SATURDAY’S HEADLINES: Fight ends in pepper spray after high school football game, father and son shot, gang member found guilty of murder
Highlights from Basic High School’s homecoming game against Canyon Springs. After the game, a fight broke out on the field. CCSD police used pepper spray on several of the players. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Nevada Department of Wildlife officials are considering a ban or restrictions of commercial reptile collecting in the state. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police are searching for seven people involved in a violent robbery near the Strip.
Two men were robbed and beaten on Aug. 25 at a shopping center.
Police say a woman stole property from one of the men, sparking an argument between the pair, another woman and five other men.
As the two men walked away, the group followed, attacking and robbing them again, police said.
Surveillance footage shows six of seven suspects.
Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.
A man fell to death after a standoff atop a 10-story Las Vegas apartment building.
Police negotiated with the man for several hours Thursday.
At one point they gave the man water.
Police planned to wait him out, hoping the sun would wear him out and he would come down safely.
During the incident, police closed Flamingo Road between Cambridge Street and Maryland Parkway.
Woman arrested in death of actor, CCSD continues to make budget cuts, tempers flare at Stadium Authority meeting
A Las Vegas woman has been arrested in the death of a ‘Star Trek’ attraction actor.
70-year-old Charles Deishley performed at “Star Trek: The Experience” inside the then-Las Vegas Hilton for a decade.
He was found dead with a gunshot wound on Dec. 9, 2013, at a home on Alta Drive.
Now Kelleen A. Cota, 57, has been booked into the Clark County Detention Center.
She is being held without bail on charges of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit murder.
A California woman is charged with trying to kill a baby in a McDonald’s toilet.
Cashier Sarah Lockner, 25, went to work Sept. 4 at a Redwood City McDonald’s complaining of stomach pains.
Lockner told investigators that she didn’t know she was pregnant.
Prosecutors say she tried to kill her baby by flushing her down a toilet.
The newborn wasn’t breathing when paramedics arrived.
Pramedics revived the baby. It is in stable condition, but it’s unknown whether the baby suffered brain damage.
Lockner is charged with attempted murder and remains in jail on $11 million bail.
A 1-year-old Las Vegas boy with a history of being abused has died.
Carter Lopez was found unresponsive Sept. 5 and hospitalized.
He was listed in critical condition before dying Sept. 8.
His cause and manner of death were pending.
The final press conference for Canelo and GGG at the David Copperfield Theater, located inside the MGM Grand. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A Las Vegas court bailiff drowned while tubing in Idaho.
William Datthyn, 45, was on the Bear River on Sept. 3.
He hit some rocks, his tube deflated and he was pulled into rapids.
His family pulled him from the river and CPR was attempted.
Datthyn was employed as a deputy marshal since December 2006.
A dangerous, drunken swim at Hoover Dam ended with the arrest of a tourist.
Arron Hughes, 28, of Wales, climbed down the rocks Aug. 10 and swam across the reservoir along the upstream side.
It was reportedly a quasi-dare from his friends during a bachelor party.
Officers were waiting on the other side. He was released with a citation and a $330 fine.
Authorities say the illegal act could have killed Hughes if he had gotten pulled under by the dam intakes.
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady “GGG” Golovkin made their grand arrivals at the MGM Grand lobby Tuesday afternoon. Canelo and GGG will face off Saturday night. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The trick this signature cocktail performs is making the blood-red color of a negroni disappear, thanks to Luxardo’s clear bitters in place of Campari. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sunday’s headlines: fight over eggs leaves man in hospital, Lotus of Siam closed longer, Las Vegas sportsbooks
Saturday’s headlines: Southwest Medical stops Medicare, parents of 4-year-old charged, Lotus of Siam closed after ceiling collapse
Chicago Wolves head coach Rocky Thompson oversaw the Vegas Golden Knights’ first rookie practice. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Golden Knights prospect Jake Leschyshyn, who is coming off ACL surgery in February, talks about his recovery during the rookie’s first practice. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
CCSD Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky announces his impending retirement amid budget deficit furor. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Undersheriff Kevin McMahill for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department held a press conference that discussed Seattle Seahawks’ defensive end Michael Bennett’s detainment that occurred on Aug. 27. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. A flight bound for New York made an emergency landing at McCarran this morning after one of its engines caught fire. Delta Flight 1057 departed from McCarran about 11:10 p.m. Tuesday night, before landing at 12:45 a.m. No injuries were reported, and the flight was expected to leave this morning.
2. The man accused of kidnapping a California woman was arrested Tuesday night, after the woman was found Monday night at Railroad Pass Casino. Virginia Paris’ ex-boyfriend Joseph Hetzel was arrested after police found a stolen vehicle from Mesquite near East Bruner Avenue. He was booked into the Henderson Detention Center and faces felony kidnapping and stalking charges.
3. Clark County commissioners voted to ban both possession and advertisement of marijuana at McCarran International Airport on Tuesday. The ban extends to all airport-owned property throughout Clark County, including parcels leased to private businesses. The ban does not apply to to vinyl-wrapped advertising on taxis and personal vehicles picking up or dropping off passengers.
Vice President of Data Integrity, Kenny White, discusses how to spot suspicious sports betting with NFL getting underway. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
SUNDAY’S HEADLINES: Fremont buskers, Bali Hai lawsuit, CCSD financial audit
A marketing campaign for the upcoming Star Wars movie features a 3-D treasure hunt. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Best plays and touchdowns from Coronado at Shadow Ridge football game Friday night. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A Las Vegas murder suspect struck her pregnant attorney in court.
Shaunice McKinley, 25, faces murder and robbery charges in connection with the stabbing death of an 80-year-old man.
On Thursday she hit her attorney, Deputy Public Defender Kathleen Hamers, in the face.
Hamers, who is six months pregnant, said McKinley was removed from the courtroom.
Hamers was not seriously injured and did not require medical attention.
District Attorney Steve Wolfson will decide whether McKinley will face additional charges.
Hamers is no longer defending McKinley. The case was reassigned to Randy Pike.
The Las Vegas Library was placed on lockdown wafter police found a man on the roof.
Officers responded about 10:45 a.m. Friday to the library at 833 Las Vegas Blvd. North.
Police said they didn’t know why the man was up there or how he got there.
He reportedly told police he can’t get down.
Southbound lanes of Las Vegas Boulevard North were closed.
A man is charged with murder after a single punch led to a stranger’s death.
Luis Campos was struck in Las Vegas on April 30.
The father of five died four days later.
Campos and his brother were standing in line at Vanguard Lounge on Fremont Street.
Police say the suspect walked by and struck him.
James Beach, 27, is also charged with intimidating a witness.
Beach’s lawyer says his client will plead not guilty to the murder charge.
Friday’s Headlines: One-punch suspect to stand trial, Raiders Stadium could face construction delays, Man accidentally shoots, kills grandmother.
Only in Vegas jobs: Range Safety Officer (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)