Man dies in shooting at apartment complex in central valley

A man died after a shooting at an apartment complex Wednesday night, Las Vegas police said. Lt. Barbara Schmidt said the shooting occurred at 6:39 p.m. at the Parkview Pointe Apartments, 3665 Cambridge Street, near Twain Avenue. Schmidt said a male victim was killed.

Tropicana joins New Year’s fireworks show on Strip

At the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Day, Las Vegas skies will shine brighter than ever as fireworks flare up from eight Strip hotel rooftops.

Marshall shoots UNLV past UTEP, 65-54

The Rebels beat the Miners tonight in a nonconference game at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Rebels next play Illinois in Chicago on Saturday.

Expert sifts through clues in helicopter crash

Gary Robb knows how to piece together clues on why helicopters crash. He’s been doing it for 30 years and has written a book about helicopter crash litigation, a specialty that earned him the title of “most successful helicopter crash trial lawyer in the country” by Forbes Magazine in 2009.

Michigan fugitive arrested in Las Vegas

A fugitive task force arrested a 21-year-old man in Las Vegas this week who was featured on the TV show “America’s Most Wanted,” federal officials said Wednesday.

NRC leader has ‘no plans to resign’

Embattled NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko said Wednesday that he has “no intension” of resigning even as four fellow commission members — two Democrats and two Republicans — expressed grave concerns about his leadership.

Man dies in shooting at southeast Las Vegas apartment

A man died after being shot Wednesday afternoon, Las Vegas police said. Police spokeswoman Laura Meltzer said at 2:48 p.m. investigators were alerted the man who was shot collapsed inside an apartment at the 4800 block of Spencer Street, near Tropicana Avenue.

Federal inquiry sought into Las Vegas police shootings

Two civil rights groups are calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the Metropolitan Police Department’s use of deadly force in the wake of the fatal shooting of an unarmed veteran and a Las Vegas Review-Journal investigation into police shootings.

Las Vegas Hilton will be run as split operation

In what may be a first in Las Vegas, the financially struggling Las Vegas Hilton will be run, at least for now, as a split operation.

Police: Boy found weapon, shot himself at home

A 10-year-old boy who died in a shooting inside a southwest valley home Tuesday afternoon found the weapon and shot himself, Las Vegas police said Wednesday.

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