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Las Vegas police seek missing 66-year-old man

Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help in finding a 66-year-old man who may be in need of medical attention.

Reader-submitted photos and adoptable pets, April 17-23, 2014

View Neighborhood News readers send photos of their pets and everday lives, and View features photos of pets ready for adoption each week. To submit a photo, email View copy editor Anne King at aking@viewnews.com or mail to Viewpoints, 1111 W. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas, NV 89125. Photos cannot be returned, and due to the high volume, they are often scheduled a month or two in advance.

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Air Force Airman Garrett L. Dunn graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio. Dunn is the son of Lucy Dunn of Las Vegas.

 
Full lunar eclipse brings out ‘blood moon’

Sky-gazers in North and South America were treated to a full lunar eclipse — at least those fortunate enough to have clear skies.

Police discover man’s body in south Las Vegas

Officers responded to La Cienega Street and Neal Avenue, near St. Rose Parkway and Las Vegas Boulevard, about 7:30 p.m. and found the body of a man, Las Vegas police said.

Las Vegas police arrest man in 2012 homicide case

A 44-year-old man was arrested Friday night in connection to the 2012 killing of Nichole Nick, according to Las Vegas police records.

Testimony: Las Vegas man beat his mother before he was shot

Kevin Cooney told a jury Monday that he’s never told anyone that his mother shot him and tearfully recalled how he “beat the (expletive) out of her” before he was shot during the struggle.

Civil rights trial starts for guardsman beaten at airport

A Las Vegas jury began hearing evidence Monday in a civil rights case filed against the Metropolitan Police Department and two of its officers. A National Guard sergeant filed suit after he landed on the wrong end of a police baton in 2007 at McCarran International Airport.

 
Police say men wore GPS tracking devices during killings

California police chief says two sex offenders wore GPS tracking devices during serial killings. Court records indicate the men suspected of killing four women in Southern California stayed in Las Vegas for two weeks before they were arrested.

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