In 50-plus years of working with rescued animals, Sharon Linsenbardt thought she had seen it all. But Sunday was a first when she found an abandoned 400-pound pig tied up at the gate of her Las Vegas Farm.
Lukas Eggen

Lukas Eggen joined the Review-Journal in January 2019. He previously worked as a sports editor at the Polk County Itemizer-Observer in Oregon and as Managing Editor of the Ely Times in Ely, Nev. He graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of Nevada, Reno.
The Clark County coroner’s office identified a 28-year-old male driver who died after hitting a wall in Las Vegas on Friday morning.
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified a motorcyclist who was killed Friday in the south Las Vegas Valley .
A blustery Tuesday should stand out in what is otherwise a relatively calm and warm week in the Las Vegas Valley, the National Weather Service said.
A multivehicle crash on westbound Interstate 215 at Warm Springs Road has been moved to the side of the highway and is no longer blocking the right lanes.
One person has been taken into custody in connection with a “potential threat” made against a charter school in the south Las Vegas Valley.
The Metropolitan Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in the robbery and beating of a 75-year-old woman.
An 18-year-old man was arrested Sunday in connection with a carjacking that led to a barricade situation on Saturday.
A deadly east Las Vegas crash involving at least seven cars Sunday morning was caused by a suspected DUI driver who police say ran a red light during a police chase.
The warmest day of the year so far in the Las Vegas Valley is expected Tuesday, the National Weather Service said.
The Las Vegas Fire Department said the fire at the Lantana Apartments was confined to one upstairs unit of the two-story, 12-unit building, but that all the units were affected.
A suspect in a New Year’s Day shooting in Lancaster, California, was arrested in Las Vegas this week.
The Las Vegas Valley may see more rain before an expected clearing, according to the National Weather Service.
Officers performed a welfare check on Sunday at a residence on the 700 block of Capri Drive when they found a man and woman in their 70s dead from gunshot wounds, according to police.
The Powerball lottery jackpot is now $550 million, the eighth-largest prize in the history of the multistate game, after no one won Saturday’s drawing.




