Las Vegas this week is expected to break 100 degrees for the first time this year, prompting an excessive heat watch by midweek.
Alexis Ford
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Alexis Ford covers crime for the Review-Journal. Prior to joining the team in August 2019, she covered Congress for the Arizona Republic and worked on a national investigation into the climate of Hate in America for News21. Ford is a native of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., and a graduate of Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication.
Ford previously wrote for the Review-Journal under the name Alexis Egeland. Click here to see stories that appeared under that byline.
A 23-year-old Arizona man was killed in a rollover crash near Boulder City early Sunday.
Police are searching for a suspect after a 73-year-old man was attacked outside a downtown Las Vegas convenience store on May 16.
A tumultuous mayoral campaign sparked growing tensions in Mesquite, leading to city officials being forced out of office and a local news website ceasing publication.
A man who exchanged gunfire with a Las Vegas officer Saturday had been intoxicated and hallucinating after days of drinking, his wife told police.
With just one week remaining in Nevada’s biennial lawmaking session, advocates say progress on reaching promised goals of police reform has been minimal at best.
A 47-year-old woman was killed in an east Las Vegas crash on Sunday afternoon, police said.
Lemar Gant, 42, was arrested Tuesday on charges of failing to stop at the scene of an accident and failing to exercise due care to a pedestrian, jail records show.
Las Vegas police on Wednesday released audio recordings of Amari Nicholson’s mother calling 911 to report the boy missing.
Henderson police and fire crews responded Monday afternoon to reports of a possible drowning at Lake Las Vegas, police said in an emailed statement.
A man was critically injured and a dog has died after a motorized bicycle crash in east Las Vegas early Monday, police said.
A man driving a car carrying two passengers was killed when the vehicle slammed into a pole in North Las Vegas on Sunday evening.
McCarran International Airport received measurable rain on Sunday for the first time since mid-March, the National Weather Service said.
An arrest report released by the Metropolitan Police Department on Thursday provided further details about a homicide at a motel near the Strip on last week.
Metropolitan Police Department spokesman Larry Hadfield said the cars collided around 1:25 p.m. near West Tropicana Avenue and South Decatur Boulevard.
