Justice Department to reveal findings of Las Vegas police shooting investigation

The U.S. Department of Justice today will present the results of its seven-month investigation of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, with about 75 recommendations of ways the agency can reduce officer-involved shootings, improve accountability and provide better disclosure about the incidents.

Bicyclist dies after collision with car

A bicyclist died Tuesday after being struck by a vehicle in the central valley Monday afternoon.

Friend says man who shot two people, himself lost rental units to bank

A friend says Albert Gutierrez, a landlord who recently lost his condos in North Las Vegas to foreclosure, shot himself to death early Wednesday, hours after he fatally shot a man and injured a woman who owed him money.

State workers face 2 percentage point PERS increase

Most of the 100,000 active public employees in Nevada will have to pay 2 percentage points more in retirement premiums starting July 1, the Public Employees Retirement System board decided Wednesday.

Wynn Resorts ordered into arbitration over disputed fee

An appellate court ruling will force Wynn Resorts Ltd. into arbitration over a disputed fee to an investment bank it hired in the depths of the recession but ultimately did not use.

Man with pellet gun shot by police at Henderson grocery store

A man who barricaded himself inside a Henderson grocery store bathroom and was thought to have a child hostage was shot by SWAT officers after he exited the restroom with a gun drawn. Police later learned the weapon was a pellet gun, and the child turned out to be an infant-sized doll on the changing table next to the man’s other belongings.

Elementary students flip pages for Rebel Reading Challenge

The month-long Rebel Reading Challenge kicked off Wednesday with 7,000 screaming fourth- and fifth-graders at the Thomas & Mack Center, pitting the classes of 37 elementary schools against each other to see whose students can read the most pages.

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