Ricardo Torres-Cortez
Story Archive
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NewsVideo captures police shooting of hammer-wielding home burglar
Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 In an instant, two Metro Police officers shot and killed a burglar as he appeared to try to strike a homeowner with a hammer ...
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NewsGunman in SUV targeted man who just arrived to east valley home, police say
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 A gunman who gravely wounded a man parked in front of his east Las Vegas house Tuesday drove up in an SUV, parked next to the victim’s car, got out and opened fire ...
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NewsMan gets probation in vicious beating of military veteran who lost eye
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020 A Las Vegas man facing up to eight years behind bars for attacking a fellow bus passenger a year ago, causing the former U.S. Marine to lose consciousness and later ...
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NewsBurfict's arrest stemmed from hitting Vegas security guard, police say
Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 NFL free agent and former Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict is accused of hitting a security guard at a Las Vegas Strip property early Saturday ...
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NewsNorth Las Vegas shooting leaves 1 dead, 1 injured
Friday, Dec. 4, 2020 One person was slain and another wounded in a Friday night shooting in a North Las Vegas neighborhood, city police said.
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NewsPolice: Pahrump man, who allegedly fired 244 rounds at officers, tried to mow down Metro cops in 2001
Friday, Dec. 4, 2020 A Pahrump man fired 244 bullets at officers before he was “extracted” from his mobile home by SWAT deputies ...
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NewsMan in Pahrump standoff fires at officers, is taken into custody
Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 A gunman is in custody after a standoff in which he fired at officers at a Pahrump home for about an hour Thursday night ...
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NewsSuspect was out on parole from Texas before Henderson shooting spree
Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 A man in Henderson Police custody accused in a string of random shootings that killed one and wounded four others early Thanksgiving Day is a felon out of Texas ...
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Community'Such a great dog': UNLV Police mourn death of K-9 veteran Buster
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020 Whether sniffing around at community events or energetically making his rounds at UNLV Police Services, Buster, the department’s beloved police dog, knew how to win people over ...
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NewsSuspects in Henderson drive-by killing captured in Arizona, identified
Friday, Nov. 27, 2020 The suspects arrested in random drive-by shooting attacks in Henderson — which left a 22-year-old man dead and four wounded — also spread terror along a rural Arizona highway ...
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NewsTraffic tickets pile up along I-15 as NHP steps up patrols
Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020 Nevada Highway Patrol troopers posted near the California border had handed out nearly 500 traffic citations as of Wednesday afternoon as part of their ...
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NewsMetro: Here's how to protect your holiday packages from thieves
Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020 The pandemic has forced more residents this holiday season to buy products online from the safety of their homes. And with shopping holidays Black Friday and ...
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NewsFamily of Las Vegas woman found dead in Indian Springs aids in hunt for killer
Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 When Metro Police detectives told Judy Booth last month that human remains found in Indian Springs belonged to her daughter, the mother responded with a question: “Did she have a blanket?” That’s because daughter Tiffany Booth took a liking to ...
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NewsSchedule changes at county virus testing sites; Thomas & Mack location moving
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 The three free COVID-19 testing sites operated by Clark County and University Medical Center will be closed next Thursday and Friday ...
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NewsHealth District offering free flu shots at 2 Las Vegas locations
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 Compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, flu season could further overburden the health care system in the U.S., including here. That’s why officials are pushing ...
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NewsWhy Las Vegas has experienced a surge in homicides
Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020 In what’s already been a volatile and unpredictable year due to a global pandemic and massive demonstrations decrying racial inequality, major cities across the U.S. are ...
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News80% of inmates at this Nevada prison infected with COVID
Friday, Nov. 13, 2020 About 80% of the inmate population in a Northern Nevada prison have tested positive for COVID-19, the Nevada Department of Corrections announced Friday evening.
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NewsNorth Las Vegas Police seeking endangered teen runaway
Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020 North Las Vegas Police said they were searching for a 14-year-old runaway who is without his medications and may be in danger.
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NewsSerial burglar stole $200K worth of appliances from new Las Vegas homes, police say
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 An alleged burglar accused of breaking into dozens of newly built homes across the Las Vegas Valley to steal appliances likely didn’t imagine how ...
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NewsSouthern Nevada sees uptick in traffic fatalities this year
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 So far in 2020, Las Vegas area roads have been deadlier than last year, even as a global pandemic shut down swaths of the state earlier this year, clearing traffic for weeks ...
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PoliticsLatinos in Las Vegas ‘get to sleep a little better’ after Biden's victory
Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020 Maria Nieto Orta woke up Saturday confident that Democrat Joe Biden would become the nation’s next president. But the Las Vegas resident was still nervous. She anxiously logged online at 5 a.m. to check the election results.
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NewsPro-Trump protests at NLV site show no signs of slowing
Friday, Nov. 6, 2020 On the third consecutive night of protesting at the Clark County election center, President Donald Trump supporters vowed that their fight would not stop, suggesting that Tuesday’s election is illegitimate.
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NewsNevada canvassers knocked half-million doors for Democrats, union says
Friday, Nov. 6, 2020 Hospitality workers knocked on half a million doors in Las Vegas and Reno neighborhoods on behalf of the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris ticket during a two-month period that concluded Election Day ...
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NewsTrump backers descend on Clark County election site for second night
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020 President Donald Trump supporters alleging election fraud gathered at the North Las Vegas facility where some remaining votes from Tuesday’s election were being tallied. Several hundred flag-waving protesters jeered ...
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PoliticsTrump, Biden backers launch protests at vote center in North Las Vegas
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020 Competing protests gathered in front of a Clark County Election Department center, with one side proclaiming its candidate the winner and the other wanting the vote count to proceed. Several dozen flag-waving Trump supporters huddled peacefully ...
