An hourslong standoff between a man and Las Vegas police ended when the man fatally shot himself Saturday evening, authorities said.
Katelyn Newberg
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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.
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Walmart soon will be requiring employees across the country to wear face masks to work amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Friday statement from the company.
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The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the 34-year-old inmate who died after a “medical episode” at the Clark County Detention Center this week.
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Las Vegas police on Wednesday seized about 868 pounds of marijuana plants in what the department described as the “largest indoor marijuana grow operation” in its jurisdiction.
Las Vegas police said an inmate at the Clark County Detention Center died Wednesday night after suffering an apparent medical episode at the jail.
A staff member at a women’s prison in the Las Vegas Valley has tested positive for the new coronavirus, according to state data.
The deadline to nominate a student for the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s second Academic Excellence Awards has been extended to April 27.
The Las Vegas Fire Department warns that it’s bee swarming season, when bees are moving place to place and have a higher likelihood of stinging people.
Police said 66-year-old Michael Paskevich, who was an entertainment writer for the Las Vegas Review-Journal in the 1990s, has been found.
Two Nevada State College students have “self-reported” that they tested positive for the new coronavirus, but school officials do not think anyone was exposed on campus.