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Story Archive
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Community
Metro Police foundation looks outward to enhance community relations here
Sunday, March 14, 2021 Demonstrations in many cities across the nation last summer called for police reform after the in-custody death of a Black man by a white Minnesota police officer in late May.
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Las Vegas
'I’m the best candidate': Councilman Crear enters Las Vegas mayor's race
Thursday, March 11, 2021 If elected in 2023, after Mayor Carolyn Goodman would have termed out, Cedric Crear would become not only the first Las Vegas-born head of the council, but also the first Black mayor.
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News
Young man sought in sexual assault of woman in northwest valley
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 Metro Police are searching for a young man they say sexually assaulted a woman Monday morning in an apartment complex near ...
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Politics
Youthful assemblywoman takes to TikTok to teach Nevada government
Monday, March 8, 2021 Following the Jan. 6 siege at the U.S. Capitol, Nevada Assemblywoman Selena Torres, an east Las Vegas English teacher, asked her students what they knew about what had transpired and where they learned it. To her surprise, most answered TikTok.
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Las Vegas
Proposed law would let victims of false police reports seek civil damages
Thursday, March 4, 2021 The issue came to the forefront in a viral video from New York’s Central Park last summer: After a birdwatcher asked a dog owner to leash her dog, the exasperated woman called 911, telling a dispatcher that ...
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News
Knife-wielding man shot by Metro officer had called 911 on self, police say
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 An anonymous 911 caller told a dispatcher Monday there was knife-toting, bloodied man in northeast Las Vegas who was "trying to hurt himself or somebody."
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News
Assembly bill calls for a unified Nevada strategy to combat human trafficking
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 James Dold was only a middle schooler, but the trauma inflicted by the sexual abuse he suffered years before had long haunted him. He told Nevada lawmakers that he brimmed with “resentment and anger” ...
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News
Police: Suspect in fatal beating of elderly neighbor had been drinking
Monday, March 1, 2021 Jason Valencia is accused of entering the apartment of Gwendolyn Milton, who lived directly above him, and beat her to death ...
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News
Public help sought in locating woman last seen on Henderson trail
Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 Metro Police continue to search for a 26-year-old woman who disappeared in late December, releasing additional details Thursday of her last known location.
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Community
Moved by Oct. 1 shooting, former MMA fighter finds his calling as Metro cop
Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 The seed had been planted by his father and his friends already in the department. They would tell him that his skills as a professional fighter would transfer to law enforcement: the way he communicates, his composure and training for high-stress situations.
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Community
25 years after killing of North Las Vegas teen, confession may bring family closure
Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021 During a recent traffic stop, police in North Las Vegas found a gun on Willis King Davis and detained him. In custody, he said he wanted to “confess to killing people.”
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News
Jorge Gomez family refocuses lawsuit on cop who initially fired rounds
Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 An armed protester gunned down by Metro Police last spring during a George Floyd-inspired protest in downtown Las Vegas was not a threat to police, the family’s attorneys say ...
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News
Police: Mom who ditched toddler at Las Vegas casino is arrested in California
Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 The mother of a toddler abandoned in a Strip casino bathroom in late December has been arrested in California ...
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Homicide
Devastated Las Vegas family looks for justice 6 months after daughter's slaying
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 The thought of her daughter’s slaying almost six months ago feels like her own death, as if they “ripped everything from me,” Aracely Palacio said with tears in her eyes. “My life is done,” she continued in Spanish.
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Car Accident
NHP: Man was impaired, on his phone when he hit, killed 2 near M Resort
Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 A motorist was impaired and on his phone when he blew through a red light in south Las Vegas Saturday morning, slamming into an SUV and killing ...
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News
Father of man suspected of killing Las Vegas woman is in custody
Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 The father of the alleged killer of Lesly Palacio is in custody after being nabbed at the U.S.-Mexico border last month ...
