Melvyn Sprowson, a former teacher convicted of kidnapping a 16-year-old girl, was sentenced 12 1/2 years to life in prison Monday morning. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Professional poker player Dutch Boyd discusses backing/staking at the World Series of Poker on June 15. (David Schoen/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. Two people are dead and another was shot in the head after an argument broke out over a game of dominoes at a northeast Las Vegas home Sunday night. After an argument began, a man went to his car to retrieve a gun and opened fire inside the home on the 4400 block of Wendy Street near East Craig and North Walnut roads. Two men in their 20s were killed and a third man in his 30s was shot in the head and is now stabilized. Police are still looking for the suspect.
2. A Las Vegas woman died from choking injuries Friday morning, according to the Clark County Coroner. On June 3, police were called to a break-in at a home on the 1900 block of Sirocco Court when an arriving officer said he found Stella Martinez on the ground being choked by her ex-boyfriend Christopher Wood. Police attempted to revive Martinez but she later died. Wood faces attempted murder, attempted burglary and domestic battery by strangulation charges.
3. A pedestrian has died after being struck by an SUV early Monday morning. Police responded to a call about the accident on Tropicana near Wilbur Street and Maryland Parkway around 2:30 a.m. Monday. The pedestrian later died at an area hospital.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department homicide Lt. Dan McGrath speaks to the media about a fatal shooting over a game of dominoes in northeast Las Vegas on Sunday. (Max Michor/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Debbie Hansen, right, a physical therapist who teaches disabled drivers how to drive with special instruments attached to the steering wheel, demonstrates to Touro University student, Caitlin Humenik, on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, in Henderson. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Selected 65th overall in the third round by the Vegas Golden Knights, Jonas Rondbjerg says most of what he knows about Las Vegas he learned from watching The Hangover movies.
The Vegas Golden Knights drafted Nicolas Hague, a prospect who was considered a top pick, in the second round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
Vegas Golden Knights general manager George McPhee talks about their selections on day 2 of the NHL Draft and what a steal it was for the team to snag Nicolas Hague in the second round.
Vegas Golden Knights scout Bob Lowes assesses how the team did in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft in Chicago.
“Clark: Poetry from Clark County, Nevada” features works by Southern Nevada poets. (John Przybys)
Ed Graney and Steve Carp from the Las Vegas Review-Journal review the Vegas Golden Knights selections from the 2017 NHL Entry Draft in Chicago at the United Center.
Ed Graney and Steve Carp of the Las Vegas Review-Journal recap the Vegas Golden Knights’ first-round picks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft in Chicago
Vegas Golden Knights center Cody Glass talks about being the first-ever draft pick to be selected by the team and his emotions on going sixth overall in the 2017 NHL Draft.
• A Nevada-based Thunderbird jet skid off the runway and flipped over during a practice in Ohio. The F-16 was part of a demonstration team at Nellis Air Force Base. No injuries were immediately reported. The accident apparently occurred in thunderstorm conditions.
• Dean Heller has become the fifth GOP senator to oppose the health care bill. He says he won’t support the bill in its current form.
• Stefano Ricci will open its second location on the Strip. The Italian clothing brand’s first store is at the Shops at Crystals. The new spot is expected to open in mid-November at Wynn Plaza.
• And a Nye County deputy was hospitalized after being bit by a pit bull mix in Pahrump. He was released from the hospital and the dog has been quarantined.
A Trader Joe’s store on Decatur and O’Bannon relocated to Centennial Hills in northwest Las Vegas. Elaine Wilson & Wade Millward/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury talks about fans and being picked up by the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 in the NHL expansion draft. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Assistant Sheriff Tim Kelly discuss an officer involved shooting.
The RJ’s Steve Carp and Ed Graney recapped the 2017 Expansion Draft and talk about Marc-Andre Fleury’s already growing popularity. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Patrice Bergeron won the Selke Trophy for being the best “defensive forward” at the 2017 NHL Awards. Bergeron talked about how NHL rule changes made offenses play more defensive. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Arizona native Auston Matthews won the Calder Trophy for the best player in their first year at the 2017 NHL Awards. Elaine Wilson & Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Prosecutors played Thomas Randolph’s 911 call after his wife was fatally shot and he shot the man who killed her, along with a video re-enactment Randolph made for homicide detectives. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Brayden McNabb was selected by the Golden Knights in the 2017 Expansion Draft. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
The Clark County Fire Department demonstrated flash flood rescue measures at a news conference at Wet’n’Wild Las Vegas on Wednesday morning. (Jessie Bekker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. Metro’s abuse and neglect detectives are investigating the deadly drowning of a 14-year-old boy last night. Police say the unconscious teenager wasn’t breathing when he was pulled out of the water near Alta Drive and Valley View Boulevard. It isn’t clear if an adult was watching him when he went underwater.
2. The Golden Knights made headlines again with the unveiling of their uniform last night. The jerseys are a combination of steel gray, black, gold and red. But the team’s uniform comes with an accessory that no other NHL team wears: white gloves. Majority owner Bill Foley says the logo and uniform represent strength and power.
3. And Las Vegas hits 117 degrees. The National Weather Service says the desert tied the all-time record high yesterday. The city has only been this hot three other times in June 2013, July 2005 and July 1942. The weather service says the normal high for June 20th is 100 degrees.
The United States Air Force Weapons School activated a new squadron Tuesday for stealthy F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter jets. The 6th Weapons Squadron will be the school’s largest by 2023 with 30 instructors and 24 F-35As. (Keith Rogers/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
About three hours northwest of Las Vegas lies the Fish Lake Valley in Esmeralda county, the least populous county in the state, and second least populous county in the nation. There is no grocery store, no high school, no hospital, but residents don’t want anything different.
1. A California man died at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on the first night of EDC. Michael Morse, 34, was pronounced dead just before 8 a.m. Saturday morning. Family members are now questioning the safety of EDC after saying they’ve seen comments online that lines for water were long on the first night of the festival. Insomniac Events did not respond to requests for comment Monday.
2. One man is dead after an officer-involved shooting in the west valley. Police responded to a domestic disturbance call at an apartment complex near South Cimarron Road and West Charleston Boulevard just after midnight Tuesday. After police got a woman and child out of the apartment, police entered to find a man with a knife. Police attempted to use a stun gun on the man when he lunged at police and he was shot by two officers. The man was pronounced dead at UMC.
3. A Pizza Hut receipt helped police arrest a woman suspected of murder. Kevin Thomas suffered a gunshot wound to the head in November and detectives found the receipt under his body. The receipt had store and order information and the name “Betty” written at the top. Betty Ann Pires had been dating Thomas for three months prior to his death. Pires said she left Thomas at a Pizza Hut the night he was killed but two people came forward, saying Pires admitted to killing Thomas.
UFC lightweight Kevin Lee talks about his preparation for his five-round fight with Michael Chiesa at UFC Fight Night 112, why he’s not chasing money fights and what it takes to standout with the promotion.
Vegas Stripped: Las Vegas Hairstylist Cuts His Own Checks
Pedro Lopez talks about the 51s loss to Sacramento on June 16, 2017, at Cashman Field. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)