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A flood watch has been issued for the valley, starting early Christmas Eve and extending through Christmas morning, the National Weather Service said.
James Leamy Jr. had plans to become a trucker and build his own dune buggy. But after crashing his motorcycle in North Las Vegas on Dec. 12, his mother said “a whole part of me is gone.”
A crash in the northeast Las Vegas Valley on Sunday afternoon has shut down travel lanes and sent a driver to a trauma center.
Crews battled a truck fire Sunday morning at a Las Vegas Strip casino employee parking garage.
The name of the police officer involved in a shooting Friday morning west of the Las Vegas Strip has been released by the Metropolitan Police Department.
The Metropolitan Police Department and a “last chance” court program aim to steer kids away from prison.
The incident involved two vehicles that were heading north on Green Valley Parkway and then turning onto Silver Springs Parkway, police explained.
A 61-year-old man died after a vehicle crashed into an “unhoused encampment” near Sunset Park in Las Vegas, police said.
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The second full week of the new year will bring warmer temperatures to the Las Vegas Valley, according to the National Weather Service.
After a one-year pause, the Southern Nevada Homeless Continuum of Care’s Point in Time Count is resuming on Jan. 29.
On the heels of a summer visitation slump caused by a myriad reasons, including macroeconomic concerns, negative perceptions around pricing and a significant decline in international travelers, Las Vegas casinos responded with an array of budget-friendly deals and offers.
The Metropolitan Police Department provided more details about a pair of January police shootings.
