Members of the Clark County Fire Department completed confined space training as part of a plan to bring back the Heavy Rescue program. The team will rescue people at high altitudes, underneath structure collapses and in other high-risk situations.K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Wednesday’s headlines: 1 dead, 1 injured in rollover on US 95 near Summerlin Parkway, 1 dead in single-vehicle crash in northwest Las Vegas, Police searching for central Las Vegas shooting suspect, child (Rochelle Richards/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
During the month of February, two victims have been identified by LVMPD Financial
Crimes detectives as being victims of a lottery ticket scam. These victims
were approached by a suspect who claimed to have a winning lottery ticket and needed
legal assistance to cash it.
Har Tej Sawhney talks about why he relocated his company’s offices to Summerlin from Downtown Las Vegas, despite the fact that he lives Downtown.
Residents of Las Haciendas Apartments in North Las Vegas have been evicted.
A spokesman for the city said the majority of people living there were not paying rent, their leases had expired, there were fraudulent leases, or they were squatters. He also said the building is known for gang activity, drug activity, and prostitution.
The city identified several code issues with the property.
A family-owned company has filed a lawsuit against Republic Services of Southern Nevada.
Simple ESG alleges that Republic is actively trying to push Simple ESG out of business by charging a premium to use the only landfill in the Las Vegas metro area — which Republic owns.
Republic has an exclusive franchise agreement with all municipalities in Southern Nevada.
It’s been about a month since Steve Wynn stepped down as chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts.
Nevada’s Gaming Control Board announced it will strengthen regulations on sexual harassment policies.
And two lawsuits against Wynn for sexual harassment have reached Clark County District Court. Also, five derivative lawsuits have been filed by investors who say Wynn’s actions and the board’s lack of response devalued their holdings.
Investigations are continuing in Nevada, Massachusetts and Macau.
A woman run over on the Las Vegas Strip was known for her humor and kind heart.
52-year-old Lisa Ann Gori died February 17 when a minivan, driven in reverse by her boyfriend, ran over her. It happened north of the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign.
39-year-old John Treese is charged with murder.
A man who raped and killed a woman in 1984 is to be paroled to Las Vegas.
Nearly 34 years after Nancy Menke was bludgeoned and shot, Scotty Sloan publicly admitted his guilt for the first time to the Nevada Parole Board.
The 50-year-old man, who was 16 when he committed the gruesome crime, is scheduled to walk free in less than a month.
A prosecutor who tried to ensure that Sloan remained behind bars for life said he was “stunned” by the board’s decision.
Dead spots remain for many cell customers in the Las Vegas Valley.
According to RootMetrics, the best cellphone companies for making calls from a mobile phone to a landline without the call getting dropped are T-Mobile and AT&T, followed by Verizon, then Sprint.
Work on installing an underground storm drain along Washington Avenue will continue for another six months. (K.M. Cannon)
Sunday’s headlines: Bomb threat triggers evacuation at Las Vegas Walmart, Woman claims ownership of dead woman’s house in Las Vegas, Gaming’s donations are large part of Las Vegas Victims’ Fund (Rochelle Richards/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Saturday’s headlines: Coroner identifies body found near Mount Charleston, Wrongful death lawsuit filed in Grand Canyon helicopter crash, Another student arrested for threats against Clark County school (Rochelle Richards/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Elmo and Abby Cadabby of Sesame Street visited children of Family Promise Las Vegas and Hill & Dale Child Development Center at Community Lutheran Church for photos, singing and dancing. Kevin Cannon/ Las Vegas Review-Journal
