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In an unprecedented decision, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has recommended an officer be fired for his actions in a police shooting. Officer Jacquar Roston, 36, is on administrative leave since the November shooting of a man in an east valley park. Roston shot the man in the leg after mistaking the shine from a label on the man’s hat for a gun.
The economic downturn has been devastating for many in the construction industry, but 20-year Las Vegas resident Jeffrey Cruden, who has worked in commercial construction since 1989, was determined to make something good come out of it. He took advantage of the downtime to complete his lifelong ambition to author a novel. The result was the murder mystery “The Perfume Alibi.”
After a yearlong search, the Las Vegas Urban League has appointed Kevin E. Hooks as its new CEO.
Dennis Hope, 65, has gained a ton of notoriety for his idea (scheme? business?) to sell bits of the moon for 20 bucks a pop to anyone who finds his Nevada company on the Internet.
A woman who was beaten and stabbed to death early Sunday has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
A man killed in a motorcycle accident Friday morning has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
A man killed in a three-vehicle crash Sunday evening has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
Some suffer from severe psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia.
Last weekend, 9-year-old Cole Coronel was ready to go to Sport-Social.
A single-engine plane crashed Sunday afternoon at the Henderson Executive Airport.
Her dad was a Las Vegas police officer. Her brother is a Las Vegas police sergeant. Her two nephews are also Las Vegas police officers. Another brother is a police detective in Nebraska.