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News
Las Vegas man wrongly convicted as a teen to receive $1M, innocence certificate
Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 Reginald Mason was an eighth grader when he took a ride with a group of older teens in the middle of a night-long shooting spree, which ended with the kidnapping at gunpoint and slaying of a Nellis Air Force Base airman.
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News
Video shows burglary suspect shot by Henderson Police at storage facility
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 Surrounded by Henderson Police, an armed burglary suspect first tried to escape out of a storage unit business by car, then on foot. But when he tried to ...
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News
Police: Man shot dead outside Las Vegas gun range had criminal history
Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 As a suspect was attacking a Metro Police officer with a screwdriver outside a Las Vegas gun range Wednesday, her colleague and three employees pulled out their guns.
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News
Efforts to protect bicyclists gain traction after tragedy near Searchlight
Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021 Before Alan Snel goes on a bicycle ride in Las Vegas, he remembers to make his bed. His reasoning: If he were to get hit again by a passing vehicle during one of his outings, he wouldn’t want to burden ...
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News
Suspect nabbed in 2016 slaying outside Las Vegas convenience store
Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Arizona this week arrested one of two suspects wanted on murder warrants out of Las Vegas following a 2016 shooting ...
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News
DUI patrols ramping up in Las Vegas around Super Bowl
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 If you’re heading to socially distanced parties for the Super Bowl and plan to drink, it’s wise to not forget a designated driver.
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News
Man busted in Las Vegas hotel room accused of unemployment benefit fraud
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 An October marijuana bust in a Las Vegas Strip hotel room led law enforcement to 15 fraudulently obtained debit cards with California unemployment benefits totaling ...
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News
Man sought in armed robbery at east Las Vegas storage facility
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 Metro Police are searching for a man they say robbed an east Las Vegas storage center at gunpoint Monday afternoon.
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News
Report: Man impersonating officer arrested after pulling over Metro cop
Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 Last month, a man impersonating an emergency responder pulled over a citizen on a southeast valley freeway. The next day, he pulled over a Metro Police officer ...
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News
Las Vegas sees rainfall, which might return Saturday afternoon
Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 Southern Nevadans hoping to fall asleep to the relaxing sound of rainfall will have to wait for another night ...
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News
FBI: Las Vegas man used COVID relief funds to buy Bentley, Strip condos
Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 A Las Vegas man who defrauded almost $2 million from the federal paycheck protection program used the money to buy a 2020 Tesla, Bentley cars and two luxury apartments on the Strip ...
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News
Bus heading to Grand Canyon from Las Vegas rolls over; 1 dead, dozens hurt
Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 A Las Vegas-based tour bus heading to the Grand Canyon Friday afternoon crashed in Arizona, killing one passenger and injuring dozens more ...
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News
Nevada National Guard members help rescue woman in Virginia car crash
Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 A Metro Police officer is one of two Nevada National Guard captains being lauded as heroes for saving a crash victim’s life this week while on assignment in Virginia ...
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News
Small group turns out in Carson City to protest Biden inauguration
Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 As Joe Biden recited the oath of office and officially became the 46th president of the United States, a Northern Nevada man thousands of miles away appeared to mourn the death of a nation, gripping a ...
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Crime
Carson City remains quiet as Inauguration Day arrives
Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 There’s yet to be any protests or violence in Carson City, which since Sunday has seen heavy police activity — officers stationed on the roof of the Legislature, metal barriers protecting the building and law enforcement visible in all corners of downtown. It will …
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Politics
Quiet in Carson City as officials braced for violence from Trump extremists
Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 Statehouses across the nation were heavily guarded Sunday in anticipation of armed protests by President Donald Trump’s extremist supporters leading up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration ...
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News
FBI: No substantiated threat against Nevada's state Capitol
Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 Six days before President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated amid political tensions, the FBI announced there is no credible threat to Nevada's Capitol ...
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News
Metro Police investigating whether employees took part in Capitol riot
Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 Metro Police are investigating whether department personnel participated in the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol last week, which killed five people, including a Capitol police officer ...
