The Nevada Department of Corrections said Pedro Mejia, 58, died Saturday at 5:42 a.m. at the Hospice Unit at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City.
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Las Vegas police have located a Ford Explorer involved in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian Wednesday.
A man who police say set a North Las Vegas Buddhist temple ablaze and shot at worshipers Sunday twice yelled “I hate you” as he carried out the attack, a witness said.
Prosecutors will not pursue charges against a physical therapist accused in October of sex assault and open and gross lewdness.
Dwight Delancy, 21, faces multiple charges for firing his gun during an altercation with the off-duty officer on Tuesday afternoon. He said he fired his gun once as a warning.
A suspect accused of causing a fatal crash in North Las Vegas last month while driving under the influence was released from jail more than two weeks ago without restrictions.
Metropolitan police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who carried out a robbery at a business on the Las Vegas Boulevard Strip in November.
A man arrested in November by Metropolitan police is wanted in Texas for the slaying of a convenience store clerk, authorities said.
Las Vegas police are investigating the slaying of a man in a residential area near Washington Avenue and Pecos Road early Wednesday.
The death of a 6-year-old boy in an October house fire has been ruled a homicide and his mother’s death classified as a suicide.
A teen shot to death Saturday while confronting a truck thief has been identified as Kevin Soriano, 17, of North Las Vegas.
A retired Las Vegas police lieutenant has helped start a national nonprofit called The Wounded Blue to offer peer support for officers who are suffering.
One person was shot when gunfire erupted in front of a crowded shopping complex in northwest Las Vegas late Friday afternoon, Las Vegas police said.
A man who is a fugitive from another state has been arrested in the case of a man found stabbed to death a week ago in the far northeast Las Vegas Valley.
The barricade occurred sometime after 2 p.m. when police were investigating a report of a robbery at 4555 E. Sahara Ave., just east of Marion Street, said Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Jeff Stuart.
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A fatal crash closed Cheyenne Avenue near the 215 Beltway Sunday morning.
North Las Vegas police shot and killed a man who reportedly raised a firearm towards several officers on Saturday night, according to authorities.
“It’s just heartbreaking,” said Judy Roman, whose houseboat was totaled and whose security camera recorded the fire.