A man killed Wednesday night in the central Las Vegas Valley appeared to have been shot during a drug deal that turned into a robbery, police said Thursday afternoon.
Katelyn Newberg
Katelyn joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s metro desk in June after graduating from the University of Florida. She previously worked with the paper in the summer of 2017 as an intern on the business desk. Before graduating college she was the editor in chief of the Independent Florida Alligator. She was born and raised in Orlando, Florida.
Joe Jensen, 58, was arrested May 18 after he told North Las Vegas police he took about $64,000 from his aunt’s bank account while she was hospitalized, according to an arrest report.
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified a 48-year-old man who Las Vegas police said was shot in self-defense by his wife Sunday night at an apartment complex.
The base will enter the third phase of its reopening on Monday, allowing all personnel to return to work on base, officials said in a news release.
Las Vegas homicide detectives believe a woman fatally shot Wednesday night at an east valley apartment complex was accidentally killed, police said.
North Las Vegas police are investigating after a woman gave birth to twins in a motel room, and one of the infants was found dead the following day from a lethal birth defect.
A 8-year-old Las Vegas boy died in May days after he ingested chemicals that were stored in a soda bottle, according to a Clark County Department of Family Services report.
Signs of casino reopenings started to appear Wednesday on the Las Vegas Strip as MGM Resorts International and other companies prepared to begin operations again.
A 27-year-old man who was reported missing Monday night has since been found, Las Vegas police said Wednesday.
North Las Vegas police are searching for a gunman who allegedly shot and killed another man Tuesday night in a residential area.
Clark County will be opening daytime cooling stations from Wednesday to Friday as temperatures are set to climb well into the triple digits.
Areas in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, including the Scenic Drive, will reopen Monday after a weekslong closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Peter Makredes, 28, was running 100 miles in 24 hours over Memorial Day weekend to raise money for a nonprofit that works to decrease the number of veterans who die by suicide.
Clark County on Saturday morning reported more than 200 additional cases of the coronavirus, as the total number of cases in the county surpassed 6,000.
According to his arrest report, 34-year-old Denzel Loyd attempted to traffic six teenagers in Las Vegas for sex, and their ages ranged from 13 to 17.