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In the span of 26 hours, Robert Sean Williams broke into an east Las Vegas valley home, used a gun from the burglary to shoot and kill a man in the Wetlands Park, then broke into an apartment where he engaged police in a lengthy standoff, firing upwards of 20 shots toward officers and striking a squad car, prosecutors said Wednesday during opening statements of his trial.
Suspended defense lawyer Brian Bloomfield lied under oath before a state bar panel considering action against him over his forgery guilty plea, a prosecutor charged in court Wednesday.
North Las Vegas police are seeking the public’s help in finding a man who went missing Monday afternoon.
Junior Tennis team: Junior Team Tennis, a recreational tennis league for youth ages 18 or younger, is set to start the first weekend of March. Junior Team includes beginner to intermediate players. Call Rob Merriman at the Nevada Tennis Association at 702-792-8384.
The Parkinson’s Support Group is set from 10 to 11 a.m. Feb. 12 at the MountainView Hospital Medical Office Building, H2U, Suite 114, 3150 N. Tenaya Way, for patients and their caregivers.
DC Building Group and Nevada Title Company are collecting new and gently used children’s books to donate to Clark County School District schools.
Ongoing construction of the Airport Connector Project will reduce the number of travel lanes on a 1/2-mile section of eastbound Interstate 215 between exit 10 (Sunset Road, McCarran Airport) and exit 9 (Warm Springs Road) for the next 15 months beginning Feb. 8.
Do you have an unconventional parental figure in your life who deserves recognition? Do you know someone who often steps up and is mom or dad to everyone?
Right up front, I want you to know that I lean conservative. But at times, you have to be one-off. Take a chance. Explore new venues. Get out of Dodge, so to speak.
One person was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation from a burning home in the central valley Wednesday morning, the Las Vegas Fire Department said.
According to popular lore, the po-boy — the traditional submarine sandwich of Louisiana — was so named thanks to Benny and Clovis Martin, former streetcar conductors-turned-restaurant owners in New Orleans who, during a four-month strike in 1929 against the streetcar company, served their former colleagues free sandwiches.
Libre Mexican Cantina recently opened in Red Rock Resort, 11011 W. Charleston Blvd.
Typically, the average Las Vegan sees fewer than three leprechauns annually, with peak leprechaun-spotting season being mid-March.
“To Kill a Mockingbird” performances by the Nevada Conservatory Theatre are planned at 8 p.m. Feb. 12, 13, 18-20, 25-27 and 2 p.m. Feb. 14, 21 and 28 at the Judy Bayley Theatre at UNLV.
