Bones found this week in the southwest Las Vegas Valley were human remains, police said Friday.
A hiker found the remains in the desert near Southern Highlands and reported the finding to police on Wednesday, Las Vegas police officer Barbara Morgan said.
The coroner’s office determined the remains were human, she said.
Police were waiting for the coroner’s office to determine how the person died before proceeding with an investigation, Morgan said.
A traffic report shows that the number of fatal incidents on valley roads is ahead of this time last year, and far more fatal incidents have been caused by excessive speed.
Vice President Kamala Harris will hold a rally in Las Vegas on Oct. 31, the same day former President Donald Trump will rally in Henderson.
Robert Brown, 54, was sentenced to death this month for the 2012 killing of his girlfriend — the first time in more than five years a Nevada jury has sentenced someone to die.
The historic neon sign was first lit up in 1980 in part to give the iconic 40-foot Vegas Vic neon sign on Fremont Street a companion.
Vegas Vic, the iconic 40-foot-tall cowboy sign on Fremont Street is a nod to Las Vegas’ original vision, according to local historian Michael Green.
Las Vegas police say a 60-year-old man was accused of driving under the influence in a crash Thursday night that left a pedestrian in critical condition.
Intermountain Healthcare has unveiled the site for Nevada’s first stand-alone children’s hospital at UNLV’s Harry Reid Research and Technology Park.
Nevada Highway Patrol investigated a fatal crash involving a wrong-way vehicle early Friday morning.
The impacts the schools are facing are due to miscalculations in the January 2024 budget, and are unrelated to the district’s potential central deficit.
A man was struck and killed while riding a moped in the south valley, police said.
