PHOTO: Ashes for the Faithful
February 23, 2012 - 1:59 am
Nevada’s response to urban heat is still young, but a Southern Nevada research team is paving the way.
Offering rest from the sweltering desert heat, cooling centers can mean the difference between life and death for victims of heat illness. But that’s only if they use one.
Federal prosecutors are recommending a 15-month prison sentence for a man who pleaded guilty to running an illegal sportsbook out of a Strip casino.
His defense attorney said the prosecution’s case has holes. A prosecutor said the suspect’s car contained the “literal smoking gun.”
Nearly 150 bodies were recovered from McDermott’s Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Las Vegas in early August.
It was a table game jackpot so nice, a Las Vegas casino gave it out twice on the same day.
One of the three pedestrians struck by a hit-and-run driver in the southeast Las Vegas Valley has died.
Tyson did not have permission to use the song “Murdergram,” attorneys said. The suit alleges that the video with the song helped to increase viewership.
For four days, starting today, the valley is under an extreme heat warning. The National Weather Service said temperatures will be 5 to 10 degrees above normal.
A man linked to a series of burglaries targeting newly built homes in the Las Vegas Valley has been arrested, Henderson police said.