A billboard near Interstate 15 and Spring Mountain Road in Las Vegas was vandalized early Thursday morning, March 1, 2018. A protest group, INDECLINE, claimed credit for changing the Battlefield Vegas advertisement to include ‘Shoot a School Kid.’ (video from INDECLINE)
Thursday’s headlines: Vandalized Las Vegas billboard has ‘Shoot a Kid’ message, Boy, 14, dies after being struck by SUV near Desert Breeze Park, Massage therapist sues Steve Wynn alleging sexual harassment (Rochelle Richards/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Bishop George Leo Thomas of Montana is announced as the new Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Las Vegas replacing retiring Bishop Joseph A. Pepe. K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal
MGM Resorts plans to raise resort fees at some properties.
The timing and size of the increase is unknown. However, executives hinted they might soon push fees up to Caesars’ level.
Caesars recently raised many resort fees to between $35-39.
Officials say the rise helps offset higher labor costs
Officers arrested a woman with a pickax near Williams Elementary School in North Las Vegas.
Neighbors said the woman was climbing the outside of a chain link fence while more than 200 students were outside.
Police said the woman was screaming that she was gonna kill everyone.
Now Kisstal Killough is charged with assault with a deadly weapon.
And the woman who fell asleep at the wheel and ran off the freeway, killing six teenagers in 2000, has made her plea for a fifth early release.
Jessica Williams has served 18 years. Commissioners will issue their decision on March 14.
Dick’s Sporting Goods Ends Sale of Assault Weapons Florida
School Shooting The retailer announced the move in an open letter and an appearance by CEO Ed Stack on ‘Good Morning America.’ Ed Stack, (Good Morning America) Ed Stack, (Good Morning America) Dick’s is also ending the sale of high-capacity magazines and sales of guns to people under 21 years old. The company ended the sale of assault weapons at Dick’s-branded stores after the Newtown, Conn. school shooting
in 2012. However, they were still selling them at its 35 Field & Stream locations. Nikolas Cruz, 17, shot and killed 17 students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida on Feb. 14.
Nye County officials have yanked the Love Ranch’s brothel license.
Owner Dennis Hof has vowed he would get it back within days.
Hof is accused of failing to obtain permission before modifying mobile homes at the site, but he claims he did not make any changes to the units.
Hof says it’s political retribution because he’s running against Assemblyman James Oscarson.
A Bellagio employee is accused of stealing close to $2,000 worth of lobster tails.
49-year-old Alex Hernandez faces one count of embezzlement.
He is is being held at the Clark County Detention Center on $5,000 bail.
A man is dead after an accidental shooting last night in the desert east of Las Vegas.
Three men were drinking and shooting guns in the desert, police said, when one of the men was shot. He died at the scene.
The man has not yet been identified. It is unclear if anyone will face charges.
A pedestrian has been hospitalized after being struck by a sports utility vehicle early Tuesday morning. The man suffered serious injuries from the crash, which was reported just after 5 a.m. on Craig Road near Puebla Street. The driver of the SUV remained on the scene and was cooperating with police. He did not appear to be impaired, police said.
The Metropolitan Police Department started the new year by touting a 0.9 percent drop in violent crime between 2016 and 2017.
Yet that reported dip in crime is insignificant, several criminologists told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. And it charts the change between only two years, which is not considered a reliable trend.
A closer look at Metro’s homicide numbers also reveals a handful of discrepancies and a glaring — albeit admitted — omission: the 58 people killed in the Las Vegas mass shooting.
Two people were killed Sunday in a two-car crash in the western Las Vegas Valley.
The cars collided on Rainbow Boulevard, just south of Westcliff Drive.
One of the cars jumped a curb and hit the side of Silver State Schools Credit Union.
The Las Vegas valley will get another chance at snow.
A storm system Tuesday morning will bring a 40 percent chance of showers and light snowfall particularly in the western side of the valley.
Tuesday’s high is expected to be 54 degrees.
Two people were killed in a car crash Sunday afternoon in the western valley. Two cars collided about 4:45 p.m. on Rainbow Boulevard, just south of Westcliff Drive. A white Chrysler struck a black Toyota as it was turning left into a shopping center, Las Vegas police said. The Chrysler jumped a curb and struck the corner of the Silver State Schools Credit Union office. The Toyota flipped and the driver and the passenger, who was ejected from the car, died at the scene. The driver of the Chrysler suffered minor injuries and police said he was not impaired. It’s unclear if he will face charges.
The Squires Elementary School archery team is the best elementary team in Nevada — for four years in a row. (Amelia Pak-Harvey/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Sunday’s headlines: Man injured after falling from escalator in downtown Las Vegas, Pot amnesty boxes greet travelers at Las Vegas airport (Rochelle Richards/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Saturday’s headlines: Las Vegas Valley gets first touch of white winter, Student arrested over threats against Las Vegas middle school, 51s break ground on Las Vegas Ballpark in Summerlin (Rochelle Richards/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Spring Valley Area Command Patrol Detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a male who has been responsible for approximately eight burglaries in the area of Oakey Boulevard and Rancho Drive since January 2018. During these incidents, the suspect makes entry through a rear window or a sliding patio backdoor. The suspect is described as a black male between 20 and 30 years of age, slender with an athletic build. A vehicle of interest in these incidents is described as a white Nissan Pathfinder with a red and white bumper sticker.
