Fireworks exploded at midnight in Las Vegas as revelers braved blustery conditions and a pandemic Friday to ring in 2022 with the return of “America’s Party.”
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“It is so important that we come up with a memorial that we can all be proud of, one that best reflects the wishes of those affected,” said Mynda Smith, whose sister died in the mass shooting.
“Now I don’t have this weird feeling of being in limbo, wondering where my family fits in all of this,” said the daughter of the 59th victim.
Though she was unable to complete the naturalization process to become a United States citizen before her death, Maria Urrabazo achieved the American dream all the same.
“Fifty-three years he was beside me, and all of a sudden he’s gone,” Antonio Zantua’s wife, Norma Zantua, said. “It’s scary to face life alone, but you know, I have to be strong and open-minded to face the future.”
In true Vegas style, there was no shortage of colorful characters on the Strip and in downtown Las Vegas as 2019 came to an end.
The drunken driver who caused a fiery crash last year that killed three Las Vegas teens was convicted Tuesday by a California jury of second-degree murder.
Monday marked the final day of testimony in the murder trial against DUI suspect Bani Duarte. Here are five key moments of the trial.
The 17-year old says she was groped and then assaulted by a loss-prevention specialist at an Albertsons store in east Las Vegas.
The man was found floating in the pool on the 2200 block of South Fort Apache Road, near West Sahara Avenue, a little after 7 a.m. Wednesday in what police initially characterized as an accidental drowning.
The Clark County coroner’s office has ruled that Treasure Munhenga, 25, died by his own hand. Police have said he fatally shot his girlfriend, 18-year-old Christina Gallina of Henderson, on March 24 before turning the gun on himself.
Sally J. Birma, 90, of Las Vegas died on March 20 of injuries sustained on March 9. That same night, Stephan Williams, 54, is accused of killing 77-year-old Elenore Swenson, his roommate at a senior living community in Summerlin.
A man is in custody after he had apparently barricaded himself midday Monday inside a high-rise apartment just east of the Strip, Las Vegas police said.
A lengthy traffic backup Friday afternoon clogged southbound U.S. Highway 95 near Cheyenne Avenue for about an hour.
Former Las Vegas police Detective Gordon Martines, who ran unsuccessfully for Clark County sheriff last year, has died at the age of 68.
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