Clark County prosecutors filed second-degree murder charges Wednesday against two men accused of driving under the influence in recent crashes that killed three people.
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Manuel Mata III’s daughter testified Wednesday that she hid in the closet of her bedroom after hearing gunshots that left his girlfriend and her 17-year-old daughter dead.
A woman was arrested Wednesday after her child found her gun in his backpack, Clark County School District police said.
Marissa Diaz, 29, and her alleged co-conspirator, 38-year-old Randall Cooper, were taken into custody just after 1 a.m. on Oct. 25.
Douglas Haig previously pleaded not guilty to one count of manufacturing ammunition without a license in connection with the sales. A change of plea hearing is expected Tuesday.
A third defendant in the death of a 24-year-old model faced a Las Vegas judge Wednesday on murder and kidnapping charges.
Police reports indicate a Las Vegas man facing multiple charges in connection with in a drunk driving crash early Saturday admitted to investigators that he’d been drinking prior to the collision.
The crash occurred at 3 p.m. near North Durango Drive and Racel Street, north of West Grand Teton Drive.
Police have identified the man who barricaded himself in a central Las Vegas apartment Monday night after pulling a gun on another man during a fight.
Shondell Pitts claims Metro officers were negligent, used excessive force and inflicted emotional distress on herself and her daughter.
Las Vegas police surrounded a Spring Valley area apartment complex for about an hour late Tuesday morning after reports of a shooting but did not find any victims.
Las Vegas police searched for more than a year for the armed driver with an apparent short temper before arresting the 28-year-old northeast valley resident in September.
Two men got into a fight at an apartment at 3370 Athens St., near Desert Inn Road and Maryland Parkway, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Brian Boxler said.
Las Vegas attorney Alexis Plunkett, serving probation for allowing clients to use cellphones in jail, has been disbarred from practicing law in Nevada.
Two men are in custody after a five-hour barricade event in the central Las Vegas Valley ended peacefully about 4 a.m. Monday.