal agencies are asking the public’s help in solving a Feb. 22 fire that caused about $1.5 million damage when it engulfed an Islamic religious site that was under construction.
Dolled up in a short pink floral dress, Erica Magallon made walking a runway look easy Saturday afternoon at the Fashion Show mall when she showed off her prom dress for the first time. “It’s like I’ve been doing it forever,” said Magallon, the 18-year-old Desert Pines High School senior’s first time on the catwalk.
Rain has, for the most part, tapered off in the valley and dinner guests of tonight’s Titanic 100th anniversary event at Lake Las Vegas shouldn’t fret about a storm, according weather service officials.
A 63-year-old mother of eight was killed Friday night near Owens Avenue and Mojave Road when a car jumped the curb of the sidewalk and stuck her in front of her son.
Christopher Dean’s gold front tooth sparkled as he smiled and watched his redheaded bride in a white mermaid-style wedding dress walk down the aisle. The grim reaper would marry them, after creeping out of an upright casket. “ 'Cause death do us part,” said bride Dixie Woodham, as to why she desired a ghoulish-themed wedding on what is usually considered an unlucky day.
Snow is falling at Mount Charleston and rain is expected Friday evening in the Las Vegas Valley, a National Weather Service forecaster said. A winter storm warning is in effect until 9 a.m. Saturday on the mountain above 5,000 feet in elevation.
The North Las Vegas man accused of brutally stabbing and hacking his girlfriend with a machete last month in a blood-drenched parking lot has been charged with attempted murder.
North Las Vegas Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a man suspected of Tuesday’s robbery of a U.S. Bank branch. Officers were called around 2:40 p.m. to the bank at Rancho Drive and Carey Avenue, across from the Fiesta Rancho casino, police said.
Minutes before a Little League baseball game Tuesday, an 8-year-old player collapsed and died on the field, according to Vegas Valley Baseball officials.
A Henderson campus of a Catholic Jesuit college announced Wednesday it will be closing its doors in August 2013 — a decision that will impact about 170 current students and 50 employees.
Has chance to compete for trip to Tokyo for world championship
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Adrenaline rushed through a speechless Michael Balan who scanned a crowd of thousands searching for his newborn baby girl and her mother after he won an international card game tournament. The Henderson resident had just beaten more than 4,300 players in the 100th Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series — a March tournament he had sworn was his last.