National Weather Service issues freeze warning until 9 a.m. for the Las Vegas Valley
Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011
Wearing a red bra and panties, Lisa Crespo was more than half-naked Monday night when temperatures were flirting close to freezing at the Fremont Street Experience.
Metro Police are asking the public’s help in locating a 16-year-old boy who they say is an endangered runaway. Jovanni Duarte was last seen today around 11:30 a.m. driving a blue 2002 Toyota Highlander with Nevada license plate 544 USF, police said.
A 48-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a house explosion Monday in the eastern valley that caused an estimated $150,000 damage and displaced a family of four, authorities said. Jose Castillo, 48, was arrested on one count of first-degree arson and booked into the Clark County Detention Center, Las Vegas Fire & Rescue officials said.
A man was killed today when he was run over by a semitrailer truck in the parking lot of the Indian Springs Casino along U.S. 95 northwest of Las Vegas, Metro Police said.
A North Las Vegas man who was allegedly gambling on behalf of a limited liability company could face a maximum fine of $1 million and 20 years in prison for causing the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino sports book to incorrectly file a federal currency transaction report.
A 33-year-old man is dead after crashing a 2003 Dodge Dakota into a building Wednesday afternoon on Decatur Boulevard near Charleston Boulevard, according to Metro Police.
A Las Vegas woman was among several people arrested today as part of a joint operation involving both Metro Police and Arizona authorities in cracking down on an alleged marijuana dispensary operation.
Two 20-year-olds arrested in California and extradited to Las Vegas in connection with the murder of a man whose body was found in a box Nov. 9 on Fremont Street are expected to be arraigned this week in Clark County District Court.
A 14-year-old girl was in critical condition after being hit by a car Friday night in the northwest valley, Metro Police said. The incident happened about 7:20 p.m. at the intersection of Lone Mountain Road and El Capitan Way.
The Nevada Highway Patrol said it responded to a one-vehicle crash Friday at the Spaghetti Bowl and found a 16-year-old driver suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.
Metro Police have identified the officer involved in a Monday night shooting in which a man was killed during a foot chase. The officer, Casey Clarkson, 28, is a detective with Metro’s gang unit, police said.
A Las Vegas man has been convicted of nine armed robberies in 2010 in which one of the culprits would sometimes don a wig, prosecutors said. Jason Wiley, 28, was found guilty Tuesday of robbing Las Vegas businesses from Aug. 21-23, 2010, according to a news release from Daniel G. Bogden, U.S. attorney for the district of Nevada.
Smoke comes from the tires of a small black car Tuesday that screeched to a halt inches from a Metro Police officer dressed in a turkey suit crossing Charleston Boulevard.
Metro Police are asking the public’s help in finding two sisters who they say ran away Monday. Police are looking for 13-year-old Teliea Williams and her 11-year-old sister, Jimenia Williams.
The death of Brady Caipa, the 17-year-old Bishop Gorman High School student, was an accidental death caused by asphyxiation and alcohol intoxication, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.
James Cobbs pokes his head from the moonroof of his mom’s minivan for a better view of the 65-foot-wide screen onto which the Adam Sandler comedy “Jack and Jill” is being projected through the desert sky. It’s his first time at the West Wind Drive-In movie theater. And it’s easy to understand why a 6-year-old would approve of a place where the air is heavy with the smell of cotton candy and buttered popcorn and where pajamas are perfectly acceptable attire.
Occupy Las Vegas today was given a 90-day extension on its use of a lot between Swenson Street and Paradise Road, according to a Clark County official.
A 41-year-old Illinois man arrested at the Circus Circus Hotel in February has been charged for allegedly kidnapping and severely beating a 25-year-old Illinois woman.
7 adults treated for smoke inhalation at Faith Lutheran High School
Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011
Seven adults were treated for smoke inhalation today when a chemistry-class experiment at Faith Lutheran High School went awry, forcing a two-hour evacuation of the building, a county spokeswoman said.
A silver Ford Mustang allegedly took a $650 beating early Saturday morning in a Strip casino parking lot by a California man claiming to be a police officer, according to Metro Police.
A Las Vegas man was arrested early Sunday for allegedly sexually assaulting and attempting to rob a 54-year-old woman at a bus stop near Bonanza Road and Main Street, according to Metro Police.
Henderson police found a 57-year-old attorney lying beaten today on a Henderson roadside just weeks after pleading guilty in a scheme to swindle homeowners’ associations in the valley.
After 14 years, the MGM Grand is shutting down the Studio 54 nightclub on Jan. 18 to make room for a new nightlife venue. A final party will be held Jan. 7 to bid farewell to the venue modeled after the famous ’70s club in New York City.
Metro Police have released the identities of two people arrested in California in connection with the slaying of a man whose body was found Nov. 9 in a box on Fremont Street.
Metro Police have released the name of the driver who was arrested in connection with a one-vehicle crash Saturday on U.S. Highway 95 that killed a 25-year-old passenger.
North Las Vegas Fire Department is working with the city’s police department to investigate a house fire authorities believe was set to injure firefighters. Police are now working with the fire department’s arson investigator, who did the initial investigation, officials said.
In a damaged Las Vegas economy, Lamborghini owner Michael Obradovich could be found Thursday night nearly drooling over the newest luxury sports cars, valued somewhere in the $500,000 range.