Susan Tosches-Deneau, an artist and business woman from the southwest valley, explains her art subscription service Art Box Surprise, and shows off some of the artwork from Las Vegas artists that is available through the service. (Madelyn Reese/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. A former Las Vegas firefighter convicted of hiring a hitman to kill his wife now admits to committing the crime. George Tiaffay claims that prescription drugs prevented him from knowing right from wrong and that God directed him to commit the crime to protect his child. Tiaffay is appealing his conviction, saying his lawyer failed to help him with his psychiatric condition.
2. Numerous Las Vegas-area high school football players are in hot water for causing trouble at a Utah football camp. Southern Utah University police say in late June, two Cimarron High School players threw firecrackers and smoke bombs into dorm rooms housing Palo Verde High School players. In a separate incident in mid-July, between eight and 12 camp attendees assaulted a man trying to sell them marijuana. One player cited was from Desert Oasis High School and another was from Mojave High School.
3. OJ Simpson will go before the Nevada Parole Board today. If the board rules favorably, Simpson could be released by October 1. Simpson has been at Lovelock Correctional Center for over eight years after being found guilty on 12 charges related to a 2007 robbery of sports memorabilia.
Pedro Lopez talks about the win over Fresno on July 19, 2017, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
MMA middleweight Gabriel Checco will compete on the third episode of Dana White’s Contender Series airing on UFC Fight Pass. If he impresses the UFC president in his fight, he’ll be signed to the UFC and may be able to stop driving for Uber.
Review-Journal sports reporter Adam Hill and videographer Heidi Fang returned Tuesday, July 19, 2017, for their weekly UFC and MMA update on the Covering The Cage Facebook page. This week the pair welcomed UFC fighter Justin Gaethje. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Scattered thunderstorms flooded parts of the Las Vegas Valley early Wednesday, causing numerous traffic accidents, transportation delays and relatively minor damage.
1. A Kentucky mom is demanding $300 million for her son’s October 2016 death inside the Clark County Detention Center. Police say Jeremiah Bowling was strangled and beaten to death by Franklin Sharp, who police say tried killing another prisoner less than a month before Bowling. The mom’s attorney says she hopes the high dollar amount sends a wake up call to the Metropolitan Police Department.
2. The end of a sexual harassment investigation also brings an end to state Sen. Mark Manendo’s senate term. The investigation concludes that he violated the legislature’s anti-harassment policy, and the senator stepped down yesterday. The investigator says Manendo repeatedly engaged in inappropriate and offensive behavior towards female staffers and lobbyists. Manendo also contacted a witness in late June pressuring her to change her statement.
3. A man shot by police yesterday in a parking lot in the northwest valley is in critical condition. Police say an officer was dispatched to the parking lot after a 911 caller reported a distraught man. That’s when police say the man was found next to a stolen car and took off. “The suspect continued to run away from the officer, and with his right hand he reached into his waistband and pulled out a firearm and at which time the officer fired multiple rounds striking the suspect,” Metropolitan Police Department Sgt. Jeff Clark said at the scene. “County booking logs from overnight show two men are in custody in connection with the incident on several charges, but no word yet on how the two men are connected to the shooting.
Bantamweight competitor Sean O’Malley earned a contract with the UFC when he knocked out Alfred Khashakyan in the second episode of Dana White’s Contender Series.
Brett Lashbrook awaits a Las Vegas City Council vote Wednesday for his USL soccer franchise to play home games at Cashman Field in 2018.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is investigating an officer-involved shooting in the northwest valley. (Rachel Crosby/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Metropolitan Police Downtown Area Command held an event, “Chill with a Cop,” at Anderson Dairy to interact with kids and community members and share bowls of ice cream. (Patrick Connolly/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. A suspect in a deadly shooting following a dominoes game may have continued had he not run out of ammunition. An arrest warrant states that Frederick D. Martin Jr., 57, got angry during the dominoes game because he thought someone was making fun of him and shortly after grabbed a gun from his waistband, shooting 3 people. The report says when Martin attempted to shoot a fourth person, the gun had no more bullets.
