A Las Vegas man was sentenced to more than five years in prison Tuesday after he was convicted of possessing more than 15,600 photos and dozens of videos of child pornography, federal officials announced.
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The Las Vegas police officer who shot at a man last week did not have his body camera activated during the shooting, officials said Monday.
The Animal Foundation will temporarily waive reclaiming fees for animals who run away after being frightened by loud Fourth of July fireworks displays.
The Fourth of July holiday is going to be hot, dry and breezy, giving weather officials concern about conditions that could help the spread of fire.
A man was stabbed to death Saturday morning after an altercation in a central valley house, Las Vegas police said.
Officers were called just before 6 p.m. to the 400 block of Mesquite Avenue, near City Parkway, after a man with multiple stab wounds was found, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Ray Spencer said.
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified a man who was killed early Tuesday when his car rear-ended a semitrailer in the southwest valley.
Las Vegas police are asking for help identifying a man suspected of robbing three banks in the southwest valley this month.
A 16-year-old girl who was gunned down in April was shot after a Facebook Live conversation between two rival gangs, according to a shooting suspect’s arrest report.
The teen was playing with a gun just before 5 p.m. on the 7900 block of Terrace Rock Way, near Cimarron Road and Vegas Drive, when he fired the weapon, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Grant Rogers said.
The valley will experience triple-digit highs through Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
Lawrence Reddick, 39, was arrested June 19 and booked into the Clark County Detention Center. He has been charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder, records show.
Just before 11:50 p.m. on June 9, an officer near Twain Avenue and Palos Verdes Street heard gunshots and found a man on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds, according to a Metropolitan Police Department release.
The Las Vegas Valley will go from hot to slightly less hot as the weekend approaches, according to the National Weather Service.
Three brothers were hospitalized after one accidentally fired a handgun Sunday night in the east valley, Las Vegas police said.