As cars passed the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign Monday, 11 white crosses planted nearby paid silent homage to the victims of the recent mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, California.
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Kimber Laux joined the Review-Journal as an intern in October 2013 and has since covered crime, breaking news and courts. She now writes about community and weekend events while she is in law school at UNLV. Born and raised in the Las Vegas heat, Kimber enjoys escaping to cooler places to hike, backpack, and snowboard.
According to police logs, Larissa Dos Santos Lima, 32, was arrested just after 1 p.m. Saturday at a home in the 8400 block of Opal Splendor Avenue, near the intersection of West Flamingo Road and South Durango Drive.
A minute-long video posted to Facebook on Friday night may have helped Nevada Highway Patrol solve a hit-and-run crash that happened early the same day.
Several roads in Downtown Las Vegas were shut down Monday afternoon due to police activity.
More than 200 people gathered starting just after 6 p.m. Saturday to mourn the death of an 11-year-old girl who was shot and killed Thursday night as she sat at the kitchen table in her North Las Vegas home.
A bicyclist was hospitalized Saturday afternoon with survivable injuries after a crash involving a vehicle in the southwest Las Vegas Valley, according to Las Vegas police.
Corey Capece has never been able to move around without his wheelchair. He had never walked or, before Sunday afternoon, driven a car.
Police arrested a 27-year-old man in connection with a shooting Saturday morning in the central valley that sent another man to the hospital in critical condition.
Hundreds of people swarmed downtown Las Vegas on Friday night – some donning brightly colored flags, hats, clothes and accessories, and others wearing barely any clothing at all – to celebrate at the Las Vegas PRIDE Night Parade.
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified a 43-year-old motorcyclist who died Thursday morning after crashing into a car that failed to yield while making a left turn.
A man is hospitalized in critical condition after he was dragged by a car near the SLS Sunday morning, according to Las Vegas police.
Police made no arrests after a post-fight melee broke out Saturday night at UFC 299 at T-Mobile Arena, police said Sunday.
Las Vegans may see some wind and a bit of moisture Monday morning, but sunny skies and light winds are coming, according to the National Weather Service.
A day of events honoring the memory of Oct. 1 shooting victims and supporting the survivors kicked off with a run Sunday in downtown Las Vegas.
Remnants from Hurricane Rosa will be pushed northward into Arizona by a low-pressure system. For Las Vegas, that means “scattered showers, thunderstorms and rain bands Monday and Tuesday,” said the National Weather Service.