Nevada DMV plans for reopening on June 15 – Video
 
Nevada DMV plans for reopening on June 15 – Video

The DMV announces its plans for reopening in Las Vegas on June 15th after being closed for three months due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Great-grandmother meets great-granddaughter through window
 
Great-grandmother meets great-granddaughter through window

A global pandemic couldn’t keep June Watkins from meeting her 1-month-old great-granddaughter, even if it had to be through a window. Christie Jensen, the baby’s mother, brought together four generations of women with her mother, DeeDee Jensen, when they brought the baby to meet Watkins for the first time ahead of Mother’s Day on Sunday.

Road Rage Homicide Suspect Van
 
Road Rage Homicide Suspect Van

Video shows a van Las Vegas police believe was involved in a deadly road rage incident on August 5. Police announced on August 26 that they have recovered the van. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)

Sedan and semitrailer collide in south Las Vegas
 
Sedan and semitrailer collide in south Las Vegas

An early Wednesday morning crash has left one person in critical condition. A sedan and semitrailer collided around 4 a.m. at the corner of Spencer Street and Serene Avenue. Police do not believe impairment is a factor in the crash. Spencer has been blocked off north of Serene while police continue their investigation.

LVMPD Looking For Robbery Suspect
 
LVMPD Looking For Robbery Suspect

The LVMPD Commercial Robbery Section is attempting to identify the pictured suspect who is responsible for committing robberies to businesses in the southern part of the Las Vegas Valley during the month of May 2018. The suspect enters the business, threatens the employee with a firearm and demands money from the register. The employee complies and the suspect flees the business.

Las Vegas shooting survivors gather at butterfly release event
 
Las Vegas shooting survivors gather at butterfly release event

A Nevada Highway Patrol trooper had an emotional reunion Sunday. Trooper Travis Smaka saw Leala Tyree for the first time since Oct. 1. The reunion happened at a butterfly release event at the Community Healing Garden. Tyree’s son drove a family to a hospital in his truck on Oct. 1. Smaka escorted her son through interstate traffic to the hospital. The injured woman and her father, who were in the truck’s bed, survived.

Bar Hosting UnHappy Hour to Observe Equal Pay Day
 
Bar Hosting UnHappy Hour to Observe Equal Pay Day

Women can get their drinks for 65 cents and men for $1 Tuesday to observe Equal Pay Day: The date that symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year.

Video of attempted kidnapping suspect’s car
 
Video of attempted kidnapping suspect’s car

Las Vegas police are attempting to identify a suspect in 2 attempted kidnappings. The suspect’s vehicle was described a red four door sedan with silver trim around the
windows. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)

‘Floor-to-ceiling’ renovations planned for Fremont Street Experience
 
‘Floor-to-ceiling’ renovations planned for Fremont Street Experience

The city of Las Vegas will request up to $9.5 million from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority to fund capital improvements at the Fremont Street Experience. Fremont Street Experience President and CEO Patrick Hughes told the council “floor-to-ceiling” renovations are planned at the downtown attraction. The LED display dates back 14 years. Hughes said the renovations will take place over 14 months. Fremont Street Experience President and CEO Patrick Hughes

Ancient Japanese sport of Sumo wrestling returns to Las Vegas
 
Ancient Japanese sport of Sumo wrestling returns to Las Vegas

Sumo wrestling is coming to Las Vegas! The last time sumo hit the Strip was Grand Sumo Las Vegas in 2005 More than 25,000 sumo wrestling enthusiasts and curious onlookers attended Now, the Ultimate Sumo League will come to Park Theater this April Tickets start at $59.50 to see sumo wrestlers from all over the world

Las Vegas morning update for Thursday, February 8
 
Las Vegas morning update for Thursday, February 8

A 21-year-old driver is dead after a car plunged into a lake in northwest Las Vegas.

A veteran Las Vegas police officer, Bret Theil, is indicted on more than two dozen kidnapping and sexual assault charges involving a child. Prosecutors say the crimes occurred over several years.

The city of Las Vegas wants to spend nearly $10 million on a large-scale renovation of the Fremont Street Experience. The renovations are expected to take more than a year.

A former UNLV football player, Richard Mapp, has pleaded guilty in a sex trafficking case.

A judge has ordered Las Vegas police to release 911 calls and body camera footage from the night of Oct. 1.

A women’s advocacy group is calling for Steve Wynn’s name to be removed from his hotel.

Sen. Dean Heller says he plans to introduce a bill to speed up the removal of undocumented immigrants affiliated with criminal street gangs.

The North Las Vegas City Council has voted 4-1 to fire Qiong Liu as city manager. She’s accused of attempting to give herself an extra $30,000 dollars in pay.

1 dead after car plunges into lake
 
1 dead after car plunges into lake

One person died when a vehicle he was riding in plunged into a lake in west Las Vegas.
Las Vegas Fire and Rescue crews responded to a report at 12:53 a.m. Thursday of a car submerged in a lake in Desert Shores.
A Technical Rescue Team was on the scene around 1:30 a.m. pulling the vehicle out of the water. Rescue crews donned wet suits to help pull the man out of the vehicle.
Las Vegas police confirmed at 2:31 a.m. that one person had died. Officers and investigators don’t believe at this time there was anyone else in the vehicle.

32nd floor of Mandalay Bay opens after Las Vegas shooting
 
32nd floor of Mandalay Bay opens after Las Vegas shooting

Elevators at Mandalay Bay are again stopping at the 32nd floor after a pause at the end of last year.
Mandalay Bay closed off a few floors starting in late November amid a guest slowdown caused by the combination of the holiday season and fallout from the Oct. 1 mass shooting.

‘SLS Las Vegas on ‘verge of bankruptcy,’ investors allege
 
‘SLS Las Vegas on ‘verge of bankruptcy,’ investors allege

The SLS Las Vegas hasn’t turned a profit since opening in 2014 and is on the ‘verge of bankruptcy,’ according to a lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles County by 60 Chinese nationals who lent money to the project in exchange for citizenship. The investors lent roughly $400 million and each investor paid $45,000 in administration fees. The plaintiffs are seeking $255 million in damages plus attorney fees and other costs. The plaintiff’s investment is at risk of being completely wiped out and some plaintiffs will not be able to get their permanent green cards.

Church LV members look for closure after mass shooting
 
Church LV members look for closure after mass shooting

At a Sunday night event geared toward millennials, Pastor Benny Perez told a a crowded rented retail space at 918 S. Main St. that God does not exist to inflict pain on humanity. The tragedy happened because “there is evil in the world.” (Nicole Raz/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A litany against violence
 
A litany against violence

Rev. Barry Vaughn, with the Christ Church Episcopal, gave a litany against gun violence in the wake of the mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip that took the lives of 58 people. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Healing through celebration service after deadly shooting
 
Healing through celebration service after deadly shooting

Members of the First African-Methodist Episcopal Church came together Sunday to celebrate life and honor the victims of last Sunday’s deadly mass shooting that killed 58 people. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Rocky Thompson talks first VGK rookie practice
 
Rocky Thompson talks first VGK rookie practice

Chicago Wolves head coach Rocky Thompson oversaw the Vegas Golden Knights’ first rookie practice. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Leschyshyn slowly recovers from ACL surgery
 
Leschyshyn slowly recovers from ACL surgery

Golden Knights prospect Jake Leschyshyn, who is coming off ACL surgery in February, talks about his recovery during the rookie’s first practice. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)