1. James Beach, the suspect in a tourist’s one-punch death, made his first court appearance Wednesday. Beach’s attorney said that there was never an intention to hurt anybody and that the incident was a terrible accident. Beach is being held without bail at Clark County Detention Center.
2. A police report shows a March shooting death in the east Las Vegas Valley was fueled by drugs, sex and jealousy. According to the report, Derrian Stephens was high on meth and with his girlfriend when Eric Flores came to talk with her. Stephens was upset and hit the woman with a fire extinguisher and left. Later, when the woman went with Flores to Stephen’s house to claim her things, an argument ensued and Flores shot Stephens in the neck. Flores was arrested Monday on one count of murder with a deadly weapon.
3. UNLV forward Dwayne Morgan has been suspended after an arrest over the weekend. Morgan was arrested early Saturday on a disorderly conduct charge after a dispute with a cabdriver. UNLV athletics issued a statement saying they are aware of the situation and have suspended Morgan indefinitely.
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Joshua Johnson, 31, was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Friday.
The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” and said its president, Nicolás Maduro, had been captured and flown out of the country.
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The Raiders host a Chiefs team that has six wins, lost Patrick Mahomes to a season-ending knee injury and will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2014.
It asks to restrict the way police enforce dispersal orders and shoot pepper balls in the wake of controversy over protests last year.
Mike Scherer, who helped build one of the most successful defenses in school history, will coach linebackers with the Rebels.
Jai’Den “Jet” Thomas is returning to the UNLV football team for his senior season, the school confirmed Friday in a social media video.
Beset by injuries to begin the season, UNLV’s basketball team is now dealing with a flu bug ahead of Saturday’s game against Air Force at Thomas & Mack Center.
In a season devoid of good stories, linebacker Jamal Adams’ return from injury has been one of the few bright spots for the 2-14 Raiders.
Police targeting impaired driving in Nevada made thousands of traffic stops and more than one hundred arrests statewide on Dec. 31, local and state law enforcement said.
In addition, a vehicle fire closed the ramp from southbound Interstate 11 ramp to southbound I-15.
Raiders fans have nothing to get excited about for the season finale against Kansas City, but that could change if the team gets the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft.
The Golden Knights got star center Jack Eichel back for Friday’s game against the St. Louis Blues, but they still lost their fourth straight.
Edward Dias is accused of fleeing the scene after hitting a woman who was walking in the roadway.
Sarah Davi and her husband, the Rev. Nick Davi, were shot by their neighbor in December 2023.
A woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash after she was struck by two vehicles on New Year’s Day, according to police.