Using a mere 15 cells of DNA evidence, Las Vegas police have identified a suspect in the 1989 slaying of a 14-year-old girl, officials announced Wednesday.
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Henderson detectives are investigating the deaths of two children discovered dead late Monday as homicides, police said Tuesday.
Police are investigating after two children died following a reported medical emergency in Henderson late Monday. Their deaths “appear to be suspicious in nature,” police said.
Masks are again required inside the Regional Justice Center, according to an administrative order filed Monday that immediately took effect.
Las Vegas police are investigating after they said a dead dog was abandoned in a cage on the sidewalk of a residential area in the western valley.
A woman was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a crash Monday afternoon that involved as Las Vegas officer.
An armed standoff and hostage situation in Pahrump late Sunday ended in an arrest, according to the Nye County Sheriff’s Office.
Officers were called to the couple’s room at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas just after 2:30 a.m. July 3 in response to reports of a battery.
A man arrested in June faces multiple sexual assault charges after DNA evidence linked him to three prior assaults in Las Vegas, records show.
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the man who was shot outside his east valley apartment on Tuesday morning.
The Clark County Fire Department responded to a fire in a hotel room at the Luxor on Wednesday afternoon.
Recently retired Undersheriff Kevin McMahill and Assemblyman Tom Roberts, both former Metro officials, have signaled their intentions to seek the post.
A 19-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a fatal shooting at a fight between coworkers at a northeast Las Vegas business park on July 1.
Christopher Najera, who was already in custody at the Clark County Detention Center on unrelated charges, was rebooked on June 17 on one count of open murder.
Abraham Acosta, 32, never hesitated to help others, even if it was just a stranger looking for a lighter, recalls his older brother after senseless shooting.