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MAGIC with big names: ComplexCon draws celebs, 60K attendees

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Pedestrian struck by semi-truck in downtown Las Vegas

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Man, evicted from apartment, faces 5 felony counts in dog abuse case

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‘Very historic moment’: Metro opens new Wellness Bureau

By Taylor Lane / Las Vegas Review-Journal

August 22, 2022 - 3:18 pm

Updated August 22, 2022 - 6:53 pm

On Monday, Las Vegas police found a teenager who had been missing since Saturday in the northwest Las Vegas Valley.

Barack Obama Burton-Watkins, 13, was last seen around 11:30 p.m. near the 7100 block of Overhill Avenue, according to a Metropolitan Police Department news release.

Burton-Watkins is six feet, 117 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes.

MAGIC with big names: ComplexCon draws celebs, 60K attendees

By John Katsilometes / RJ

November 19, 2024 - 2:42 pm

Rap superstar/entrepreneur Travis Scott spearheaded the first ComplexCon to be held in Las Vegas. Plenty of celebrities joined him for the festivities.

Pedestrian struck by semi-truck in downtown Las Vegas

By Tony Garcia / RJ

November 19, 2024 - 1:29 pm

Police are investigating a crash between a pedestrian and semi-truck Tuesday afternoon in downtown Las Vegas.

Man, evicted from apartment, faces 5 felony counts in dog abuse case

By Marvin Clemons / RJ

November 19, 2024 - 1:12 pm

Michael Grinrod faces five felony counts for the Nov. 5 incident at a complex on the 5800 block of West Charleston Boulevard.

‘Very historic moment’: Metro opens new Wellness Bureau

By Estelle Atkinson / RJ

November 19, 2024 - 1:08 pm

Metro hosted a ribbon cutting for the department’s newly opened Wellness Bureau, a physical space in the Medical District for officers to seek out help.

Police say ‘trick roller’ stole $125K Rolex from man she met at Strip hotel bar

By Noble Brigham / RJ

November 19, 2024 - 11:26 am

A woman has been arrested on allegations that she stole a Rolex worth $125,000, plus $2,000 cash, from a man she met at a Strip resort who may have been drugged, according to police.

A puppy rescued from a dumpster in Las Vegas earlier this month. (The Animal Foundation/Facebook)

Las Vegas rescue finds foster home for puppies saved from dumpster

By Taylor Lane / RJ

November 19, 2024 - 9:50 am

Eight puppies that were found in a trash bag in a dumpster last week are now living with their mom in a foster home, The Animal Foundation announced Monday.

Daniel Rodimer, a former congressional candidate and pro wrestler, leaves the courtroom after h ...

Lawsuit accuses Resorts World of negligence in Halloween party beating death

By Katie Futterman / RJ

November 19, 2024 - 11:07 am

A lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died after he was allegedly beaten to death by an ex-congressional candidate during a Halloween party accuses Resorts World of negligence.

Police lights. (File/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Coroner confirms man died in multi-vehicle July crash

By Taylor Lane / RJ

November 18, 2024 - 5:24 pm

The Clark County coroner’s office on Monday determined that a man died from injuries sustained in a July crash, and not from a medical episode.

‘Her remarkable life’: Lois Tarkanian was pillar of Las Vegas as educator, politician

By Mark Anderson / RJ

November 19, 2024 - 12:53 pm

Lois Tarkanian, the wife of UNLV’s most famous basketball coach who also carved out her own identity in education, politics and community service, has died. She was 90.

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Controversial Kauai police chief, former Las Vegas officer, announces retirement

By Estelle Atkinson / RJ

November 19, 2024 - 12:05 pm

Hawaii’s Kauai County police chief, a former Las Vegas police officer, announced that he will be retiring in 2025 after a career marked with controversy.