A school police officer drew his gun on a 15-year-old student Wednesday after an altercation at Green Valley High School in Henderson.
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Federal authorities have indicted Clark County employee Erik Holman on 15 counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and aiding and abetting. According to a Dec. 21 indictment, Holman and a co-conspirator are accused of embezzling thousands of dollars over a four-year period from a company that insured motorists.
An investigation of motorcycle gang violence led to the arrests of 11 suspects Wednesday in various northwest Arizona communities and in Southern Nevada.
Las Vegas Firefighters Local 1285 has endorsed conservative former state legislator Bob Beers for the open seat on the Las Vegas City Council. The Republican in Carson City clashed with union-aligned Democrats on government spending and other issues.
A bill that would turn over an abandoned manganese mine in Henderson for what could turn into a billion-dollar cleanup and redevelopment got the green light Wednesday from a House panel that dispelled worries taxpayers might end up holding the bag if the job can’t get done.
Chancellor Dan Klaich today outlined his plan to rewrite how the state’s colleges and universities are funded. Faculty, administrators and students told the Legislature’s Committee to Study the Funding of Higher Education the current funding formula is inadequate.
Roger Randolph, 29, was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday for the 2008 slaying of former Olympic boxer Rhoshii Wells, a 31-year-old father of five and a bronze medal winner at the 1996 Olympics.
Six more chemicals used to create synthetic marijuana have been outlawed by the Nevada Board of Pharmacy, but manufacturers are expected to substitute other chemical compounds that will create a similar high for users. Pharmacy Board members approved an emergency regulation Tuesday that outlawed six of the ingredients used to make “Spice,” synthetic marijuana usually sold in head shops.
Jacob Snow, longtime general manager of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, could become Henderson’s next city manager. Snow’s appointment to the $225,000-a-year position could take a step forward Tuesday when the City Council next meets. Mayor Andy Hafen has acknowledged Snow is a close friend and that he is impressed with his abilities.
After 13½ years, authorities say they may have brought to justice all of those involved in the slayings of two anti-racist skinheads. A federal grand jury has indicted three more people in the 1998 hate-crime killings of Lin Newborn, 25, and Daniel Shersty, 21.