A motorist accused of killing a pedestrian in central Las Vegas fled the scene and intentionally charred and ditched his car in a deserted area, according to police.
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Imprisoned for a fatal Las Vegas fatal DUI, former NFL player Henry Ruggs has been transferred to Northern Nevada, where he’s in a prison work program that placed him at the Governor’s Mansion.
A Las Vegas judge sentenced a 24-year-old woman to between 10 and 25 years in prison Thursday for killing her 3-month-old son.
Senior U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks died after he was hit by a vehicle near the district courthouse in downtown Reno, the Reno Police Department said. He was 80.
Las Vegas police arrested three suspects they allege kidnapped a child at gunpoint and held him against his will while they demanded a ransom from his parents.
His body was found inside a crashed vehicle near West Bonanza Road and Clarkway Drive around 12:25 a.m. Saturday morning.
The shooting occurred around 7:45 p.m. in the 10000 block of Angel Dreams Avenue.
The shooting occurred around 10:15 p.m. Thursday near Fremont Street and North Fourth Street.
The aunt and mother of two toddlers sat slumped with heads down inside a van that crashed last week in North Las Vegas, killing both girls.
Taeylr and Rose Wilmer were killed in a single vehicle crash in North Las Vegas last Sunday.
The 28-year-old man was arrested Dec. 10 but has since posted bail.
The crash occurred around 8:50 p.m. Dec. 4 south of Moapa Valley, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.
Rotesha Shanek Battle, 47, faces a charge of open murder, according to police booking records.
It occurred at the Citrus Apartments, 60 N Pecos Road, around 10:45 p.m., Las Vegas police said.
Mark Ellsworth, 19, pointed a rifle at officers leading them to fire at him in the 700 block of Vista Sereno Court on Oct. 11, according to the Henderson Police Department.
Las Vegas is a special kind of resort city. On the inside, you get The Strip (and now, the Sphere); on the outside, you get the vast Mojave Desert with its nostalgic attractions. In the past, people visiting Las Vegas would do so with the phrase in mind: “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” […]
Senior U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks died after he was hit by a vehicle near the district courthouse in downtown Reno, the Reno Police Department said. He was 80.
Las Vegas police arrested three suspects they allege kidnapped a child at gunpoint and held him against his will while they demanded a ransom from his parents.
A Las Vegas woman faces a murder charge after police allege she intentionally struck her boyfriend with her car, according to court records.
The student’s lawyers claim he was threatened, discriminated against at UNLV, amid taunts from pro-Palestinian protesters and inaction by the administration and Board of Regents.