Loved ones gathered Friday night at a North Las Vegas park to remember a UNLV student killed in a plane crash in a Phoenix suburb this week.
Rio Lacanlale
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Rio Lacanlale, whose work for the Review-Journal ranges from crime reports to video storytelling, joined the newspaper in October 2016. Before that, the UNLV broadcast journalism graduate contributed to newsrooms in central Italy and Washington, D.C. Rio is also a passionate traveler who enjoys living out of a backpack for months at a time.
The crash that killed Jeffrey Soloman Sedgh of Las Vegas happened at about 7:50 p.m. Thursday in the westbound lanes of Summerlin Parkway, near Buffalo Drive, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
Donneka Harris of North Las Vegas was struck at about 12:15 p.m. Thursday, when a small SUV ran a red light while speeding west on Warm Springs Road at the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard South.
No one was injured Sunday morning when an Allegiant Air plane traveling from Las Vegas landed in heavy snow and skidded off a runway in South Dakota.
A man was shot Sunday morning inside an apartment complex on the boundaries of the UNLV campus.
Authorities are looking for three men who police said used a weapon on their victims in a recent string of robberies across the Las Vegas Valley.
The 28-year-old man accused of shooting his neighbor during a violent argument Saturday afternoon has been identified.
The Las Vegas Valley will be warm and sunny until about midweek when a cold front moves in, according to the National Weather Service.
The Metropolitan Police Department has identified the two officers who shot and killed a man Friday morning after he pointed a handgun at police during a traffic stop.
The Nevada Highway Patrol needs the public’s help finding the driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that left a pedestrian dead early Sunday in the southwest Las Vegas Valley.
Las Vegas fire investigators have learned that a second victim suffered life-threatening injuries early Friday after a possible explosion led to a fire in a shed.
A second man has been identified as a suspect in the January shooting death of Martell Willliams during a narcotics-related robbery, court records show.
A 71-year-old man was arrested Friday following the hourslong investigation on the Las Vegas Strip because of a suspicious vehicle with a suspicious package, booking logs show.
The North Las Vegas Police Department is investigating a Friday night shooting involving an officer, police said.
The Las Vegas Valley will be warm and windy this weekend before a cold front midweek brings cooler temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.