Friends and family gathered to honor Matthew Minkler on the anniversary of the 17-year-old’s death, a month before two teenagers accused of killing him are set to go to trial.
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Katelyn Newberg joined the Review-Journal's investigative team in February 2025. Following two internships, she joined the newspaper staff in 2018 as a breaking news reporter and began covering courts and legal affairs in October 2021. She is a native of central Florida and a 2018 graduate of the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications.
A woman is expected to survive after being shot in the back Saturday afternoon during a “domestic related” shooting in the south valley, Las Vegas police said.
A man was pistol-whipped during a robbery attempt outside of The Orleans casino early Friday morning, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
North Las Vegas police are asking for help investigating a series of burglaries that have targeted storage units across the valley since February, police said Friday.
At least one person was injured during a crash involving a Metropolitan Police Department patrol vehicle Friday afternoon in the central valley.
The fundraiser for Melissa Newton’s three daughters had raised almost $950 an hour after it was posted online Thursday night.
The FAA is looking into reports of a possible plane part falling from an aircraft in an area near Nellis Air Force Base. It is unclear what aircraft the potential part derived from.
A man was arrested shortly after the 64-year-old victim was stabbed multiple times late April 28 at a home in the west valley, Las Vegas police have said.
Nicholas Schwarz faces charges of DUI resulting in death and two misdemeanor charges of failure to maintain a lane and driving with a suspended license.
While speaking with detectives at a hospital, the 29-year-old said he had “a little bit” of wine, and that he didn’t remember the collision, according to an arrest report.
The 24-year-old has been charged with discharging a gun into an occupied structure and carrying a concealed weapon without a permit, according to court records.
The grandson of former Mayor Oran Gragson pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to DUI charges in a crash that killed a 36-year-old woman last week.
A motorcyclist died at the scene of a crash in the far northwest Las Vegas Valley on Tuesday night, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
He went missing Sunday after he was last seen near Durango Drive and Rochelle Avenue, near Flamingo Road, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
Las Vegas police on Tuesday declined to release additional details about why Metropolitan Police Department Capt. Nick Farese was relieved of duty.