Police are requesting the public’s help in locating a vehicle that fled the scene of a fatal crash involving a pedestrian early Friday morning in southwest Las Vegas.
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The Southern Nevada Water Authority is recommending a change in the landscape watering schedule that would limit irrigation to six days a week instead of seven during the summer.
A judge on Friday ordered Lakeisha Holloway, the woman accused of driving her car onto a busy Strip sidewalk, killing one person and injuring dozens of others, sent to a state mental health hospital.
The southbound off-ramp from U.S. Highway 95 to Rancho Drive in northwest Las Vegas will be closed Monday night and early Tuesday morning for drainage improvement work.
All northbound lanes on U.S. Highway 95 near Jones Boulevard have reopened Friday morning, according to the Regional Transit Commission on Twitter.
Protecting Nevada’s Seniors: The free public event is planned from 10 a.m. to noon March 14 at the Doolittle Community Center, 1950 J St. The Contractors Board is joining forces with local, state, and community partners to raise awareness of different forms of elder abuse, common scams targeting the elderly, and offer tips and resources available to assist seniors in identifying warning signs and how to protect themselves. This interactive panel discussion includes a vendor fair and light refreshments. Participating in the event will be a variety of representatives from the legal community, local law enforcement, and other senior advocacy groups. Call 702-229-6374.
Business Power Luncheon: Las Vegas Heals is partnering with the Las Vegas Metro Chamberof Commerce at the Business Power Luncheon, set from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 17 at Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas, 3960 Las Vegas Blvd. South. The deans from UNLV School of Medicine, Touro University Nevada and Roseman University of Health Sciences are set to give updates on their respective campuses and explain how the business community can engage with these economy-driving forces to positively impact the region. Registration closes March 14. Visit tinyurl.com/powerluncheonLV.
A pair of people who stole a U-Haul late Thursday evaded police during a pursuit, weaving and speeding through the central valley and downtown area before coming to a forced stop in North Las Vegas, officials said.
Fresh off a road trip to Denver to see that city’s growing light-rail system, members of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada say they would be the best agency to take the next step in developing a Southern Nevada system.
Nevada’s drone testing sites would have more autonomy to partner with private industry on emerging technology, and McCarran International Airport could use federal funds to build facilities that offer multiple transportation modes under provisions Sen. Dean Heller inserted into a major aviation bill.
It hasn’t been a happy song and dance in downtown Las Vegas as buskers adjust to the new laws and poker-chip performance zones.
Cliven Bundy refused to enter a plea in federal court Thursday to criminal charges stemming from the 2014 armed standoff with law enforcement near his Bunkerville ranch. U.S. Magistrate Judge Bill Hoffman entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf to all of the charges.
A Henderson police officer and dog were unharmed after someone opened fire on a K9 vehicle on the freeway Wednesday night, according to a release from Las Vegas police.
A British man living in Las Vegas was indicted by a Nevada grand jury for multiple counts of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering on Wednesday, according to a release from the Department of Justice.
Even 35 years after Jamey Walker was slain, family and friends packed a Las Vegas courtroom Thursday to watch her killer senteced to prison.