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Lawyer wants federal, not county, probe of Red Rock shooting

The lawyer representing the family of an unarmed man who was gunned down by park rangers while walking near Red Rock Canyon in February has asked Clark County officials to turn the case over to federal prosecutors.

 
Flood control project coming to Mount Charleston

Gov. Brian Sandoval on Monday announced a deal that will allow a flood control project to be built near the washed-out Rainbow subdivision on Mount Charleston.

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Las Vegas man convicted in Strip shooting

After about two hours of deliberation, a jury found Robert Jackson guilty of attempted murder and battery charges in connection with a 2007 shooting on the Strip that injured four people.

 
Hummingbirds filmed taking fast drink in Vegas

Freelance photographer Don Carroll’s close-up, high-speed images reveal how hummingbirds use their extended tongues to drink nectar in his Las Vegas backyard.

 
Motorcyclist seriously hurt trying to avoid traffic stop

A speeding motorcyclist trying to avoid a traffic stop Thursday morning near Flamingo Road and Rainbow Boulevard was seriously injured after he crashed, Las Vegas police said.

 
New flash flood warning issued for Henderson

Storms above Henderson, Lake Las Vegas and nearby highways prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood warning Wednesday evening.

 
Nevada group starts petition for gun background checks

Nevadans for Background Checks on Monday launched a statewide campaign to gather signatures for a proposed 2016 ballot initiative to expand required background checks to all gun sales in Nevada, with certain exceptions.

 
Woman accused in deadly home invasions pleads not guilty

Natasha Galenn Jackson, the woman accused in a string of Las Vegas home invasions that turned deadly, smiled in court as she pleaded not guilty to eight felony counts Monday.

 
Details emerge in officer-involved shootings

Las Vegas police released more information on Friday about two police shootings that occurred earlier this month. In both shootings the men who were shot lived.

 
Boy who stowed away to Vegas goes home

A Minnesota boy who created a national stir in the fall after he sneaked past security and boarded a flight to Las Vegas by himself is no longer under court authority.

 
Rancher Cliven Bundy’s son released from jail

One of rancher Cliven Bundy’s sons was released from jail Thursday and ordered to undergo an intensive outpatient drug program.

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