A former Henderson Police Department volunteer filed a federal lawsuit Thursday alleging the city and the official who fired her in April did so because she was publicly critical of city leadership.
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An Iowa woman suspected of shooting a man on the Las Vegas Strip last month over a “joke” that “agitated” her was arrested last week, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Las Vegas police is urging anyone with knowledge of a hit-and-run crash that killed an 81-year-old woman in the western valley to come forward with information.
Two Henderson Police Department supervisors are heading for retirement, the city said on Tuesday, though two sources told the Review-Journal that the departing officers were asked to resign or be fired.
A lawsuit filed alleges that a Las Vegas correctional officer used excessive force that led to a man having his wrist broken while at the Clark County Detention Center in 2024.
A USPS spokeswoman confirmed the Henderson Main Post Office had resumed full operations after roughly a half-tablespoon of mercury was discovered by employees.
A Henderson HOA is urging city officials to use a new law to replace water infrastructure that has already cost residents nearly a million dollars in ineffective patchwork over the last several years, which if left untreated could result in the community eventually being condemned.
A 71-year-old man who was killed outside his Las Vegas home last week by Henderson police officers during a SWAT encounter was identified.
In a press release, officials said all three individuals were hospitalized — two of whom have since been released.
The Las Vegas Police Protective Association is instructing members to show up to work Friday, roughly two weeks after it has asked Metropolitan Police Department employees to consider a work stoppage.
The Nevada Supreme Court granted an emergency stay against a judiciary panel’s proceedings against the Pahrump justict of the peace and former Las Vegas councilwoman.
The Las Vegas Police Protective Association closed a poll asking its members to consider a strike, but gave no indication on whether a work stoppage will be authorized.
Authorities have identified the 17-year-old Las Vegas boy who died last week in a motorcycle crash in the northwest Las Vegas Valley.
Carey Cota, 35, died from a shotgun wound to the head and her death was ruled a homicide, according to the Clark County coroner’s office
Annette Dawson Owens, who’s term on the Nevada State Board of Education expires in 2027, formally announced a run to represent Henderson Ward 3, her campaign said in a news release.