The Henderson Fire Department extinguished two house fires today — one near Warm Springs and Pecos roads and the other by Green Valley and Horizon Ridge parkways.
A 55-year-old New York women arrested for allegedly performing $1,000 eye-lifts out of a southwest valley home with a medical license now faces felony charges.
A cement truck overturned today on the road to Mount Charleston, spilling material on the roadway and delaying traffic, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
A 69-year-old woman pedestrian was struck by a UPS truck Tuesday and pronounced dead at Sunrise Hospital, Metro Police said. Police responded at 3:13 p.m. to the incident in the 2500 block of Swan Ridge Avenue.
No arrests made, but investigation ongoing, officers say
Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011
A sting on a synthetic drug lab Monday afternoon netted hundreds of pounds of ingredients used for making illegal narcotics, Metro Police said. A “large quantity” of finished synthetic drugs packaged for distribution was also recovered, police said.
Rain in the valley and snow on Mount Charleston had people grabbing their umbrellas and shifting into four-wheel drive on Friday. Snow on the mountain prompted the Regional Transportation Commission to issue a road hazard advisory.
A small dog died today due to smoke inhalation from a mattress fire inside a room of the Safari Motel on Fremont Street, according to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue.
The man arrested after allegedly hitting 12-year-old Faith Love, who died Halloween night from the collision, has been charged with DUI and reckless driving.
A 16-year-old girl was in serious condition after being hit by a school bus today in North Las Vegas. The collision happened on Brooks Avenue and Berg Street, near Cheyenne Avenue and Civic Center Drive, North Las Vegas Police said.
Metro Police are asking the public’s help in identifying a man police are considering a person of interest in an investigation of a sexual assault case near the Strip.
A Henderson woman and her dog are temporarily displaced after flames engulfed the attic of their home near Horizon Drive and Boulder Highway causing about $90,000 damage.
A 55-year-old Las Vegas woman was hit and killed by a car Tuesday evening near Nellis Air Force Base, according to Metro Police. The woman was hit at Las Vegas Boulevard and Cheyenne Avenue around 7:15 p.m., police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
High winds brought down a power line today causing a power outage around 3 p.m. in the area near Tropicana and Eastern avenues, according to a NV Energy official.
Family-oriented events draw bigger and bigger crowds each year, say organizers
Monday, Oct. 31, 2011
Stretching her tiny fingers out, 2-year-old Makenna Hansen tried catching the fog being generated in the bushes surrounding a giant ghost statue in the center of The District at Green Valley Ranch.
A man and a 14-year-old girl were sitting on a park bench Halloween night when they were shot, killing the man and critically injuring the teen, Metro Police said.
A man police say fatally struck a 12-year-old girl who was trick-or-treating Monday night has been arrested on a count of driving under in the influence, according to jail records.
Home crammed with collectibles from state's colorful past
Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011
Dr. Lonnie Hammargren scurried around his home Friday morning dressed in a blue NASA jumpsuit whistling a cheerful tune while searching for something over the rim of his spectacles, what it is, he might not even know.
Tears gently escaped the closed eyes of Lani Smith tonight as she clutched a tiny white candle in her left hand and embraced a family member with her right.
Metro Police have released an artist’s sketch of a man described as a suspect in a double shooting Tuesday at Lake Mohave that left one woman dead and her boyfriend wounded.
People occupying the lot near Tropicana Avenue and Paradise Road spend their days planning—they’re planning a local concert, a zombie walk for Halloween and more protests.
Daniel Halseth, 32, was arrested for suspicion of lewdness after his wife, Elizabeth Halseth, a Republican state senator elected in 2010, alleged to police that he tried to sexually assault her.
Metro Police say a Las Vegas man arrested in connection with a shooting Sunday allegedly tried to escape while being transported to the Clark County Detention Center.
Spring Valley community members gave a standing ovation to five Metro Police officers Tuesday night to honor their efforts in a Sept. 9 Walmart shootout that left one officer wounded and a suspect dead.
Metro Police are looking for two teenage boys who fled on foot Tuesday after crashing a white Camaro into a Citizens Area Transit bus at the intersection of Russell Road and Durango Drive.
The Clark County Coroner’s Office has released the names of a Las Vegas man and his girlfriend, who Metro Police say he shot and killed Sunday night before turning the gun on himself.
A Las Vegas man has been charged in the fatal shooting of his best friend of 10 years, according to the Clark County District Attorney's Office. Michael Jeffries, 30, has been charged with murder with use of a deadly weapon.
A U.S. Air Force jet crashed around 4:45 p.m. today about 100 miles north of Nellis Air Force Base. The F-15C Eagle aircraft plummeted just northwest of Alamo, Nev., according to Nellis Air Force Base officials.
A small group of protesters crouched Friday afternoon in the shadow of a graffiti-stained storage shed and gazed off into the vacant lot of hot concrete — a spot lawfully designated to be their first campsite in the Las Vegas area.
Three female children suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by car today while walking in a crosswalk on Camino Eldorado, near Tropical Parkway, according to North Las Vegas Police.
Sexual and domestic violence survivors and their supporters all marched Thursday night along Maryland Parkway brandishing posters and cheering whenever cars honked.
A Las Vegas man has been charged in connection with an Oct. 7 shooting that left one man dead near South Rancho Drive and West Bonanza Road. Michael Moreno, 37, surrendered to police in connection with the death of Damien Reed.
A man suffered critical injuries late Monday night during a blaze at a Las Vegas home near U.S. Highway 95 and West Ann Road, according to a fire official.
Investigators: 22 firearms taken in Aug. 14 burglary from Henderson store
Monday, Oct. 17, 2011
Investigators from three Southern Nevada law enforcement agencies are working together and asking the public’s help to catch the suspects responsible for a Henderson gun store burglary