A joint traffic safety operation between Nevada Highway Patrol and California High Patrol resulted in hundreds of drivers cited over Memorial Day weekend, authorities announced.
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Two women died in separate crashes and a man was killed after being stabbed in the Las Vegas Valley this weekend.
A man died early Saturday morning after being stabbed in the east valley.
A person suffered life-threatening injuries after they were intentionally struck by a vehicle near downtown Las Vegas, according to police.
A hit-and-run suspect accused of killing a pedestrian last month in central Las Vegas was arrested Thursday, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Brittani Bailey, 29, was found fatally shot on Jan. 29 inside a MGM Grand hotel room.
A shooting at a Las Vegas business early Tuesday morning that left two women dead and a man wounded is believed to have been targeted, police said.
The shooting occurred around 2:55 a.m. in the 5900 block of East Samia Court.
According to Nevada Highway Patrol traffic logs, the crash occurred around 3:15 p.m. Westbound traffic under I-15 and I-15 northbound to Spring Mountain was closed.
Francisco Echeverri died days after an aborted heart procedure at MountainView Hospital last year.
A boy was fatally shot by another boy in North Las Vegas on Wednesday morning, police said.
Michael Durmeier, 39; his fiancee, Lauren Starcevich, 38; and his daughter Georgia, 12, died in the crash on March 27, 2021.
The chief announced in an internal memo Thursday that his retirement would be effective Feb. 28.
Dion Southern, 48, died from a gunshot wound of the head, according to the coroner.
Brandi Brown, 49, was shot in the 4200 block of Cicada Way on June 14.
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Colin Czech is accused of killing a man outside a downtown convenience store and eating parts of the victim’s face, police said.
Shiva Gummi was arrested in April 2023 after he told a 911 dispatcher he had killed his wife, who was a new doctor at University Medical Center.
Nicholas Bott, 44, had been facing a felony charge of child abuse and a gross misdemeanor count of contact with a minor.
An 18-year-old was taken into custody after police said he was “doing donuts in the grass area” of a Henderson park.