The Henderson City Council on Tuesday will consider approval of a $70,000 community-funded grant to evaluate the needs, programming, feasibility and cost of constructing and equipping a new crime lab for the police department.
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A court challenge to Nevada’s ban on same-sex marriage is no longer at the top of the queue in efforts nationally to legalize gay unions after a hearing date initially set by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for April 9 was postponed but the Nevada case is still in the mix as more courts around the country continue to weigh in on the controversial issue, a lawyer for Lambda Legal said last week.
Christina Lafave did the time. Now she’s charged with the crime.
The Las Vegas man found shot to death in a southwest valley parking lot Thursday night has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Gagik Tulbendhyan, 28.
The puppies rescued from a January pet shop fire started going to their new homes Thursday morning. The first three winners of a raffle to find owners for the 25 canines got to meet their furry friends about 10 a.m.
The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a $9 million judgment against former topless club owner Rick Rizzolo stemming from a 2001 altercation over an $80 bar tab that left a Kansas man a quadriplegic.
The 50-year-old knife-wielding woman who was shot twice by a Las Vegas police officer last week has a history of mental illness and problems with Metro, Clark County Undersheriff Jim Dixon said Thursday.
Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto said a meeting of state attorneys general with their Mexican counterparts over two days this week has produced tangible results in the fight against transnational organized crime.
A 13-month-old boy fell from a third-story condominium window in the northwest valley on Tuesday, Las Vegas police said.
A Virginia truck driver has pleaded guilty to three counts of involuntary manslaughter after authorities said he collided with a disabled car in northeast Nevada and killed a couple and a tow truck driver.
Tangled in a criminal investigation for potential misuse of taxpayer funds, the Clark County School District’s Adult English Language Acquisition department has been shut down, Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky said in a news conference Monday.
The Clark County coroner’s office identified the Las Vegas man who was shot to death in an apartment south of downtown Saturday.
A former Clark County jail inmate will get a $275,000 settlement for being improperly strip searched in front of other inmates.
The proliferation of marijuana grow houses throughout Las Vegas is a problem that brings violence to the community, according to Metro Lt. Laz Chavez.
Eighty years after Roy Frisch’s disappearance, the fate of the former Reno city councilman and the head cashier of the Riverside Bank remain unknown.
Las Vegas, a city known for its world-class entertainment and vibrant food and spirits scene, has been captivated by the exclusivity of O’RTE Single Estate Tequila. This tequila, a product of exceptional craftsmanship and authentic flavors, has swiftly become a favored choice among the city’s cocktail aficionados and sophisticated palates of global visitors, offering them […]
Officials shared boating safety tips Wednesday at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Safety while boating at the lake has long been an issue, leading to several deaths almost every year since 2000.
Roidan Durruthy Mendoza is accused of killing his estranged wife and injuring three others during a shooting at an apartment complex in August.
A 70-year-old man died in Death Valley after suffering a medical event while driving.
Art by Las Vegas Valley students from elementary, middle, high school and college will be voted on through June 5 for the first-ever Sphere XO Student Design Challenge.