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Tactical gear, cosmetics and burgers in; marketplaces out of the valley: Monday, Aug. 10, 2015; The valley has offerings coming for men and women, outdoor enthusiasts, foodies and more. A tactical apparel shop and cosmetic store opened this month. A California chain brings a burger joint to town this week, and the District at Green Valley Ranch adds its 21st and 22nd tenants in the coming months. But the valley also loses ...
Fire causes $75,000 to vacant home reportedly occupied by homeless: Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015; A fire at a vacant house caused an estimated $75,000 worth of damage Sunday morning.
Metro Police investigating near-drowning of toddler: Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015; Metro Police are investigating the near-drowning of a toddler in the southwest part of the valley.
Plumber’s torch starts fire that causes $50,000 in damage: Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015; A plumber's torch started a house fire Saturday evening that caused almost $50,000 in damage.
Man in critical condition after being hit by suspected drunk driver: Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015; A 31-year-old man is in critical condition after being struck by a driver suspected of being intoxicated in the central part of the valley Sunday morning.
In east valley, security guard in stable condition after argument, stabbing: Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015; About noon, a security guard at a shopping center at 4750 E. Flamingo Road got into an argument with another person, who stabbed the guard multiple times, Lt. Jeff Goodwin said. The guard was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. The alleged assailant was arrested ...
Metro: Man killed by officers during disturbance call: Friday, Aug. 7, 2015; Officers shot and killed a man who jumped from a closet and lunged at them with a sharp object as they investigated a report of a broken window ...
House used by squatters catches fire in south valley: Friday, Aug. 7, 2015; Officials are investigating a suspicious fire this morning that damaged a vacant house used by squatters in the south valley, according to the Clark County Fire Department.
Nobody was in the house at ...
Coroner IDs man shot in the head: Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015; A man who died after being shot in the head Friday in the central valley has been identified by the Clark County Coroner’s Office as 33-year-old Rene Flores-Guevara.
Officers responded about ...
Police suspect shooting outside housing complex gang related: Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015; A shooting Tuesday night in which a man suffered multiple gunshot wounds as he left a central valley housing complex is believed to be gang related, according to Metro Police.
The victim was ...
Henderson restaurant a little ‘steamie’; medical district welcomes new tenant: Monday, Aug. 3, 2015; The valley welcomes two restaurants, and an imaging location moves into the Las Vegas Medical District. A restaurant and lounge are added to one hotel, while another ...
Police ask for public’s help to find missing elderly man: Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015; Metro Police are seeking the public's help in locating an elderly man who may be in need of medical assistance.
OSHA investigating death in northeast part of Las Vegas Valley: Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015; The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating a death in the northeast part of the valley this morning, according to Metro Police.
Flash-flood watch in effect; sun back in forecast Sunday: Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015; A flash-flood watch has been issued for the Las Vegas Valley until 11 p.m. today as scattered showers, gusty winds and lightning head southwest from the mountains. The threat of rain remains at above ...
Obama to speak at energy conference at Mandalay Bay: Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015; President Barack Obama will be the keynote speaker for the eighth annual “National Clean Energy Summit 8.0: Powering Progress” this month at the Mandalay Bay ...
Music, comedy show to benefit kids with alopecia: Friday, July 31, 2015; “I have alopecia, and bald is beautiful.” Those words, uttered in January by Gianna, a 6-year sufferer of the autoimmune disease that causes hair loss, in front of ...
Storms bring rain to Southern Nevada, spark fire at Mount Charleston: Friday, July 31, 2015; Rain and gusty winds visited the Las Vegas area Friday, with a lightning strike causing a small house fire on Mount Charleston. About 0.12 to 0.2 inches of rain fell in ...
Coroner: Woman, 84, found at Spring Valley home was stabbed to death: Friday, July 31, 2015; An elderly woman found lifeless in a Spring Valley home Wednesday died of stab wounds to the head, neck and chest, according to the Clark County Coroner’s Office. She was ...
Police: Man stabbed by girlfriend’s father during party: Friday, July 31, 2015; A man was taken to the hospital in critical condition early today after he was stabbed by his girlfriend’s father during a party in the east valley, according to Metro Police. Police were called ...
Firefighters battle blaze at Boulder Highway mobile home: Friday, July 31, 2015; Firefighters are investigating a blaze that damaged a mobile home this morning in the east valley, according to the Clark County Fire Department.
Crews arrived ...
Police investigating report of stabbing near downtown: Wednesday, July 29, 2015; Metro Police are investigating an early morning stabbing near downtown Las Vegas. Officers were dispatched at 5:53 a.m. to the 2200 block of Sunrise Avenue, near ...
Coroner IDs man found shot in northwest valley house: Wednesday, July 29, 2015; A man found shot to death in a northwest valley house Monday morning has been identified by the Clark County Coroner’s Office as Richard Ennik Hall, 63, of Las Vegas.
Officers were investigating another crime about ...
UGG store, steakhouse open in Las Vegas; downtown bar shutters: Tuesday, July 28, 2015; A bank, shoe store, steakhouse and indoor play center for kids all opened in the Las Vegas Valley this week. Plus: Another Downtown bar has closed its doors ...
Nye man jailed after allegedly admitting to killing stepmom: Sunday, July 26, 2015; A 59-year-old Pahrump man is being held without bail in a Nye County jail after police say he admitted to killing his stepmother. On Friday deputies carried out a welfare check on an elderly woman after out-of-state family ...
Woman killed in crash near Las Vegas Strip identified: Sunday, July 26, 2015; A woman who died after a rollover crash Saturday morning near the Strip has been identified as 35-year-old Lanier D. Thompson by the Clark County Coroner's Office.