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News4 Henderson shooting victims were downstairs neighbors of gunman, police say
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020 A man killed two women, held a boy hostage, and got in a shootout with Henderson Police Tuesday that left him and the child dead ...
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NewsWith Metro gaining upper hand on Strip violence, visitors feel safe again
Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020 Law enforcement officers in tan, yellow, seaweed green and navy blue uniforms are patrolling the walkways on the Las Vegas Strip during this late evening. The multiagency effort has situated police at every corner, up and down Las Vegas Boulevard ...
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NewsPolice: Suspect shot by Henderson officer tried to rob 2 victims at gunpoint
Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020 Before Henderson Police shot an unarmed man earlier this month, the suspect had tried to rob two men at gunpoint, one of whom he kidnapped, before he ...
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News7 golf carts stolen from UNLV campus, police say
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020 Seven golf carts have recently been stolen from UNLV in a coordinated operation, University Police Services said Wednesday night.
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NewsPolice identify man accused of stabbing taco shop worker to death
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020 A transient man would frequent eateries in the north valley to ask for handouts, and when he wasn’t given money or food, he would grow aggressive.
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NewsParis Las Vegas power restored after outage forces evacuation
Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020 Power had been restored at Paris Las Vegas Thursday night following an outage that led to an evacuation, a Caesars Entertainment spokeswoman said ...
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NewsRally energizes political canvassers deployed by the Culinary Union
Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020 In daily canvasses, the union members, most of whom are furloughed or laid off due to the pandemic, have knocked on hundreds of thousands of doors across Nevada ...
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A&EOnce on top of the world, Carpenters tribute entertainers struggling in pandemic
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020 Ned Mills was playing piano at a local venue when the manager announced the pandemic was shutting down the Nevada economy. You could hear a pin drop, Mills said, describing the reaction as funeral-like …
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Breaking NewsResorts, Metro Police ramp up security after spate of violent incidents on Las Vegas Strip
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 A group of visitors patiently waited this weekend to be scanned with a metal detector before entering Encore. It’s the type of screening people typically ...
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PoliticsCampaigns see importance of Latino voters in Las Vegas as election nears
Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020 In a state where Hillary Clinton’s campaign squeaked to victory by 2 points last presidential election, every vote can be crucial, including those from the Latino community.
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SportsVoice of ‘Los Malosos’ living out a Raiders fan’s dream
Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020 Raider fans in cities across Nevada and California have tuned their radios to hear Harry Ruiz’s enthusiastic voice cut through the airwaves as he’s offered live narration for the team’s inaugural season in ...
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NewsLas Vegas officials: 43 inmates in one jail unit positive for coronavirus
Friday, Oct. 16, 2020 A coronavirus outbreak has hit the Las Vegas city jail with 43 out of 91 inmates in one unit testing positive ...
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NewsIn lawsuit, family of Las Vegas man claims police caused death
Friday, Oct. 9, 2020 The Clark County Coroner’s Office ruled last year that Roy Anthony Scott's death in police custody was caused by methamphetamine intoxication ...
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NewsLloyd George, revered federal judge in Las Vegas, dies at 90
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020 Lloyd George, a retired federal judge who blazed the path for others in the legal field and become the namesake of the federal courthouse in downtown Las Vegas, died today at age 90.
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NewsHearing on Las Vegas man's in-custody death fails to assure family
Friday, Oct. 2, 2020 "Metro continues to hide behind their supposed investigation of the officers to hold back the full facts, videos and reports from the family of Byron Williams.”
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NewsLas Vegas mass shooting 'does not fade from one’s memory'
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020 Holding back tears, the father spoke about college graduations, marriage engagements, child births and first homes purchased by members of his daughter’s circle.
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News'It just kept getting worse': Lombardo recalls Oct. 1 shooting 3 years later
Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020 Gunfire had stopped at the Route 91 Harvest music festival by the time Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo arrived at the fairgrounds three years ago.
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NewsBreonna Taylor march in Las Vegas calls for systemic changes
Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 Ignoring a few instigators and embracing many more supporters, demonstrators marched up and down the Las Vegas Strip Thursday night to honor Breonna Taylor and demand racial justice.
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NewsLas Vegas DUI patrols ramp up for football viewing parties
Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 With bars reopening and locals gathering across town to cheer for the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday Night Football, authorities don’t want impaired driving incidents to mar the historic day ...
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NewsGoogle to invest additional $600M at Henderson data center
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 Google has vowed to double its $600 million investment in its Henderson data center, which is under construction since last year ...
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Las Vegas man gets 35 years in case of child rape, porn
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020 The Las Vegas man raped a young child for years and, at some point, began filming the repugnant acts. But it was only after the disturbing images made their way to Syria last year, and an internet server flagged them
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NewsBody of missing Las Vegas woman found; slaying suspect named
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 A 22-year-old woman reported missing late last month was the victim of a homicide, said Metro Police, who today found her body and named a suspect.
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NewsVideo: Metro officer shoots, kills man amid stabbing attack on wife
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 With a single gunshot through the screen of a metal security door, a Metro Police sergeant killed a man who’d been stabbing his wife in their Summerlin home ...
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Las Vegas tourist zone suffers wave of violent incidents over holiday weekend
Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 An influx of visitors over the holiday weekend brought a spike in fights and other violent offenses in the tourist corridor, Metro Police declared on Tuesday.
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NewsLas Vegas mom accused in infant's death, tossing son from second story
Friday, Sept. 4, 2020 About a month after her son’s birth, the woman began to browse the internet and shared stories about mothers killing their children ...