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News
Henderson Police shoot burglary suspect during foot pursuit
Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 A Henderson Police officer shot a “known” burglary suspect they were surveilling in a Henderson storage facility Monday night, according to Capt. Kirk Moore.
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News
Henderson Police shoot burglary suspect during foot pursuit
Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 A Henderson Police officer shot a “known” burglary suspect they were surveilling in a Henderson storage facility Monday night, according to Capt. Kirk Moore.
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News
2 dead in shooting at apartments near Las Vegas Strip
Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 Two people were slain in a shooting at an apartment complex Friday evening just east from the Las Vegas Strip, according to Metro Police. Multiple people called 911 about 5:30 p.m. to report a barrage of gunfire at ...
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News
Las Vegas man arrested in grandmother's death
Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 A 29-year-old man is accused of killing his grandmother, who had been reported missing and whose remains were found Tuesday in Nye County, according to Metro Police. Matthew Ayala was ...
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News
Suspected DUI driver arrested after leading Bullhead City police on chase
Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 A reckless driver trying to evade Bullhead City, Ariz., police crashed early Tuesday morning, leaving his passenger with life-threatening injuries ...
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News
Son of rancher Cliven Bundy arrested in Henderson
Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 A son of Nevada rancher and states’ rights advocate Cliven Bundy was jailed in Henderson on warrants for violating a domestic violence restraining order ...
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News
Las Vegas man killed in suspected DUI crash 'shouldn’t have been taken so early'
Monday, Jan. 4, 2021 Echaverria was driving home after picking up food for his teenage son when he was sideswiped by a speeding Collins, who was traveling 88 mph in a 35 mph zone ...
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News
2 hurt in fire at central valley tire shop
Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 Two people sustained minor injuries as a blaze ravaged through a central Las Vegas tire shop, sending a large black plume of smoke visible throughout the valley ...
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New Years
Even with pandemic, officials expect large crowds for New Year's Eve in Las Vegas
Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020 Las Vegas Boulevard, from Spring Mountain Road to Mandalay Bay, will go on a soft lockdown at 7:30 p.m. and be completely shut down to traffic by 8 p.m.
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Community
'Half of me is gone': Son loses dad to virus after they were reunited in Vegas
Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020 Although they lived 1,000 miles apart, father and son caught up regularly on video calls, chatting about sporty cars and limited-edition urban clothing. During one of their talks earlier this year, Eddie Mendoza’s teenage son gave him a pleasant surprise ...
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News
Nevada gets federal prosecutor to investigate unemployment insurance fraud
Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 Nevada will have a specialized federal prosecutor whose sole job will be to pursue CARES Act unemployment insurance fraud, the U.S. attorney for the district of Nevada announced today.
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News
Clark County pays NV Energy bill for 40,000 residents impacted by COVID
Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 Clark County announced on Wednesday that it paid the NV Energy bill of more than 40,000 residents who have been impacted by the economic crisis brought on by the pandemic.
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News
Undersheriff Kevin McMahill retiring after three decades with Metro Police
Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 After a three-decade career with Metro in which he rose through the ranks from patrol officer to being appointed second in command of the department, Undersheriff Kevin McMahill is retiring ...
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Community
Trooper's daughter hopes donated blankets warm hearts of children in need
Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020 Jason LaReaux, a trooper with the Nevada Highway Patrol, briefly paused as he was arresting a DUI suspect last year. The motorist’s toddler son was a passenger in the speeding car, meaning giving comfort to the child was of equal importance as getting the driver ...
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News
Las Vegas cycling community mourns loss of fellow riders
Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020 The group was on the 15th iteration of a yearly trip on the “Nipton Loop,” which path goes from Henderson, to Searchlight, Nipton, Calif., and back home on Interstate 15.
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News
5 bicyclists killed in highway crash are identified
Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 A tight-knit bicycling community in Southern Nevada continues to mourn the loss of five of its members in a devastating crash Thursday morning ...