Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg is voluntarily retiring from his position, a cost-saving move for Clark County during the coronavirus pandemic, he said Saturday.
Katelyn Newberg
Katelyn joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s metro desk in June after graduating from the University of Florida. She previously worked with the paper in the summer of 2017 as an intern on the business desk. Before graduating college she was the editor in chief of the Independent Florida Alligator. She was born and raised in Orlando, Florida.
Police were first called about 5:50 a.m. Saturday after report of the mountain lion, believed to be about 70 pounds, was outside a Summerlin elementary school.
Las Vegas police were conducting a homicide investigation early Saturday at a 7-Eleven near Sahara Avenue and Durango Drive.
There were 1,182 new coronavirus cases reported throughout Nevada on Saturday morning, along with nine additional deaths, according to state data.
A research center is searching for up to 500 volunteers in the Las Vegas Valley to help test a COVID-19 vaccine during a year-long clinical trial.
Clark County reported 1,263 new cases of the coronavirus and 11 additional deaths on Friday, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.
Metropolitan Police Department records have identified a 38-year-old man arrested Thursday on suspicion of murder after his 29-year-old girlfriend was found dead in their home.
Alonzo Garcia Johnson, 47, has been charged with dozens of sexual assault and lewdness charges, some involving a child under 14, court documents show.
Two years after he was arrested in California, a suspect in a Henderson double-homicide investigation has been extradited to Clark County, Henderson police said.
No one was injured after a fire was reported at a psychiatric treatment hospital on Wednesday afternoon, the Clark County Fire Department said.
Las Vegas police arrested a 51-year-old man this month after he allegedly pulled a girl into his car and exposed himself to her, according to an arrest report.
A 32-year-old man reported missing in early July has been found safe, North Las Vegas police announced on Wednesday.
Las Vegas police on Saturday announced that a former USA Gymnastics coach arrested this week on suspicion of lewdness with a minor may have additional victims.
Sunday may be the hottest official temperature for the Las Vegas Valley in nearly two years, as the high is expected to reach 114, the National Weather Service said.
There were 837 new cases of the coronavirus reported on Saturday in Clark County, bringing the total to 22,286, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.