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.
A Vagos motorcycle gang leader appeared drunk when he agreed to participate with an undercover officer in what he thought was a major cocaine deal, according to government surveillance video of the conversation. The videotape was played in court by defense lawyers Thursday in a rare joint hearing by two federal judges.
A 29-year-old Las Vegas man was convicted Thursday in a double-murder prosecutors said was carried out inside a central valley apartment five years ago.
A man was killed in a drive-by shooting in the northwest valley Thursday morning, Las Vegas police said.
Lawyers for Caesars Entertainment Corp. deny a defense assertion that the company acted as a government agent during the investigation of a multimillion-dollar World Cup betting scheme.
Two police officers in a motorcycle certification course crashed their bikes on U.S. Highway 95 in Las Vegas Thursday morning, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
The pedestrian who was struck and killed Thursday morning after a driver ran a red light near Sahara and Eastern avenues has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
A Las Vegas elementary school was on lockdown briefly Thursday afternoon while police investigated reports of a person with a gun in a parked car near the front of the school.
Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man and woman who went missing Wednesday morning under “suspicious circumstances.”
A Guam jury has convicted three people of mailing drugs from Las Vegas to Guam.
In a world where headlines often focus on challenges and crises, the quiet victories in our communities can easily go unnoticed. Yet, these victories are the foundation of our everyday lives, shaping the safety and security we often take for granted. Southern Nevada’s recent success in reducing crime is one such victory—a story of effective […]
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.