A man who “feared for his life” shot and killed a would-be robber who tried to take his cell phone and wallet at gunpoint early Saturday, Henderson police said.
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Project REAL’s former executive director now faces theft charges amid allegations that he diverted money from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Foundation, which he also oversaw.
Florence McClure Women’s Correctional Center’s new HVAC program is the first of its kind, providing inmates vocational training that has usually been offered in men’s prisons.
The judge overseeing the case still has to rule on the admissibility of some evidence after a hearing.
Robert Telles, who was found guilty of killing RJ reporter Jeff German, has filed a motion for an evidentiary hearing to clarify several statements jurors made to the press after his trial.
Clark County has agreed to pay a dozen former cadets who found themselves unable to finish training after a law enforcement academy sponsored by the Las Vegas Township constable’s office suddenly stopped classes they were taking.
Julie Goldberg, 85, wasn’t one of those hardened cops. He made everyone feel important. The World War II veteran, boxer and outdoors enthusiast died on Friday.
Melvyn Sprowson’s history of alleged student sex abuse in Los Angeles was an open book for any prospective employer, but Clark County school officials chose not to read it, LA’s school chief said Wednesday.
Federal agents served a search warrant Wednesday on several businesses located in the 5000 block of Oakey Boulevard where it intersects with Decatur Boulevard, an ICE spokeswoman said.
Defense lawyer Brian Bloomfield pleaded guilty in District Court Wednesday to several felony and gross misdemeanor charges in a sweeping courthouse counseling scheme.
Earl Gross, an ailing former mortgage company president, was given a light federal prison sentence Wednesday in an $8.4 million bank fraud scheme.
Henry Genaro Macias, 32, of Las Vegas was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of child pornography Tuesday.
Before a high-speed chase Monday that led to shots fired at officers, one of the suspects had tried to sell marijuana and a gun to the carjacking victims, according to police records.
A 48-year-old California man pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl on her way to school in August.
Henderson police are looking for a man who robbed a Wells Fargo branch Saturday afternoon.
The city of Mesquite, Nevada – located 81 miles north of Las Vegas – celebrated a significant milestone as Southwest Gas established natural gas service for its 1,000th customer. Southwest Gas, an energy company with service territories across Arizona, California, and Nevada, began serving the growing city in 2019. Based in Mesquite, the Chicago Greek […]
Two inmates at High Desert State Prison were hospitalized after a stabbing incident at the facility, a Nevada Department of Corrections spokesperson said.
One suspect is believed to have been involved in more than 20 burglaries targeting businesses and restaurants across the Las Vegas Valley, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Police said Patricia Sierra broke into a funeral home and removed the body of a woman for whom a viewing was held the day before the burglary.
Jesus Ayala is accused of using a stolen vehicle to strike Andreas Probst, 66, as he rode his bicycle near Centennial Parkway last year.