By the end of June, police throughout the valley had responded to a total 103 homicides, up from 64 during the first six months of 2015. A Las Vegas Review-Journal analysis of those deaths showed that most victims were under the age of 40 and most suspects were under 30.
Medical examiners at the Clark County coroner’s office investigated 109 homicides between Jan. 1 and June 30, compared with 71 homicides during the same period last year. And it’s not just homicides that have increased; all deaths have.
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified a 19-year-old who died after an accidental shooting in the central valley Thursday night.
Clark County’s pool season ended with a dog party Saturday morning at the Desert Breeze Aquatic Center. About 260 canines of all ages, sizes and breeds took to the water Saturday morning for the 12th annual Dog Daze of Summer event.
Twenty inmates filed into a cell at the Clark County Detention Center for their own college orientation last week.
A slow but steady journey with occasional spurts of impressive growth — that’s how Las Vegas Deputy City Manager Scott Adams sees the future of the Las Vegas Medical District now that the UNLV School of Medicine is becoming a reality.
Q: I would like to replace a huge mulberry tree in my front yard; roots are very invasive, but the shade is wonderful. We have a west-facing home. I would like to replace it with a small bay laurel for cooking purposes and a shoestring acacia for shade. Are these trees invasive, and would both be too much?
