North Las Vegas

Las Vegas man critically injured in one-car accident: Friday, November 6, 2009; By Dave Toplikar; A Las Vegas man suffered critical injuries in a one-car accident late Thursday night in the eastern valley, according to Metro Police.

Officer's plan for guilty plea blocked by denial of sex allegations: Thursday, November 5, 2009; By Cara McCoy; A former North Las Vegas police officer was set to enter a plea agreement today in Clark County District Court on allegations of misconduct but the hearing hit a roadblock when he denied seeking sex in return for the dismissal of traffic tickets.

2-year-old boy pulled from backyard pool on life support: Thursday, November 5, 2009; By Mary Manning; A 2-year-old North Las Vegas boy who was rushed to a hospital after falling into a backyard pool near Cheyenne Avenue and Civic Center Drive is on life support.

Utilities employees make sure students have a ball: Thursday, November 5, 2009; North Las Vegas:; By Tiffany Gibson; Some schools have had to cut back on activities and programs because of budget constraints, but the North Las Vegas Utilities Department refused to let money woes cripple Cahlan-Edison Elementary School’s physical education classes. The Utilities Department is donating new sports equipment and two large bins to Cahlan-Edison, an Edison Learning Institute school in North Las Vegas.

House fire displaces 9 in NLV; no injuries: Wednesday, November 4, 2009; By Sun Staff; Firefighters responded to a house fire in North Las Vegas about 8:17 a.m. today. A North Las Vegas Fire Department engine responded to a single-story house at 1624 Statz St., preventing the fire from spreading to nearby homes.

Experimental plane makes forced landing near NLV airport: Friday, October 30, 2009; By Tiffany Gibson, Mary Manning; The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash-landing of a home-built plane near Texas Station in northwest Las Vegas on Friday. Two people were on board the aircraft. Both were taken to University Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. The experimental Dragonfly Mark II had left North Las Vegas Airport for a flight and had intended to return to the airport when the plane’s engine failed shortly after takeoff, the FAA said. According to the FAA, the aircraft, which was built in 1992, is owned by Yun Chieh Tang of Las Vegas.

3 sought in North Las Vegas business burglary: Thursday, October 29, 2009; Police release video today of the September crime; By Mary Manning; North Las Vegas police are asking for the public's help in finding three burglars who broke into a shop last month in the northern Las Vegas Valley. Authorities today released surveillance video of the burglary with hopes someone will recognize the three men. Officers responded at 6:11 a.m. on Sept. 17 to Belle's Handbags, 4040 W. Craig Road, in response to the burglary. Three men had forced their way into the business by breaking through a wall, causing considerable damage to the wall between the shop and a vacant suite next door, police said.

Pigeons are his mark, the city his foe: Thursday, October 29, 2009; LAS VEGAS AT LARGE: Man willing to take war with NLV over bird biz to TV, the Web or court; By Brendan Buhler; Nephi S. Oliva is a man of many passions. Chief among them, at the moment, are pigeons.

Man accused of peeping, videotaping women: Wednesday, October 28, 2009; Law enforcement:; By Mary Manning; North Las Vegas Police are helping Metro Police search for a 32-year-old man accused of peeping through uncovered windows to watch and videotape unsuspecting women.

Patrols planned Sunday to nab drunken drivers: Wednesday, October 28, 2009; By Sun Staff; North Las Vegas police announced this morning that officers will spend the day after Halloween searching for drunken drivers. Police will conduct a saturation patrol in "a few major corridors" in North Las Vegas, a statement said, with more specific locations to be announced later.

Driver accused of DUI in fatal North Las Vegas crash: Wednesday, October 21, 2009; By Mary Manning; North Las Vegas police have arrested a man accused of driving under the influence in a fatal crash earlier this month. Armando Iribe Jr., 19, was taken to the North Las Vegas Detention Center after the 5:40 p.m. Tuesday arrest, police said.

'Remorseful' ex-bus driver gets 10 years in molestation case: Tuesday, October 20, 2009; By Jeff Pope; A former elementary school bus driver was sentenced today to 10 years in prison on sexual molestation charges. Richard Stephen, 63, pleaded guilty in July to two counts of attempted lewdness with a child under the age of 14 and was facing up to 40 years in prison.

Passenger dies in three-vehicle crash in North Las Vegas: Monday, October 19, 2009; By Mary Manning; The 51-year-old passenger of a burgundy Hyundai sedan died at the scene of a three-vehicle crash in North Las Vegas about 3 p.m. Monday, North Las Vegas Police said.

Woman charged in NLV police standoff to stand trial: Friday, October 16, 2009; By Tiffany Gibson; The case of a woman accused of holding North Las Vegas Police at bay during a June standoff will proceed to trial after a preliminary hearing today.

NLV officer accused of fraud no longer on force: Friday, October 16, 2009; By Mary Manning; A former North Las Vegas police officer has been fired for allegedly purchasing fuel for his personal vehicle on a department credit card. Benjamin Miles Cordova had been videotaped three times fueling his blue Chevrolet Colorado four-door pickup truck using another officer's credit card.