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Authorities ID shooter, man killed in Thursday shootout

The man who was shot dead Thursday morning at an apartment complex near Decatur Boulevard and Vegas Drive was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office on Friday.

Report details marijuana grow bust, arrest

Las Vegas and Henderson police and the Drug Enforcement Administration agents found a full-functioning marijuana lab when they searched and dismantled a southwest valley house Thursday, according to an arrest report. The joint task force found the grow house in the 6200 block of West Levi Avenue, near South Jones Boulevard and Cactus Avenue, after getting an anonymous tip, Las Vegas police said.

Clark County coroner IDs man killed in motorcycle crash

The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the motorcyclist who died in Thursday night’s crash in North Las Vegas.

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Some Tartan Elementary students kept late because of lockdown

Some students at a North Las Vegas elementary school were kept nearly two hours late after SWAT investigated a “domestic issue” nearby earlier in the day. Tartan Elementary School, on East Tropical Parkway near North Pecos Road, went on lockdown about 1:30 p.m., said Clark County School District police Lt. Ken Young.

Pair sue Metro in 2013 police shooting

Two people who were shot by Las Vegas police last year have filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Metropolitan Police Department and three officers.

Woman pleads guilty in cab attack

A woman accused of assaulting a cab driver while he was driving, stealing his cab then crashing it into other vehicles earlier this year has pleaded guilty.

Woman arrested in North Las Vegas shooting death

A woman has been arrested in connection with Saturday night’s homicide in North Las Vegas, according to police.