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Cadillac passenger shot in northwest valley street

After being shot multiples times in the back Monday evening, a man managed to crawl across the street to a northwest valley pharmacy and call for help, Las Vegas police said. The shooting was reported just after 8 p.m., near Lake Mead Boulevard and Torrey Pines Drive.

School year starts with record enrollment

Today marked the first day of school for Clark County’s 320,000 students, beginning the 2014-15 school year with a record enrollment that officials expect will increase through Labor Day week.

 
Flood control project coming to Mount Charleston

Gov. Brian Sandoval on Monday announced a deal that will allow a flood control project to be built near the washed-out Rainbow subdivision on Mount Charleston.

Nevada inmate dies in apparent suicide

An inmate died in a suspected suicide Sunday, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.

Las Vegas police: Store clerk shoots man over beer theft

A man faces an attempted murder charge after Las Vegas police say he shot another man who was stealing beer from the convenience store where he worked.

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Las Vegas man convicted in Strip shooting

After about two hours of deliberation, a jury found Robert Jackson guilty of attempted murder and battery charges in connection with a 2007 shooting on the Strip that injured four people.

Catholic Charities needs food bank volunteers

A local nonprofit is in need of volunteers as the number of people coming into its food pantry jumped to 7,500 from 5,500 in about a month. Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada late last month improved and changed the format of the food pantry to resemble a grocery store and expanded its hours, said Leslie Carmine, spokeswoman for the nonprofit. The increase in people coming into the food pantry per month is partly due to those changes.

Horsford attends slain Missouri teen’s funeral

U.S. Rep. Steve Horsford, D-Nev., said he was honored to be present at the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis on Monday for Michael Brown’s funeral.

Investor pursues jobs concept for Vegas veterans

Federal grants announced this month totaling $2.6 million to help homeless veterans in Southern Nevada don’t solve the problem to transition the vets into jobs that will keep them off the streets, according to James Cappello, a Chicago investor and manager for a new-concept project for homeless vets.

Rainbow reopens after backyard debris burns

Burning debris in a west valley backyard closed down traffic on Rainbow Boulevard Monday morning, according to the Clark County Fire Department.

Las Vegas Army Reserves prepare for Afghanistan

A team of Army Reserve soldiers from Las Vegas prepared to leave Sunday for training in Texas before heading to the war-torn country to support transportation of supplies and equipment in the coming months.