The 49-year-old bicyclist is the 47th traffic-related fatality in the Metropolitan Police Department’s jurisdiction this year.
Tony Garcia
From covering prep badminton for the suburban Chicago Daily Herald to Big Ten sports at the University of Illinois, from rodeos in Yuma, Arizona, to the unique police and court files in the Las Vegas Valley for KSNV-TV, Tony joined the Review-Journal newsroom as a copy editor in December 2017. He moved to the RJ's digital desk in February 2019. He misses Chicago family, friends and sports, but not so much the winters.
The seven-figure win was one of several recent jackpots collected at casinos across the Las Vegas Valley.
Here are five of the more memorable casino (and airport) conquests this past month in the Las Vegas Valley.
Having fun with friends at a Las Vegas casino has its rewards. So does hitting a royal flush to win a six-figure progressive jackpot.
A man suspected in the death of a man in a September shooting has been arrested in California.
The skies are much friendlier when a six-figure jackpot rolls your way.
It took only four deals for one local player to win a hand of a lifetime.
The win was one of several recently across the Las Vegas Valley.
A man was killed Sunday night after crashing into a concrete jersey barrier in the western Las Vegas Valley.
A probationary police officer with the Henderson Police Department was arrested late Friday on suspicion of driving under the influence.
The pedestrian’s death marked the 44th traffic-related death in Metro’s jurisdiction this year.
Don’t worry, big jackpots were also won at other casinos in the Las Vegas Valley.
A bicyclist suffered injuries that were described as critical after a crash with a vehicle Friday morning in the central Las Vegas Valley.
For the third time in three months, the Primm Valley Lotto store sold a winning six-figure Fantasy 5 ticket.
The death marks the 42nd traffic-related fatality in Metro’s jurisdiction this year.