Bamboo Pool at Cosmopolitan reopens; 14th floor closed: Sunday, July 26, 2015; The Bamboo Pool at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas reopened at 10 a.m. today following a quick-spreading fire that prompted a partial evacuation of the hotel the ...
Hundreds bid farewell to woman who died in cell: Saturday, July 25, 2015; Family and friends of an Illinois woman found dead in a Texas jail remembered her Saturday as a "courageous voice" for social justice and promised to keep fighting for clarity on the circumstances surrounding her death.
Fire does about $340K in damage at The Psychic Reader in Henderson: Saturday, July 25, 2015; A fire cost an estimated $340,000 in damage to a Henderson business Friday night, according to the Henderson Fire Department. About 10:45 p.m., passing drivers reported ...
Person in custody after domestic disturbance, standoff: Friday, July 24, 2015; A domestic disturbance led to a five-hour standoff in the northwest valley this morning, Metro Police said. Officers responded about 2:05 a.m. to a house in ...
Firefighters battle blaze all night at recycling center: Friday, July 24, 2015; Firefighters worked overnight to put out a blaze that started Thursday at a northeast valley recycling center. The Clark County Fire Department was ...
Because of no-shows, DMV ends outside access to Dash Pass queue system: Wednesday, July 22, 2015; Motorists had the option of texting, calling or going online to reserve their spots in line, but according to DMV Director Troy Dillard, 20 percent of people who logged into the agency's queue never showed up, resulting in lost productivity ...
Residents allowed to return home after suspicious device deemed safe: Wednesday, July 22, 2015; The suspicious device was reported at 9:47 a.m. in the 7500 block of Morisset Avenue ...
Coroner: Death at Electric Daisy Carnival caused by ecstasy overdose: Wednesday, July 22, 2015; He was pronounced dead June 21 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway during the Electric Daisy Carnival.
Police seek man they say robbed woman at gunpoint off Boulder Highway: Wednesday, July 22, 2015; The suspect, described as a 6-foot tall black man weighing about 175 pounds, fled the scene in a gold-colored four-door sedan with a heavyset white woman ...
Man’s body found north of downtown Las Vegas: Wednesday, July 22, 2015; At 4:48 a.m., officers received a call from a construction worker who discovered the body in the area of East Owens Avenue, near North Main Street and North Las Vegas Boulevard, Officer Michael Rodriguez said ...
Freeway bridge, renovated grocery store open in northwest valley; downtown bar closes: Tuesday, July 21, 2015; The valley welcomes two restaurants, and a grocery store opens after getting a makeover. Also, a new bridge means an easier mode of travel for some residents ...
One dead, two injured in Sunday morning crash near Blue Diamond Road: Sunday, July 19, 2015; One person is dead after a two-car, head-on collision on State Route 160 Sunday morning.
Chance of showers remain Sunday evening and Monday; flash flood watch in effect: Sunday, July 19, 2015; Although skies have been sunny Sunday, valley residents shouldn't put away their umbrellas just yet.
Plane crashes near Henderson airport, sending four to the hospital: Sunday, July 19, 2015; Four people are in the hospital, two with critical burns, after a small plane crashed in Henderson ...
Teens’ science project with cooler artificial turf takes them to D.C.: Sunday, July 19, 2015; What started as a project for their school science fair won 14-year-old soccer players Tony Olivas and Milosz Fernandez-Kepka a $4,000 prize and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. What did they do? Find ...
Metro police shoot man at hotel who allegedly pointed firearm at them: Saturday, July 18, 2015; A man was shot by Metro Police near the Stratosphere this morning after they say he pointed a gun at officers, police said. About 12:45 a.m., an employee at the Shalimar Hotel, at 1401 Las Vegas Boulevard South, called ...
Coroner IDs woman shot at North Las Vegas home: Friday, July 17, 2015; A woman police say was shot and killed Monday by her husband after an argument at their North Las Vegas home has been identified as 70-year-old Tsai Mattox, according to the Clark County Coroner’s Office. The cause of death ...
Police body cam video shows traffic stop turn deadly: Wednesday, July 15, 2015; Metro Police released body camera video today that shows a traffic stop for a broken taillight turn suddenly violent after the agitated driver pulls a gun, leaving ...
New to the valley: Plastic plant, southern restaurant and sunglass store: Monday, July 13, 2015; The valley welcomes a sports performance shop and a plastic manufacturing plant. Also, a family pizza joint and a solar power company expand their businesses, and southern cuisine finds a new home ...
Henderson fire does $35,000 in damage, leaves 2 homeless: Saturday, July 11, 2015; A grease fire did an estimated $35,000 in damage to an apartment building Friday night, according to the Henderson Fire Department. No one was hurt. Also according to ...
Metro: Officer injured, suspect killed in shooting after traffic stop: Friday, July 10, 2015; Metro Police fatally shot a man today after he pulled a gun during a traffic stop, grazing an officer in the neck as they struggled over the weapon. Two officers were driving west on Sahara ...
Police: Man in hospital after being stabbed by brother: Friday, July 10, 2015; A man was in critical condition after he was stabbed in the upper torso by his brother Thursday night in the east valley, Metro Police said. The incident was reported ...
Dryer fire near downtown Las Vegas quickly extinguished: Wednesday, July 8, 2015; A dryer sparked a fire this morning in a building near downtown Las Vegas, according to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue. Firefighters responded about ...
Break from rainy weather might not last long: Wednesday, July 8, 2015; The valley may be spared from much rain today as dry and stable air spreads across Southern Nevada, but the sunny skies aren’t expected to last long, according to the National Weather Service.
A strong low-pressure system ...
Two new shoe shops, nonprofit boutique open: Wednesday, July 8, 2015; Two footwear stores have opened just in time for summer, while a family-owned business looks to satisfy hot-rod enthusiasts. Plus: A new credit union, downtown boutique and ...