In the second case of its kind in Clark County, a suspected DUI driver accused of causing a crash that killed an 8-year-old Las Vegas boy has been charged with second-degree murder, the district attorney’s office announced Friday.
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Monique Lane, 50, died of a gunshot wound to her neck and multiple stab and incised wounds. Her death was ruled a homicide by the coroner.
The man who was shot early Tuesday inside a vehicle at a central valley apartment complex has been identified as a 32-year-old Las Vegas man.
The shooting occurred early Thursday when the man ignored commands to drop the weapon and charged officers inside a residence in a gated community, police said.
Las Vegas police described the suspects as two slim black men, both about 5-foot-9. Surveillance video showed one of them shooting into a vehicle carrying a family of four.
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the three people found dead Monday after an apparent double homicide-suicide in the northwest valley.
The stabbing occurred about 5:40 a.m. in the parking lot of Green Valley Grocery at 7121 E. Lake Mead Blvd., near Los Felix Street. A witness reported seeing the woman arguing with a man prior to the attack.
A longtime College of Southern Nevada sociology professor is facing felony gun charges in connection with an on-campus shooting on the second day of classes.
A 20-year-old motorcyclist died in a crash Saturday night in Pahrump, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
A Las Vegas woman critically hurt last week after her car was struck by a suspected DUI driver on Interstate 15 has died from her injuries.
During Thursday’s event in an area known for frequent crashes, troopers will enforce traffic laws and issuing citations accordingly, focusing on speed infractions in construction zones, unsafe passing and following too closely.
A man arrested Sunday night in the fatal shooting of his stepson is facing a first-degree murder charge, records show.
High temperatures should stay mostly below 100 before dipping into the 80s by the end of the month, the National Weather Service says.
A woman was struck by a vehicle Tuesday morning outside the Regional Justice Center in downtown Las Vegas, police said.
A large fire to a southeast Las Vegas Valley mobile home Sunday morning left a family displaced and several cats dead.