A Mexican citizen has been charged with intent to distribute 9 1/2 pounds of heroin after a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper arrested him during a traffic stop, the U.S. attorney’s office announced Wednesday.
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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.
Officers were called about 3:40 p.m. to the intersection of Eastern Avenue and Rochelle Avenue, just south of Flamingo Road, after a report that a woman on a bicycle was struck by a car, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Ken Romane said.
Leonard Weiner, 81, was found dead inside a home near Charleston and Lamb boulevards after a house fire early Saturday morning, the Clark County coroner’s office said.
Ines Diaz’s goal in life is to help a million animals before she dies, a goal she may still work toward after surviving a hit-and-run crash that killed her dog.
Friends and family gathered to honor Matthew Minkler on the anniversary of the 17-year-old’s death, a month before two teenagers accused of killing him are set to go to trial.
A woman is expected to survive after being shot in the back Saturday afternoon during a “domestic related” shooting in the south valley, Las Vegas police said.
A man was pistol-whipped during a robbery attempt outside of The Orleans casino early Friday morning, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
North Las Vegas police are asking for help investigating a series of burglaries that have targeted storage units across the valley since February, police said Friday.
At least one person was injured during a crash involving a Metropolitan Police Department patrol vehicle Friday afternoon in the central valley.
The fundraiser for Melissa Newton’s three daughters had raised almost $950 an hour after it was posted online Thursday night.
The FAA is looking into reports of a possible plane part falling from an aircraft in an area near Nellis Air Force Base. It is unclear what aircraft the potential part derived from.
A man was arrested shortly after the 64-year-old victim was stabbed multiple times late April 28 at a home in the west valley, Las Vegas police have said.
Nicholas Schwarz faces charges of DUI resulting in death and two misdemeanor charges of failure to maintain a lane and driving with a suspended license.
While speaking with detectives at a hospital, the 29-year-old said he had “a little bit” of wine, and that he didn’t remember the collision, according to an arrest report.
The 24-year-old has been charged with discharging a gun into an occupied structure and carrying a concealed weapon without a permit, according to court records.