2. A second suspect in the Miracle Mile Shops shooting last Thursday has been arrested. Jaime Gonzalez, 35, turned himself in on Saturday, just two days after Jonathan Ozuna, 34, was arrested. Two security guards were shot in the parking garage at the Miracle Mile Shops attempting to apprehend two suspects who reportedly stole merchandise from Sunglass Hut.
3. The Oakland Raiders might not be in Vegas yet, but there’s already activity at their stadium site. A homeless encampment has moved in, setting up wooden pallets, a mattress and more along Dean Martin Drive. Construction for the new stadium is expected to being in January.
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers will face off Monday, July 17, 2017, in the NBA Summer League championship game at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
From the archives: OJ Simpsons arraignment hearing before a judge for a 2007 robbery at Palace Station.
OJ Simpson has been at Lovelock Correctional Center since December 2008. Now, he has the chance to walk free this October. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Wag!, a dog-walking service, offers something for dog owners and dog walkers. (John Przybys/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
• A threatening letter was left at the Las Vegas office of Senator Dean Heller. Police won’t say what was in the letter. They were notified after a burglary alarm went off but determined a burglary did not occur.
• If you’re driving from Las Vegas to Hoover Dam, you’ll get to zoom along two miles of the new Interstate 11 by the end of this month. Vehicles will get to use a new 600-foot-long flyover bridge. However, it’s not open for northbound drivers yet.
• A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Nevada National Security Site this morning. That’s about 33 miles southeast of Yucca Mountain. No injuries or damage were reported.
• And UNLV’s medical school starts its first classes today. The first class includes 60 students.
Entrevista con Jorge Gutierrez, jugador para los Portland Trailblazers.
Young stars compete at NBA Summer League (Zac Pacleb/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Pedro Lopez talks about the 51s loss to Albuquerque on July 15, 2017, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Eboni Lomax has been a “Wine Angel” for 10 years at Aureole Las Vegas. Lomax scales the 4-story wine tower on pulleys to grab wine for awaiting guests. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Review-Journal reporter Sam Gordon recaps the ninth day of the NBA Summer League at the Thomas & Mack Center (Ashton Ferguson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A former student of Joyce’s passes her lessons on to new students at art class. (Morgan Lieberman Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Check out the action from the NBA Summer League. (Zac Pacleb/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
HELP of Southern Nevada is celebrates the opening of the new location of the Shannon West Homeless Youth Center.
2016 was a record year for homicides in Southern Nevada, as the valley was swept up in a spike in violent crime that has not gone away.
Review-Journal records show 109 confirmed homicides had been investigated in Clark County as of the end of June.
An analysis of that data shows 64 percent of those deaths were the result of gun violence
And similar to last year, much of that violence — a third of the deaths – was directed at the valley’s young people 25 and under.
Six of those homicides were small children, all but one of which were the result of child abuse, according to police.
The youngest victim was only 25 days old.
Marcus Thomas Jr. was with his parents at their apartment complex when someone opened fire on their car.
1. Two Planet Hollywood security guards are in the hospital with gunshot wounds after trying to detain two robbers last night. Police say two men connected to a Sunglass Hut robbery shot at the security officers in the parking garage. The injuries aren’t life-threatening. Police are saying the suspects should be considered armed and dangerous.
2. Happening about the same time as the Las Vegas Strip shooting last night, a barricade situation shut down Interstate 15 near St. Rose Parkway for nearly six hours. Police, SWAT and the FBI were on scene negotiating with a man wanted for local burglaries refusing to leave his car. No weapons were found when he surrounded just before midnight.
3. EDC is considering new dates for the annual three-night music festival that usually takes over Las Vegas mid-June. Rumors have it that EDC could be moved to Memorial Day weekend next year, but the founder says no decisions have been made.
