Kaoru H. of Torrance, California, hit a jackpot worth $873,511 on the Wheel of Fortune 4D penny slots at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on July 17. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Walker Lane is a region of seismically active fault lines hugging the border between California and Nevada.The region is home to hundreds of faults responsible for a great deal of earthquake activity in the Southwest.
The Las Vegas Stadium remains intact and undamaged after the impact of a magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Southern California was felt throughout the Las Vegas area.
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake was felt in Las Vegas Friday night. Little damage was reported in the Las Vegas valley, although some events were canceled.
Jeff Dion, deputy executive director of the National Center for Victims of Crime, said he is working to make sure people who get funds from state programs will not be considered to be double dipping if and when they receive funds from the Las Vegas Victims Fund. (Nicole Raz/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Tuesday headlines: man dies at Burning Man, woman rescued from I-15 overpass, California woman found in Henderson. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal.
1. Eight arrests were made Thursday night after a burglary at Desert Oasis High School. Metro received a call after 20-40 masked juveniles were seen on surveillance cameras running through the halls. Most of them fled the scene, but eight were arrested for burglary and destruction of private property.
2. A woman has been charged with sex trafficking of a child after a 17-year-old California runaway was rescued by a Las Vegas police task force. 22-year-old, Micheala Gospel, was booked Thursday on charges including first degree kidnapping, child abuse or neglect and accepting or receiving earns of a prostitute. A hearing is scheduled for Monday.
3. A man and a 2-year-old boy were shot Friday evening after an argument between two men in the foyer area of an apartment. The shooting occurred about a mile away from UNLV, and police said the incident may be gang related. Both the man and the toddler were taken to Sunrise Hospital with serious, but not life-threatening injuries.