Las Vegas Sun News

Friday

May 3, 2024

12:01 p.m.

Las Vegas police: Men accused of luring a minor during sting operation: By Ayden Runnels; Sixteen men were arrested last week on counts of luring a minor with a computer to engage in sex, according to Metro Police. The arrests were the result of a two-day sting operation led ...

9:50 a.m.

Vice President Kamala Harris headed back to Las Vegas: By Las Vegas Sun Staff; Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Las Vegas on Saturday for “political events,” the White House said this morning. It will mark her fifth visit to Nevada this year and her ...

Thursday

May 2, 2024

3:16 p.m.

Win or bust as Golden Knights return home for Game 6: By Jack Williams; It's win or stay home for the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday at T-Mobile Arena. Three straight losses to the Dallas Stars have made Game 6 in Las Vegas, which will be broadcast on TNT at 7 p.m., an elimination game for the Golden Knights. This is the first time Vegas has faced ...

8:52 a.m.

Police: Las Vegas man critically injured when motorcycle hits median: By Las Vegas Sun Staff; A man was critically injured Wednesday when he lost control of a motorcycle and hit a raised median, according to Metro Police. The crash was reported about ...

8:05 a.m.

Senators want limits on the government's use of facial recognition technology for airport screening: By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press; A bipartisan group of senators is pushing for restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology by the Transportation Security Administration, saying they are concerned about travelers' privacy and civil liberties. In a letter ...

Tuesday

April 30, 2024

3:28 p.m.

Las Vegas police: Man, woman dead in apparent murder-suicide: By Ayden Runnels; Two people died in an apparent murder-suicide Monday night, according to Metro Police. The shooting deaths occurred about ...

2:33 p.m.

CDC issues food safety alert for walnuts sold in Nevada: By Grace Da Rocha; The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a food safety alert for bulk organic walnuts linked to a multistate E. coli outbreak. The CDC said Gibson Farms, Inc. organic walnut ...

1:48 p.m.

Golden Knights aim to dominate around net, retake control of series: By Jack Williams; The Golden Knights have taken shots from all over the ice in their playoff series against the Stars. The Stars have taken a different approach in winning the last two games to even the best-of-7 game series at 2-2 entering ...

11:11 a.m.

Nuclear waste storage at Yucca Mountain could roil Nevada U.S. Senate race: By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times (TNS); Yucca Mountain, in Nye County about 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas, is a third rail in Nevada politics — akin to Social Security on the national level. That’s why presidents of both parties have backed away from creating the repository in the Silver State, whose voters are increasingly critical to winning the White House …

Monday

April 29, 2024

10:24 a.m.

Police: Las Vegas man, 78, killed in head-on crash: By Las Vegas Sun Staff; A 78-year-old man was killed Sunday in a head-on crash with a car driven by a man who was subsequently arrested on a DUI count, according to Metro Police. The crash was reported ...

Friday

April 26, 2024

3:07 p.m.

Group recruiting military veterans as poll workers: By Ayden Runnels; National voting advocacy group Vet the Vote held an event today alongside state and Clark County officials to encourage veterans to become poll workers. Joined by Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar and ...

2:03 p.m.

WNBA training camps open with Caitlin Clark, the rookie class and free agency moves in the spotlight: By Doug Feinberg, Associated Press; There is a buzz around the opening of WNBA training camps with the arrival of Caitlin Clark, the rest of her heralded ...

10:38 a.m.

Nevada National Guard breaks ground on shooting range in Las Vegas: By Ayden Runnels; The Nevada National Guard broke ground Thursday on its first in-state shooting range in partnership with Metro Police. Nevada Guard troops, as well as ...

10:14 a.m.

Las Vegas operation targets credit card skimming fraud: By Ayden Runnels; The U.S. Secret Service and local law enforcement agencies recently spent two days inspecting thousands of payment terminals at businesses as part of an operation to ...

Thursday

April 25, 2024

11:36 a.m.

Nevada gets green light on plan to spend $416 million to expand internet access: By Las Vegas Sun Staff; The federal government has approved Nevada’s initial plan for $416.6 million in grant money to expand access to high-speed internet access. The plan details how the state wants to spend the money to ...