Two people were injured Sunday evening after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in the Hard Rock Hotel parking garage, Las Vegas police said.
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The night rioters and looters sent pockets of the Historic Westside up in flames, a familiar voice guided the community through the chaos. It was Louis “L.C.” Conner Jr., broadcasting loud and clear from KCEP, “The People’s Station,” located in the heart of the Westside.
While the riots in Los Angeles were far bigger and deadlier, the unrest in Las Vegas’ predominantly black community exposed festering problems and became a pivotal moment in police and community relations.
Riots after the Rodney King verdicts 25 years ago proved to be a watershed in the relationship between Las Vegas police and the city’s historically black community.
Federal prosecutors throughout the West have struggled recently to win conspiracy convictions against groups of loosely organized individual rights activists who identify with an anti-government movement that is best known for staging armed protests on federally managed land.
Authorities are searching for a suspect who they say left out poisoned meat near a Nevada park, killing two dogs and leaving three others in critical condition.
A man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of beating his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter, causing critical injuries, according to a Metropolitan Police Department arrest report.
Lois Bolden lives in the heart of the Historic Westside, near Martin Luther King Boulevard and Washington Avenue. The area was forced into existence because of segregation, a time in the mid-20th century when black men and women couldn’t visit the Strip or live anywhere near it.
Lawyers for a former New York hedge fund manager who was attacked by security officers at a Cosmopolitan nightclub reached a undisclosed settlement agreement Friday, essentially wiping out a $160.5 milllion verdict returned earlier this week.
A former state transportation officer with a history of drunken driving arrests was in jail Friday after using drugs, which was prohibited under the terms of his pre-trial release, authorities said.
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Las Vegas police have filed a murder charge against Paul Jones, 33, in connection with the remains found Tuesday in an east valley desert lot.
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The awards ceremony was a highlight of the World’s 50 Best Restaurant week that confirmed the city as a global dining destination.
A pedestrian was found dead south of Harry Reid International Airport in what police are describing as a possible hit-and-run.
Vegas Stronger CEO Dave Marlon said the most effective members of the organization’s street team have personal experience with homelessness, substance abuse and mental illness.
The Friday high should be around 109 with slightly lower temperatures on Saturday and Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
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