The crash occurred about 3 a.m. in the northbound lanes of Pecos Road near East Lake Mead Boulevard, according to Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Ken Nogle.
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Seasonable weather is in store for the weekend with a slight risk of some spitting rain Saturday night.
Above-normal temperatures have a few more days to run in the Las Vegas Valley, according to the latest National Weather Service forecast.
A consistent winter weather pattern will keep temperatures slightly above normal for the rest of the week with limited chances for precipitation.
Highs in the low 60s are forecast all week before a weekend cooling trend enters the Las Vegas Valley.
A man is expected to survive after being shot in the shoulder in east Las Vegas early Monday.
Up to .08 inches of rain fell in the mountains south of Henderson as parts of the Las Vegas Valley received precipitation Sunday night.
With clouds increasing Saturday, a 10% chance of rain will develop after 4 p.m. The high will be near 61 with calms winds becoming about 5 mph.
Starting around Dec. 7, an airplane operated under contract to the U.S. Geological Society will be making low-level flights over parts of the eastern Mojave Desert.
Firefighters battled a vacant two-story house fire in the central valley early Thursday.
Some patchy morning fog around sunrise Thursday remains a small possibility in the Las Vegas Valley, according to the latest National Weather Service forecast.
Meteorologist Clay Morgan said there were no reports of flooding in the valley, but that there was lots of “ponding” in intersections and on the sides of roads across town.
Las Vegas Fire Department inspectors are investigating a fatality in a vacant building in the central valley early Tuesday.
A seasonable Tuesday is forecast for the Las Vegas region before another dose of snow for the Spring Mountains and possible rain in the valley on Wednesday.
The Las Vegas Valley will see slightly warmer conditions early this week before the chance of rain returns Wednesday.