The Nevada Department of Transportation Thursday announced the third phase of major road closures for “Project Neon,” a $1 billion project to widen and redesign Interstate 15 from the U.S. Highway 95 interchange to Sahara Avenue.
Gabe Shepherd, campus director at PunchCode in the Arts District of downtown Las Vegas, talks about how the company is educating tech talent to benefit companies coming to Vegas. (Patrick Connolly/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Chumlee of ‘Pawn Stars’ pursues weight loss through surgery. The 35-year-old cable sensation decided to have gastric-bypass surgery Feb. 15. In early 2014, Chumlee’s friend and fellow “Pawn Star” Corey Harrison underwent lap-band surgery and dropped nearly 200 pounds. In his own weight-loss campaign, Chumlee says he plans to hang a poster of Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, for post-surgery fitness motivation. “I want abs like that!” Chumlee says. “And I want a Brazilian butt-lift.”
Get ready, NASCAR fans, the Hauler Parade is returning to the Las Vegas Strip. The Hauler Parade, which will feature about 40 brightly colored 18-wheeler trucks, is back for this year’s NASCAR weekend. Beginning at 6 p.m. March 1, the haulers will make their way up Las Vegas Boulevard from the south end of the Strip to Sahara Boulevard then proceed to Interstate 15 to head to the speedway. NASCAR Weekend officially kicks off March 2 with the Stratosphere Qualifying and the Stratosphere 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck series.
Friday’s headlines: Shooter on run after person injured at central Las Vegas bar, Las Vegas teen arrested after threatening shooting at Rancho High, Dog hurts girl during boarding for Southwest flight
Police are investigating a Friday morning shooting in central Las Vegas. One person was shot in the leg at the Las Vegas Lounge at 600 E. Karen Ave. The injured person was taken to a hospital. Their condition is not known. As of 6 a.m., the shooter is on the run.
Green metal bins have popped up at the nation’s eighth-busiest airport, creating a safe space for airline passengers to dispose of marijuana. Even though recreational marijuana is legal in Nevada, the drug is banned inside Clark County’s network of airports and security checkpoints. “Marijuana is not allowable anywhere inside the buildings, be it pre- or post-security,” airport spokeswoman Christine Crews said. About 20 so-called “amnesty boxes” were installed over the past week outside high-traffic areas of McCarran, Henderson Executive and North Las Vegas airports.
Thursday’s headlines: Clark County students stage 17-minute walkout over gun violence, Las Vegas resident accused of bitcoin money laundering, Student dies after shooting himself in Ohio school bathroom
Lionel Douglass, a Las Vegas man who witnessed the deadly helicopter crash in the Grand Canyon, is interviewed at his Las Vegas home. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Nevada Division of Minerals and Clark County plan to permanently close at least 40 abandoned mine shafts at the valley’s southwestern edge. The hazardous mine openings are left over from a gypsum mine that operated from 1909 until 1931. Work to fill in the shafts is set to start April 2 and take about a month. The project is expected to cost about $250,000.
Police have arrested two people in connection with a Monday night robbery at the South Point.
Police said a woman walked up to a casino cage at the South Point, showed the cashier a gun and demanded money.
Now Jason Lockwood and Tina Lopez, both 37, are booked into the Clark County Detention Center.
A Las Vegas man suspected of fatally shooting two homeless men and injuring two other people has been taken into custody.
26-year-old Joshua Emmanuel Castellon faces two counts each of murder and attempted murder in addition to a federal gun charge.
A federal complaint says Castellon identified himself as a Lyft driver.
Police still do not have a motive for the shootings.
A fire that started last night at Clark County Wetlands Park is finally contained.
A little more than 14 acres burned. No injuries were reported, and the fire did not threaten any buildings. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Las Vegas firefighters put out a blaze that burned for about 15 minutes Feb. 20, 2018, along Bonanza Road, across from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. (Jeff Mosier/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Video of a brush fire at Wetlands Park on Tuesday,Feb. 20, 2018. (Baleigh Gamboa/@_Tray_savage_)
George, Amal Clooney Donate $500,000 to Gun Control March The couple made the massive donation to “March For Our Lives,” an event organized by the student survivors of last week’s Parkland, Fla. shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School. George & Amal Clooney George & Amal Clooney The march takes place Sat., March 24 in Washington, D.C. The mission and focus of March For Our Lives is to demand that a comprehensive and effective bill be immediately brought before Congress to address these gun issues. No special interest group, no political agenda is more critical than timely passage of legislation to effectively address the gun violence issues that are rampant in our country. The Valentine’s Day shooting by ex-student Nikolas Cruz claimed the lives of 17 people including students, administrators, coaches and faculty.
The dog flu has spread to Nevada and is expected to hit Las Vegas soon. A new strain has been detected in Northern Nevada for the first time, with 52 cases confirmed this month. Up to 10 percent of dogs die from the flu. Vets are telling owners to get pets the vaccine.
Police are searching for a woman who robbed the South Point casino cage at gunpoint last night. No one was injured. The woman fled in a 2-door gold or brown sedan. Anyone with information is asked to call police.
And the Lucky Dragon resort has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It comes less than a year and a half after the property opened. The resort was scheduled for a foreclosure auction this Thursday.
The South Point casino cage was robbed at gunpoint Monday night. A woman walked up to the cage about 7:40 p.m., showed a handgun and demanded cash, according to police. The suspect fled in an older model 2-door gold or brown sedan with a black top and large chrome rims. Anyone with information can contact Metro’s robbery section at 702-828-3591, or Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 to remain anonymous.
