101°F
weather icon Clear

Local Las Vegas

Las Vegas breaking news from Nevada's most reliable source. Read about the latest updates happening in Las Vegas at reviewjournal.com.

Shots fired at North Las Vegas police officer

A person shot at North Las Vegas police officers from a vehicle Wednesday afternoon before fleeing on foot, police say.

CCSD superintendent sorry for secrecy around sex education changes

Plans to alter sex education in Clark County schools have been scrapped in the wake of protests from the community and several School Board members, who criticized the district for the secrecy in which curriculum changes were discussed.

THE LATEST
Sky lantern found in Henderson pool

It’s a mystery how a sky lantern — similar to the dozens that RiSE Festival promoters ignited and released at dusk Tuesday from the Jean Dry Lake bed — wound up 26 miles north of the launch site in Ken Du Pont’s swimming pool in Henderson.

NLV library moves to City Hall

North Las Vegas’ downtown library might be in a smaller space — but the city’s hopes for the branch are big.

ICE child predator app now available for Android, in Spanish

An app designed to help federal law enforcement seek the public’s help with fugitive and suspected child predators is now available on Android smartphones and in Spanish.

Las Vegas police seek help finding restaurant robbers

Las Vegas police are seeking the public’s help in identifying two men connected to the armed robbery of a restaurant near the intersection of Paradise at Flamingo roads.

Hillary’s UNLV speech open to press

Hillary Clinton’s speech Monday to the UNLV Foundation will be open to press coverage, the university said Wednesday, as the former secretary of state considers a potential run for president in 2016.

Los Angeles lawyer charged in Las Vegas heroin trafficking case

A Los Angeles lawyer and two others have been indicted in a federal heroin trafficking case in Las Vegas. Glen Hunsberger and co-defendants Manuelle Alkeine and Jannifer Peskett were charged by a federal grand jury Tuesday with one felony count of conspiracy to distribute heroin.