A cable company employee’s knock on the wrong east valley apartment door Saturday led to a homicide investigation. Malcolm Aubry, 22, answered the door and told the employee to call police. Aubry told police he punched his girlfriend because he was scared. Officers found Debra Pauline McCollum’s body on a bed in the apartment. Aubry now faces a murder charge and is being held in county jail without bail.
Lights FC midfielder Matt Thomas set records in his first start last Saturday. Thomas scored the club’s first-ever goal 70 seconds into its game at Fresno FC. It was the fastest goal by an expansion team in USL history. Now the Las Vegas native just wants to hold on to his starting spot. Once you get the start it’s just an opportunity, nothing more than that. You have to go out and prove yourself and prove that you deserve that spot.
Las Vegans may now keep up to 10 chickens in the yard of a single family home as long as their neighbors approve. Residents can keep hens for their eggs, but cannot breed the animals for sale or slaughter. Chickens are required to be kept in a fenced-in area with a run, and coops can’t be located any closer than 20 feet from their neighbors’ homes. Each adjacent property owner to the land where the chickens will be kept must provide their written consent. Some residents approached Councilman Bob Coffin about keeping chickens, and he sponsored the ordinance by request.
Gerard Gallant talks after practice about the state of Marc-Andre Fleury after his injury during the Canucks game.
Bryan Salmond talks to Golden Knights defenseman Brayden McNabb about life on and off the ice in Las Vegas.
Steve Wynn plans to sell shares of Wynn Resorts amid talks from casino regulators over whether he should be forced to cut his stake in the company. ”Mr. Wynn disclosed that he intends to sell all or a portion of the common stock controlled by him,” the company said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday morning. The casino mogul owns 12.1 million shares, or 11.8 percent of the company. The stake is valued at $2.2 billions of Tuesday night. ”If he elects to sell any such common stock, he will seek to conduct such sales in an orderly fashion and in cooperation with the company,” the company said.
Austin police confirm that a suspect in a spate of bombing attacks that left the Texas capital on edge for nearly three weeks died Wednesday morning. As law enforcement closed in on the 24-year-old man, he detonated a device inside his car. The blast injured a SWAT officer. Another officer fired his weapon. Austin police caught a break when the suspect shipped an explosive device via FedEx on Tuesday. A search warrant was obtained based on video from the FedEx distribution center and other store receipts.
Police were able to inspect the suspect’s Google search history, ultimately tracking his location. Authorities do not know if the suspect worked alone. They also don’t know his motives.
An attempted robbery Tuesday night turned deadly when two men exchanged gunfire at The Suites on Boulder Highway near Flamingo Road. Police said one man broke into an apartment and tried to rob a man. The two men pulled out guns and shot each other. One man was killed and the other was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Metro detectives are still investigating.
Bryan Salmond, David Schoen and Steve Carp discuss the Golden Knights win over the Canucks, including Marc-Andre Fleury’s mysterious injury and how Vegas played early.
The Vegas Golden Knights won their second straight home game when they defeated the Vancouver Canucks, 4-1. After the game, Tomas Tatar, Malcolm Subban, Jonathan Marchessault and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare discuss their performances and Marc-Andre Fleury exiting the game early.
Marc-Andre Fleury left the Vegas Golden Knights game after the 1st period and was replaced by Malcolm Subban. After the game, coach Gerard Gallant didn’t reveal much about his exit from the game.
Bryan Salmond recaps the Golden Knights 4-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks.
Steve Wynn, skipped his own company’s mandatory sexual harassment awareness training, court testimony shows. Wynn has been accused in published reports of sexually harassing female casino employees for decades. Wynn said his employees received sexual harassment training. But when asked if he received the same training, the casino founder responded “No, I don’t need it.” The former chief executive officer and chairman, who resigned Feb. 6, violated company policy by not attending. “No employee or executive is exempt from training, which has always been the policy,” said Wynn Resorts spokesman Michael Weaver
Palo Verde softball picked up a key league win over Shadow Ridge on Tuesday. Palo Verde had 12 hits, including homers from Makall Whetten and Lauryn Barker. Shadow Ridge led 2-1 after two innings, but the Panthers scored three in the third. They took the lead for good in the fifth, and held off a rally in the seventh. Palo Verde improved to 9-5, 4-0, and moved into first place in the Northwest League.
Raising Cane’s and the Raiders Foundation gave new computers to James Boys & Girls Club in North Las Vegas Tuesday.
A Texas man was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison. Jack William Morgan, 32, was found guilty of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend. Morgan gagged the woman and chained her to the floor of his van. He and another abductor took the woman to New Mexico, where they were arrested. The woman was found injured but alive.
Idan Udi Edry, CEO of Trustifi, a cybersecurity company specializing in email encryption services and security, speaks about his new company at his office in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Goaltender interference challenges may be determined by NHL hockey operations in Toronto instead of on the ice by referees. (Steve Carp/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV football coach Tony Sanchez talks about Tuesday’s practice. Video by Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Tuesday’s headlines: Reno student suspended after call to Nevada congressman, Police looking for suspect in downtown Las Vegas shooting, 3 injured, including gunman, in Maryland high school shooting.
Twitter Users Defend Jim Carrey’s Sarah Huckabee Sanders Portrait On Saturday, Carrey tweeted a portrait of the White House Press Secretary, calling her “monstrous.” Jim Carrey, via Twitter Some reports claim
Uber Self-Driving Car Struck and Killed Arizona Woman While in Autonomous Mode The incident took place in Tempe, Arizona, on Sunday evening. Uber immediately suspended its self-driving cars as the incident is investigated, including Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Toronto and the greater Phoenix area. Some incredibly sad news out of Arizona,” Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi tweeted. “We’re thinking of the victim’s family as we work with local law enforcement to understand what happened. The National Transportation Safety Board is opening an investigation into the death and is sending a small team of investigators to Tempe, spokesman Eric Weiss said.
UNR coach Eric Musselman has a lot to shout about after a big win over Cincinnati UNR and San Diego State being in NCAAs benefits UNLV financially UNLV AD Desiree Reed-Francois could use extra money for the budget The Rebels are working on getting back to the limelight of the tournament UNLV, shown against Kansas in 2008, plans to return to the NCAAs
What was already a dry winter on the Colorado River has gotten worse in recent weeks, but Lake Mead is expected to stay out of record low territory for another year.
Henderson police will target jaywalkers and inattentive drivers through the end of March. Police will add patrols around intersections with marked crosswalks. It’s part of an effort to reduce the number of pedestrian deaths in Nevada. Last year, 100 pedestrians were killed statewide.
What was already a dry winter on the Colorado River has gotten worse in recent weeks, but Lake Mead is expected to stay out of record low territory for another year.