Tom Pedro, Terrible Herbst Co. director of maintenance, and a proud American talks about the importance of Independence Day. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Volunteers with Moms Demand Action gather on June 3, 2017 in Las Vegas, to advocate for gun safety and decreasing gun violence. Counterprotesters looked on and defended second amendment rights. (Katelyn Newberg/ Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. Eight arrests were made Thursday night after a burglary at Desert Oasis High School. Metro received a call after 20-40 masked juveniles were seen on surveillance cameras running through the halls. Most of them fled the scene, but eight were arrested for burglary and destruction of private property.
2. A woman has been charged with sex trafficking of a child after a 17-year-old California runaway was rescued by a Las Vegas police task force. 22-year-old, Micheala Gospel, was booked Thursday on charges including first degree kidnapping, child abuse or neglect and accepting or receiving earns of a prostitute. A hearing is scheduled for Monday.
3. A man and a 2-year-old boy were shot Friday evening after an argument between two men in the foyer area of an apartment. The shooting occurred about a mile away from UNLV, and police said the incident may be gang related. Both the man and the toddler were taken to Sunrise Hospital with serious, but not life-threatening injuries.
Highlights from the Canelo Alvarez and Julio Chavez Jr. press conference on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at MGM Grand, days before the long-anticipated boxing match between these two foes. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Pedro Lopez talks about the loss to Tacoma on May 3, 2017, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
• Lee Canyon ski resort plans to add new lifts, zip lines, bike trails, and a ‘mountain coaster.’ The project is expected to cost $35 million.
• A Las Vegas police officer was injured in a 2-car crash this morning. It happened at Rancho and Vegas.
• For the first time, the FAA has given a company permission to fly drones on the Las Vegas Strip. AviSight drones could help with construction and filmmaking.
• Bail is set at $50,000 for the man accused of setting two fires at Trump International in Las Vegas.
• Officials say a 6-month-old who died in August was the victim of a homicide. It’s unclear whether anyone has been arrested.
• Somerset Academy will be closed Thursday and Friday due to a gastrointestinal virus.
• A teenage boy will be charged as an adult in a deadly bus shooting. Royal Love-Camp is accused of killing a 20-year-old after a fight in December.
• The Henderson City Council has voted to eliminate its Citizens’ Advisory Committee. The group was formed in 1994.
This voice message was left by political operative Tony Dane for Assemblyman Chris Edwards on Jan. 16, 2015.
Check out the highlights as the fighters hit the scales from the UFC 199 weigh ins at The Forum in Inglewood, Ca.
Two staffers from the Review-Journal make the journey from Southern California to Las Vegas on the start of Memorial Day weekend.
An emotional Jon Fitch talks about taking his first championship belt home, while WSOF two-division David Branch talks about defending his middleweight throne.
No. 4 ranked Amanda Nunes thinks she could be next in line for a shot at the bantamweight title if she can get past Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 196.
Ultimate Fighter season 1 winner Diego Sanchez will take on Jim Miller in a lightweight battle at UFC 196. Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @heidifang
UFC champion Conor McGregor believes he’s already broke Nate Diaz and predicts another swift finish of his latest adversary in the main event of UFC 196.
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm gave a young fan a memorable experience at the UFC 196 open workouts.
Mickey Gall (1-0) has been promised the chance to fight former WWE wrestler turned UFC fighter C.M. Punk. Before that can happen, he’ll have to defeat Mike Jackson (0-0).
UFC Fight Night 82’s main event pits the no. 2 ranked Johny “Bigg Rigg” Hendricks against the no. 8 ranked Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @heidifang
UFC Fight Night 82’s co-main event heavyweight showdown features the no. 12 ranked Jared “The Big Show” Rosholt against the no. 11 ranked Roy “Big Country” Nelson. Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @heidifang
Longtime Clydesdale handler Doug Bousselot talks about the joys of traveling with the famous Budweiser horses. (Ron Kantowski/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Lawler and Condit discuss tonight’s fight. Lawler defeated Condit in the title fight for UFC 195 world welterweight champion.
Matt Youmans, Kelly Stewart and Tony Miller give their picks for NFL and college football for week thirteen.
The second day of testimony in the penalty stage of the Ammar Harris trial continued today with family members of the victims. Afterwards the defense introduced forensic psychologist, Dr. Shera D. Bradley, who did a mitigation evaluation for Ammar Harris and discussed his upbringing, the environment he was raised in and factors that influenced his life.
UFC fighters hosted a four day mixed martial arts training for basketball players with the NBA’s Detroit Pistons. Players worked in their endurance, footwork and overall conditioning with hall of famer mix martial artist Forrest Griffin .
George Tiaffay the former Las Vegas firefighter was convicted Thursday of paying a homeless man to kill his wife. A jury took 15 hours to find George Tiaffay guilty of first degree murder and six other counts.
Tom Cameron, son of Pvt. Allan J. Cameron, reflects on his father’s service during WWII from Exercise Tiger and the Normandy invasion to the Battle of the Bulge and freeing a Nazi concentration camp.
Former mixed martial artist Jonathan Koppenhaver, also known as War Machine, must remain behind bars while he awaits trial on several charges in connection with an attack on his ex-girlfriend and another man.
On a brisk Friday morning, more than a dozen gondolier candidates rallied at The Venetian hotel-casino to watch teammates leap into the frigid waters of the Grand Canal to pass their required gondolier “jump test”.
The former MMA and Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter War Machine, also known as Jonathan Paul Koppenhaver, was ordered to be held without bail at an initial appearance in a Las Vegas courtroom on Wednesday.
While on Utah Beach in Normandy France, Ron Deanne collected a jar of sand to give to Fern Jennings who compiled her husband’s letters in the book “Your Loving Son, Ed.”