The family of a man fatally shot by Las Vegas police during a Black Lives Matter protest last month held a press conference to urge any witnesses to the shooting to come forward.
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Before moving to general assignment, Max covered all things violent and weird after dark in Las Vegas. He still does more or less the same thing, just in the daylight now. Max was born and raised in northwest Vegas valley and studied at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he held multiple positions at what is now the Scarlet and Gray Free Press. He worked at a comic shop for six years and regrets every minute of it. Max joined the Review-Journal as an intern in 2016 and began working full-time in 2017.
Health officials announced plans to train and add more than 400 new positions to handle contact tracing of local COVID-19 patients as they battle rising case numbers in Clark County and an ever-increasing statewide infection rate.
Las Vegas police announced on Monday the arrest of a suspect in two random shootings, including one described as the “thrill killing” of a homeless man.
Health officials reported 948 new COVID-19 cases and one death in Nevada on Monday, breaking a streak of five days with more than 1,000 cases reported in the state.
Health officials reported nearly 1,300 new coronavirus cases and one additional death in Nevada on Sunday, bringing the state total to 35,765 cases and 647 deaths.
A majority of Nevada businesses were in compliance with COVID-19 safety regulations after a round of inspections on Monday, state officials reported Tuesday.
Health officials reported 762 new COVID-19 cases in Clark County on Sunday, and 845 new cases and one new death statewide.
Fifty out of 56 businesses passed a second check this week after receiving warnings for not complying with COVID-19 safety requirements, state officials said Thursday.
A man is dead and a 17-year-old is in custody after an argument at an east valley Fourth of July party led to a fatal shooting, Las Vegas police said.
Health officials reported 735 new COVID-19 cases and four additional deaths in Clark County on Sunday morning, bringing the county totals to 18,442 cases and 439 deaths.
On Sunday, the National Weather Service reported a large cloud of dust rolling into town from the Jean Dry Lake bed, obscuring parts of the mountains that ring the valley.
A fiery Sunday morning crash in Summerlin sent a motorcyclist to the hospital with moderate injuries, Las Vegas police said. A midsize SUV and motorcycle crashed about 10:30 a.m.
Health officials reported an additional 821 positive COVID-19 cases in the state on Sunday, a day after a delay in reporting led to a massive increase.
Las Vegas police are still searching for a man who fatally stabbed a woman Friday night in a drainage tunnel in the western valley.
Las Vegas police have identified a man arrested on suspicion of murder after he was accused of shooting and killing a woman in front of their 11-year-old son.
