A 55-year-old man arrested in connection with the investigation into a possible biological laboratory in an east Las Vegas house appeared in federal court.
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That morning, police received a call from a 7-year-old boy who said his mother was hurt and needed help, according to a police report.
William “Bill” Carns, a former Nye County Republican Central Committee chairman, was arrested last weekend by the Nye County Sheriff’s Office on multiple offenses.
A man who took a child hostage died after being shot by police but not before he killed the boy, authorities said.
Vaughn Griffith, a former Alexander Dawson School student, faces one felony charge in connection with an April 2025 attack involving classmates, records show.
The shooting occurred shortly after 7 p.m. at an apartment complex in the 4300 block of Boulder Highway near Desert Inn Road.
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the woman shot to death on July 3 in a west valley apartment.
Two fatal hit-and-run crashes happened on the morning of July 5. The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the three victims.
Cynthia Phelps, 64, pleading guilty to driving under the influence when she crashed into a family of five waiting at a bus stop on Boulder Highway in April, killing a teenage boy and his stepfather.
Las Vegas police released body camera footage of an incident in which an officer broke a vehicle’s window in order to rescue two dogs who were left inside a hot van.
Three teens have been accused of hitching a ride in their friend’s car and killing a 16-year-old before taking his gun.
About 75 people attended her outdoor memorial ceremony at Winterwood Park in eastern Las Vegas, held to raise funds for her family.
A man was transported to the hospital after he was shot during a robbery early Thursday morning in the west Las Vegas Valley, authorities say.
A woman in her 30s was shot dead by her boyfriend in a west valley apartment complex, Las Vegas police said.
Forty-three bullets shattered the family’s peace in the Nov. 1, 2018 shooting that killed Angelina, who was sitting at the kitchen table, helping her 14-year-old sister with a school science project, according to North Las Vegas police.
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A man who took a child hostage died after being shot by police but not before he killed the boy, authorities said.
Law enforcement leaders said they arrested one man in connection with an alleged illegal biological laboratory in the east Las Vegas Valley.
A man was shot and killed Sunday morning at a North Las Vegas business.
Vaughn Griffith, 15, was charged as an adult after prosecutors accused him of recording a group attack on a classmate and storing the video on Snapchat.
