Susan Tosches-Deneau, an artist and business woman from the southwest valley, explains her art subscription service Art Box Surprise, and shows off some of the artwork from Las Vegas artists that is available through the service. (Madelyn Reese/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. A former Las Vegas firefighter convicted of hiring a hitman to kill his wife now admits to committing the crime. George Tiaffay claims that prescription drugs prevented him from knowing right from wrong and that God directed him to commit the crime to protect his child. Tiaffay is appealing his conviction, saying his lawyer failed to help him with his psychiatric condition.
2. Numerous Las Vegas-area high school football players are in hot water for causing trouble at a Utah football camp. Southern Utah University police say in late June, two Cimarron High School players threw firecrackers and smoke bombs into dorm rooms housing Palo Verde High School players. In a separate incident in mid-July, between eight and 12 camp attendees assaulted a man trying to sell them marijuana. One player cited was from Desert Oasis High School and another was from Mojave High School.
3. OJ Simpson will go before the Nevada Parole Board today. If the board rules favorably, Simpson could be released by October 1. Simpson has been at Lovelock Correctional Center for over eight years after being found guilty on 12 charges related to a 2007 robbery of sports memorabilia.
1. A California man died at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on the first night of EDC. Michael Morse, 34, was pronounced dead just before 8 a.m. Saturday morning. Family members are now questioning the safety of EDC after saying they’ve seen comments online that lines for water were long on the first night of the festival. Insomniac Events did not respond to requests for comment Monday.
2. One man is dead after an officer-involved shooting in the west valley. Police responded to a domestic disturbance call at an apartment complex near South Cimarron Road and West Charleston Boulevard just after midnight Tuesday. After police got a woman and child out of the apartment, police entered to find a man with a knife. Police attempted to use a stun gun on the man when he lunged at police and he was shot by two officers. The man was pronounced dead at UMC.
3. A Pizza Hut receipt helped police arrest a woman suspected of murder. Kevin Thomas suffered a gunshot wound to the head in November and detectives found the receipt under his body. The receipt had store and order information and the name “Betty” written at the top. Betty Ann Pires had been dating Thomas for three months prior to his death. Pires said she left Thomas at a Pizza Hut the night he was killed but two people came forward, saying Pires admitted to killing Thomas.
Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board chairman Steve Hill discusses the details of the lease being ironed out with the Raiders and why September would be the best time to get it done.
Raiders president Marc Badain spoke to reporters at the Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board meeting on how the lease negotiations are developing and the how the team will balance its presence in both Oakland and Las Vegas.
1. Prominent sports bettor David Oancea, known to most as “Vegas Dave” was arraigned in federal court and pleaded not guilty to using other people’s Social Security numbers to open player accounts at area casinos. Oancea was arrested by Metro officers for an outstanding domestic battery warrant after his arraignment. His federal trial is set for June 20th.
2. A criminal complaint against a Las Vegas fire captain states that Richard Loughry paid a 15-year-old girl $300 to have sex with him in a fire station. An online ad said the girl was 22 years old and Loughry exchanged text messages with the girl before she met him at the station. Loughry made his first court appearance this morning.
3. Two Bullhead City officers rescued a pair of brothers early this morning from the Colorado River. The two brothers in their mid-20s were kayaking late at night when the kayaks capsized. The officers removed their gear and jumped in to help the brothers and the Bullhead City Police Department called the men “heroes.”
Holly Holm is only focused on defending her title against Miesha Tate. A Ronda Rousey rematch is not her top priority.
At the UFC 197 on-sale press conference, “The Notorious” Conor McGregor predicted he will notch a swift finish of his opponent UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. The UFC featherweight champion will attempt to hold two belts at once when he confronts dos Anjos on Mar. 5, 2016 in Las Vegas.
LVMPD Undersheriff Kevin McMahill discusses details of October 15, 2015 officer involved shooting of 50-year-old suspect, Linda Lush.
Luis Solano, an accused drug trafficker, has a confrontation with four corrections officers at the Clark County jail on Feb. 21, 2013. The officers hold Solano face-down for nearly three minutes. He suffocates, falls unconscious and later dies at a hospital.
Dr. Andrew Scott Martin, who threw drug-fueld sex parties at a Las Vegas hotel and his Henderson mansion, was ordered to serve up to five years probation by Judge Kathleen Delaney.
Every year special education students from throughout the Clark County School District are welcomed to a dance in their honor at Clark High School. This year the Junior ROTC officers in training, the school’s dance and drill teams, the Nellis Honor Guard and local police, paramedics and more helped celebrate with students May 5.
With homicides on the rise, representatives from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department held a press conference to ask the community for it’s help during the “Season of Peace” which the department was selected to participate in. The event promotes communication within the community and runs from June 8-15.
An interview with Betty Willis, the designer of the famous “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign.
Thrill-seekers can strap on a jetpack and fly across a private, 5 acre, man-made lake in Pahrump with Jetpack America.
Sen. Harry Reid returns to U.S. Capitol while recuperating from New Year’s Day home accident.
Gloria Lee, the woman accused in the Prince and Princess Pet Boutique fire pleaded guilty to one count each of first-degree arson, insurance fraud and attempt cruelty to animals.
A “thin-line thunderstorm” affecting east Henderson and west Boulder City prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood warning on Wednesday afternoon.
Additionally, there are storms forming in the southwest valley and moving into the northeast. The weather service said to expect heavy rainfall, lightning and wind gusts.
