Henderson police officer wounded, suspect killed in morning shooting
 
Henderson police officer wounded, suspect killed in morning shooting

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.

Friend of Amanda Miller regrets not calling the police
 
Friend of Amanda Miller regrets not calling the police

Kelley Fielder, 42, resident at the Oak Tree apartment complex in Las Vegas speaks to the news media about her friends and neighbors Jerad and Amanda Miller Monday, June 9, 2014.

Metro releases more details on Sunday shooting rampage
 
Metro releases more details on Sunday shooting rampage

Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillepie, Assistant Sheriff Kevin McMahill and Assistant Sheriff Joe Lombardo spoke to the media during a press conference at Metro Police Department on Monday, June , 2014regarding the shooting that occurred about 11:20 a.m. Sunday when suspects Jerad Miller and his wife Amanda entered the rear of the restaurant and gunned down two officers.

In Pursuit of Monsters
 
In Pursuit of Monsters

In the desert just outside Las Vegas a small team led by herpetologist Jason Jones search for Banded Gila Monsters. The rare species only found in parts of Nevada, Utah, Arizona and California is reclusive and not much is known about their habitat, breeding, range and population. Jones and his team hope to shed more light of the ancient lizard.

The Art of the Crash
 
The Art of the Crash

The 13th annual ARC-CSI conference began with crash test day on Monday at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This is the twelfth year the conference has been held in Las Vegas.
Hundreds of people gathered along barricades to watch as cars slammed into concrete barriers, plowed into the back of buses and collided ead on into one another.
“This is an opportunity for guys to learn first hand about car wrecks. This is a lab, this is where they get to see what create the crash,” said W.R. “Rusty” Haight, the event organizer. All sorts of tests were undertaken, from small fender benders to collisions at more than 40 miles per hour. High speed cameras, drones and remote cameras attached inside the cars were used to capture all of the action.

Wayne Newton’s boat sinks
 
Wayne Newton’s boat sinks

Video shows Wayne Newton’s 65-foot luxury houseboat quickly sinking to the bottom of Lake Mead after a salvage crew freed the damaged vessel from a covered slip at Temple Bar Marina in Arizona.

Candid recorded conversation between Tom Collins and Constable Bonaventura
 
Candid recorded conversation between Tom Collins and Constable Bonaventura

Commissioner Tom Collins and Las Vegas Township Constable John Bonaventura talk in a recorded phone conversation about the county decision to end the office of constable, Bonaventura’s run for commissioner and Collin’s frustration with commission politics.

Family members of men shot by police endorse candidate for sheriff
 
Family members of men shot by police endorse candidate for sheriff

Rondha Gibson and William Scott, family members of two men killed by Las Vegas police, announced their endorsement of Ted Moody for sheriff at The Leatherneck’s Club, a Marine Corps bar located 4360 W. Spring Mountain Road.

UFC steps up fight against piracy
 
UFC steps up fight against piracy

Clint Cox, UFC director of content protection hired in November, is sniffing out illegal Internet streaming of UFC fight events.

Bail set at $1 million dollars for mom who shot son
 
Bail set at $1 million dollars for mom who shot son

Justice of the Peace Ann E. Zimmerman set bail at $1 million Thursday for Shavon Carrilo, a Las Vegas mother accused of shooting and critically wounding her 11-year-old son.

Firefighters battle apartment fire
 
Firefighters battle apartment fire

Las Vegas firefighters battled a blaze at a vacant apartment building at 223 N. 9th St. on Tuesday night.

Health and Fitness: Proper Form When Standing
 
Health and Fitness: Proper Form When Standing

Especially important for people who work on their feet all day, trainers Chris Huth and Laura Salcedo demonstrate proper form when standing.

Korean War Veteran reflects on his and other’s service
 
Korean War Veteran reflects on his and other’s service

Gene Ramos remembers December 1950 as the coldest winter in 100 years. He remembers chipping away with a trenching tool to make a divot for a foxhole in the frozen Korean soil. Today as veterans and families across the nation pause for Memorial Day, Ramos said he will be thinking about the comrades he lost on those battlefields and another friend who endured prisoner of war hardships with him.

Bill Rhoda on UNLV’s stadium project
 
Bill Rhoda on UNLV’s stadium project

Bill Rhoda, owner of the consulting company working on a proposed stadium for UNLV, discusses differences between UNLV’s project and stadiums that his company has worked on previously.

Report says Metro making progress in use of force policies
 
Report says Metro making progress in use of force policies

It’s looking good for Metro after the U.S. Department of Justice released its final progress report Wednesday after a wide-ranging, multi-year study of Metro’s policies related to deadly force.

Rebuilding bodies and lives
 
Rebuilding bodies and lives

Francisco Pinedo and Daniel Ramsey make a difference with continued service to fellow veteran amputees at the Las Vegas VA Hospital.

Judge’s leniency keeps violent criminal on the streets
 
Judge’s leniency keeps violent criminal on the streets

In 2009, then 17-year-old Johnathan Perez shot Robert Garrison five times during a confrontation on a Las Vegas street. Perez was given probation in 2011 after time served in the Clark County jail. A couple of years alter after a dope deal went bad, a witness said they saw Perez shoot am na to death.

Las Vegas Fire Chief McDonald calls reports accusations ‘false’
 
Las Vegas Fire Chief McDonald calls reports accusations ‘false’

A day after a report detailing unequal responses by Las Vegas Fire and Rescue to different parts of the city was reported, Las Vegas Fire and Rescue Chief William McDonald called the accusations “false.” He released statistics compiled by the billing company for the department that he says showed they respond equally to all type of emergency services calls.

Lab test animals experience life outside a cage for the first time
 
Lab test animals experience life outside a cage for the first time

The Beagle Freedom Project was founded three years ago to rescue animals that are used in laboratory testing. On Monday, nine beagles rescued from a lab in the southwest part of the United States touched grass for the first time in the backyard of a valley home. Watch as they touch grass for the first time.

Slotzilla opens above Fremont Street
 
Slotzilla opens above Fremont Street

Calling itself the world’s largest slot machine, Slotzilla opened to the public Sunday evening. Customers were able to use the lower of the two zip lines on the 12-story tall slot machine on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas.

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