Motorcyclist killed in Tuesday accident identified

By CASSANDRA TALOMA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

July 30, 2014 - 7:58 am

The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the motorcyclist killed in Tuesday’s crash near Spring Mountain and Lindell Road.

Robert Michael Buchanan, 19, collided with a pickup truck near a parking lot on the 5400 block of Spring Mountain Road, according to Las Vegas police.

Buchanan was thrown from the motorcycle. He was taken to University Medical Center where he later died.

The 31-year-old pickup truck driver suffered minor injuries.

Contact reporter Cassandra Taloma at ctaloma@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381.

The scene where a woman died in a single car fatal crash near the 215 Beltway in Las Vegas, Sun ...

Fatal crash closes road near 215 Beltway

By Taylor Lane / RJ

June 16, 2024 - 3:13 pm

A fatal crash closed Cheyenne Avenue near the 215 Beltway Sunday morning.

Emergency vehicles head toward the Post Fire Saturday, June 15, 2024, in Gorman, Calif. (AP Pho ...

Haze from California wildfire clouds Las Vegas Valley

By Taylor Lane / RJ

June 16, 2024 - 9:46 am

Las Vegas was seeing hazy conditions on Sunday thanks to the Post Fire north of Los Angeles which started Saturday afternoon.

Vegas arts figure Nicole Cochener is shown at a new Gallery to Go art vending machine at Virgin ...

Las Vegas art now available in casino vending machines

By John Katsilometes / RJ

June 16, 2024 - 11:41 am

Gallery to Go connects Las Vegas artists with tourists from all over the world. The Las Vegas casino executive is making an art run in his own casino.

Brandon Eddy, center, laughs with his wife Lisa Eddy and son Mason while making pancakes for di ...

‘Fathers enjoy fatherhood’: Dads spending more time with their kids

By Ella Thompson / RJ

June 16, 2024 - 9:29 am

Father’s Day is meant to honor dads for their role in a family, and new research indicates that’s evolving.

Las Vegas Review-Journal interns, from left, Peter Breen, Samantha Segura, Ella Thompson, Danie ...

‘The very best’: Review-Journal welcomes its summer 2024 internship class

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

June 15, 2024 - 7:00 am

Six journalists joined the ranks of the Review-Journal’s newsgathering and production operations as part of the media outlet’s long-running summer internship program.

Construction equipment is seen on Las Vegas Boulevard, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Las Vegas. ...

More roadwork on Las Vegas Boulevard set to begin this weekend

By Estelle Atkinson / RJ

June 14, 2024 - 6:01 am

Drivers can expect to face lane restrictions as 24-hour roadwork begins on Las Vegas Boulevard.

New California regulations could cause gas prices to skyrocket in Nevada, according to official ...

Nevada’s gas prices could soon skyrocket. Blame it on a new California law

By Sean Hemmersmeier / RJ

June 14, 2024 - 10:36 am

California could place more regulations on oil refineries. That could raise gas prices in Nevada, which gets most of its gasoline from the Golden State.