Mayor Debra March, members of Henderson City
Council and representatives of Purple Heart Veterans Chapter 730 joined the community to honor combat war veterans and all those who have served at the official opening of Purple Heart Plaza, 101 Market St., in Downtown Henderson. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Real Estate Millions: 8 Vista Crescent Court, Ascaya, Henderson
Clark County commissioners are debating whether to get rid of the Henderson and North Las Vegas constables after RJ’s story pointing out questionable spending by the Henderson Constable Earl Mitchell. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
On April 13, the historic Nevada Southern Railway line was reconnected at Railroad Pass as part of the Interstate 11 project.
City officials have big plans for Henderson. They envision a suburban utopia filled with plenty of open spaces, parks, community gardens and access to all modes of transportation. The city is projected to have 100,000 new residents in the next 20 years. Henderson is the second-largest city in Nevada, with an estimated population of more than 300,000.
Julio Cesar Arguello, an employee at the Henderson gas station where three people were shot on Friday, says the shooter was another employee. Arguello recounts his effort to help one of the people who was shot.
Rod Pena of the Henderson Police Department provides information about Friday’s triple shooting at the Terrible Herbst Car Wash & Lube in Henderson.
A Henderson pet store has been fined for animal overcrowding. Petland Owner Jamal Silmi pleaded no contest to three misdemeanors. He received no jail time, but was fined $1,000 by Judge Douglas Hedger. Henderson animal control officers found 19 violations. Officers also said the store failed to maintain medical history of animals.
Constable Earl Mitchell was elected to service court records, handle evictions and garnish wages … but some of his spending of county funds has raised questions. Despite the county paying him more than $100,000 a year, Mitchell wrote himself $70,000 in checks over the past two years. In 2016, Mitchell withdrew $500 at an ATM at Timbers, a video poker bar Less than 20 minutes later he took out another $500.
One Sunday he withdrew $100 at an ATM at Sunset Station Casino. There was also a $500 tab at this pub in a casino on the strip.
He also spent thousands on restaurant meals, bars and trips to towns where his children live. Mitchell declined an interview to explain why.
Starting Thursday, Cinemark will ban bags or packages larger than 12x12x6 from its theaters. According to Cinemark’s website, the move is “in an effort to enhance the safety and security of our guests and employees.” The theaters will make exceptions for diaper bags and medical equipment bags. In Las Vegas, Cinemark operates theaters at The Orleans, Sam’s Town, Santa Fe Station, South Point and Suncoast as well as the Cinedome in Henderson.
Henderson police are investigating a possible murder-suicide at Parkway Townhomes.
Police received a call around 5:30 a.m. from the complex at Windmill Parkway and North Pecos Road. When police entered an apartment they found a man and a woman dead with apparent gunshot wounds.
This is Henderson’s first homicide of 2018.
A local aviation company received design approval for the development of a 24 hangar facility and aviation training center at the Henderson Executive Airport. (Madelyn Reese/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
An explosion rocked the TIMET plant near downtown Henderson on Wednesday, Jan. 24. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
A sexual harassment investigation forced out Patrick Moers as Henderson’s police chief last year, sources told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. But sexual harassment allegations against the Police Department aren’t limited to the investigation of Moers. Although no names were given, several police officers have said that sexual harassment is rampant throughout the department. Sources also told the Review-Journal that Assistant City Manager Greg Blackburn is the subject of a sexual harassment investigation in Henderson. Victimized Henderson employees won’t speak up for fear of losing their jobs, multiple sources told the Review-Journal. Mayor Debra March told the Review-Journal in December that Henderson’s “culture of fear” is unacceptable. The Henderson City Council has said nothing publicly about the allegations.
Las Vegas now has its first winery! Grape Expectations, the Nevada School of Winemaking, opened Vegas Valley Winery in early December. Previously, Nevada law didn’t allow for wineries in the Las Vegas valley. The law has since changed, paving the way for Vegas Valley Winery to open in Henderson. The law still doesn’t allow for selling wine by the bottle, but Vegas Valley Winery offers 5 wines by the glass. A grand-opening celebration is set for January 20.
Touro University officials demonstrate how the school’s new disaster life support center works.
This week on the Las Vegas Review Journal’s Real Estate Millions Host Susan Kocab tours the an inspiration home at the exclusive residential development of Ascaya. The home was designed by the Marmol Radziner architectural firm. The lead designer Brad Williams and Ascaya Sales Manager Darin Marques unfold the detailed specs of designing this truly authentic desert contemporary design.
Ayzayah Hartfield, son of Las Vegas police officer Charleston Hartfield who was killed in the mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday, rallied for an away game at Basic High School in Henderson Saturday, Oct. 6, 2017. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Today’s headlines: Video shows former Las Vegas police officer shoving woman into car hood, Body found in desert area of Henderson, Sheriff: Las Vegas police had reasonable suspicion to stop Michael Bennett
A twist on the classic buffalo chicken wing. This dish is served at Sonoma Cellar at Sunset Station in Henderson. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Adam Hill and Heidi Fang give a quick recap of Bellator 183 and a live Skype interview with Pico.
Tuesday headlines: man dies at Burning Man, woman rescued from I-15 overpass, California woman found in Henderson. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal.
1. A woman died Tuesday after she was run over by a semitrailer. A Walgreens-branded semi was turning into a Walgreens parking lot at about 11:45 last night when it ran over the woman, who was either in a chair or a bed roll on the sidewalk. The woman died at Sunrise Hospital shortly after.
2. Las Vegas home sales are continuing to surge. The median sales price of April closings jumped 3.4 percent last year to $336,000. New home closings in Clark County from January to April are up almost 40 percent from the same period last year.
3. And a 26-year-old Henderson woman was arrested on a murder charge in connection with her mother’s death. Police say Carly Kalbfleisch called 911 around 12:20 pm Tuesday to report a domestic violence incident involving her mother. When officers arrived, they found the mother dead inside with multiple unspecified injuries. Kalbfleisch is being held without bail at Henderson detention center.
Local and federal narcotics detectives confiscated about $200,000 worth of marijuana plants Thursday in the southwest valley, Las Vegas police said. The team of investigators — from Metro, Henderson police and the Drug Enforcement Administration — collected about 100 plants from a home in the 6200 block of West Levi Avenue, near South Jones Boulevard and Cactus Avenue. The bust went down about 11 a.m.
A Henderson police officer was hospitalized Wednesday morning after he was shot or struck by shrapnel during a fatal officer-involved shooting. Police spokeswoman Kathleen Richards said the officer was in good condition. The incident occurred near Horizon Ridge Parkway and Gibson Road about 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning June 11, 2014.
Employees of a Henderson bank called 911 the morning of April 25 after an off-duty Henderson police captain allegedly threatened them and wouldn’t leave.
