A Las Vegas family shed tears Thursday at a police news conference as they remembered a 17-year-old girl who died of a fentanyl overdose in February.
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A man in his 20s threatened a woman with a handgun and demanded her car keys late Wednesday night. She complied, Las Vegas police said.
Las Vegas police say they came across approximately 30 boa constrictors in a home in the Southern Highlands community.
Erik Hofmeyer, director of communications for Spirit, said the crew “opted to not takeoff out of an abundance of caution due to a potential maintenance issue.”
A man has been arrested on a warrant charging him with murder in a 2020 slaying in central Las Vegas.
A water line leak shut down traffic on a portion of the Las Vegas Strip for more than two hours early Tuesday.
Three fire departments battled a massive fire at a Republic Services recycling plant Monday.
Schoolteacher Barbara Edwards died 20 years ago on 9/11. She was the only full-time Las Vegas resident killed in the terrorist attacks.
Fisticuffs at Valley High School in Las Vegas prompted a police response and a subsequent e-mail from the school’s principal to parents about problems with pupil behavior.
An airline passenger who was videotaped Monday growling like a dog and screaming at a flight attendant has been identified by authorities as 61-year-old Timothy Armstrong.
Las Vegas police were investigating a double shooting that left one man dead at a motel just off the Strip early Wednesday.
Las Vegas Valley first responders who went to Louisiana to help those affected by Hurricane Ida returned home Tuesday and said they were grateful for the opportunity to help.
Police are investigating a fight and gunfire in the parking lot of Desert Oasis High School during a football game Friday night.
A family that spotted their stolen vehicle in central Las Vegas and gave chase early Tuesday ended up being shot at when they attempted to confront the thieves, police said.
Authorities are trying to determine if a large fire early Thursday at a home-construction site in southwest Las Vegas is related to a massive January blaze at apartments under construction in the same area.
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