Driver killed in car crash Sunday was 24-year-old man

By Mike BlaskyLAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

April 5, 2011 - 1:10 am

A man killed in a Sunday car crash near Mountain Vista Street and Flamingo Road was identified Monday.

Las Vegas police said Julio Barroso-Vargas, 24, was driving a 1998 Saturn north on Mountain Vista about 4:56 a.m. at a high rate of speed. When he crossed Flamingo, he lost control, and the car spun and struck a wooden pole.

A passenger in the vehicle, an unidentified man, was taken to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in critical condition.

Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill visits with Minddie Lloyd during the inaugural meeting of t ...

‘The future of policing’: Metro launches Asian American Pacific Islander Alliance

By Estelle Atkinson / RJ

June 28, 2024 - 12:56 pm

Sheriff Kevin McMahill told a packed audience that the department has “alienated” many members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities over the years.

Martin Casillas, one of Clark County’s fire prevention inspectors, speaks during a press ...

How to be ‘safe and sane’ this Fourth of July

By Annie Vong / RJ

June 28, 2024 - 12:55 pm

Fireworks have gone on sale at booths across the Las Vegas Valley, and officials are urging the public to be safe this holiday.

Diaja Smith, 23, accused with Jacoby Robinson, 24, of murder in the death of their 2-year-old s ...

Mother accused of leaving 2-year-old’s body in dumpster: ‘Find my baby’

By Estelle Atkinson / RJ

June 28, 2024 - 12:02 pm

Police were called on the evening of June 6, when Diaja initially reported that her son was missing, according to a Metropolitan Police Department arrest report.

Magician, artist and social media star Justin Flom shows a trick during a tour of his tricked o ...

To expose or not expose? Justin Flom rankles some in magic community

By Jason Bracelin / RJ

June 28, 2024 - 11:15 am

Las Vegas magician and internet star Justin Flom is creating controversy in the magic world by revealing how some tricks are done.

Magician, artist and social media star Justin Flom shows a tunnel of doors during a tour of his ...

Facebook’s faceless superstar

By Jason Bracelin / RJ

June 28, 2024 - 11:15 am

How a Las Vegas magician broke the internet with spray paint, trapdoors and trade secrets

Police investigate a shooting by officers in the 6400 block of Boulder Highway on Wednesday, Ju ...

Las Vegas police officers who shot knife-wielding suspect identified

By Tony Garcia / RJ

June 28, 2024 - 9:13 am

The shooting took place on Boulder Highway after the Metropolitan Police Department received a report about a man threatening customers outside a business.

Land is exposed about Callville Bay and the narrows where once was water along the Lake Mead sh ...

Crews locate bodies of 2 missing boaters at Lake Mead

By Caitlin Lilly / RJ

June 28, 2024 - 8:58 am

The National Park Service has recovered the bodies of two missing boaters at Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

Longtime Las Vegas radio host and handicapper Dave Cokin. (Dave Cokin)

‘Vegas legend’ of sports betting retires after cancer diagnosis

By Todd Dewey / RJ

June 28, 2024 - 7:00 am

Longtime Las Vegas pro handicapper and sports talk radio host Dave Cokin said he was diagnosed with cancer a year ago and doesn’t expect to live much longer.

Water Quality Monitoring Field Specialist Daniel Luong tests water samples from the Montessori ...

Las Vegas’ water is ‘very hard.’ Is that cause for alarm?

By Alan Halaly / RJ

June 28, 2024 - 6:00 am

Water pulled from Lake Mead is heavily regulated and treated. But it still has high traces of calcium and magnesium picked up from its time flowing down the Colorado River.

Shellie Moskos, left, and Hannah Dockery unpack and organize boxes of fireworks as they set up ...

Fireworks in Las Vegas Valley: What’s legal and what isn’t?

By Annie Vong / RJ

June 28, 2024 - 6:00 am

As fireworks sales in Las Vegas start Friday, here’s what’s legal and what isn’t in your area.