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Driver in Friday accident died of natural causes, coroner rules: Monday, July 16, 2012; The Las Vegas man who died Friday after crashing his sedan into a traffic signal pole in the eastern valley has been identified. David E. Cooper, 65, died of natural causes related to heart disease and diabetes, according to the Clark County Coroner’s Office.
Man hospitalized after being shot while in his apartment: Monday, July 16, 2012; A man was shot multiple times Sunday night near the Boulevard Mall, according to Metro Police.
Crash flips vehicle on its side; sends one person to hospital: Sunday, July 15, 2012; A two-vehicle crash in the northwest valley left one car on its side and sent a person to University Medical Center, said Nevada Highway Patrol Sgt. Kevin Honea.
Flash flood watch in effect for Southern Nevada: Sunday, July 15, 2012; The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for most of Clark County until 9 p.m. as severe weather conditions continue to pass through the valley. Conditions ranging from isolated to scattered thunderstorms may produce flash flooding in the region.
Fire damages vacant home: Sunday, July 15, 2012; An early fire in the northeast valley resulted in $45,000 in damages to a vacant home, according to Tim Szymanski, spokesman for Las Vegas Fire & Rescue.
Woman arrested on assault and kidnapping counts after hostage standoff ends: Sunday, July 15, 2012; The woman who threatened to kill herself and her child at a motel in the northern part of the valley Saturday morning has been arrested, according to Metro Police.
Sun's Jon Ralston named to '50 Politicos to Watch' list: Friday, July 13, 2012; Politico, a Washington-based multimedia organization that covers American politics, has named Las Vegas Sun columnist and television host Jon Ralston to its “50 Politicos to Watch” list for 2012.
Chimp chase in NW valley ends with one chimp tranquilized, another dead: Thursday, July 12, 2012; Metro Police shot two chimpanzees that had escaped Thursday morning from their enclosure at a northwest Las Vegas home, killing one and tranquilizing the other. Metro spokesman Officer Marcus Martin said the chimp that was killed was shot by an officer after it appeared the chimp was headed toward residents.
Pair charged with murder in death of 5-year-old who was disabled as a baby: Wednesday, July 11, 2012; Murder charges have been filed in the 2011 death of a boy who, authorities say, was shaken violently as a 2-month-old and ultimately died from injuries sustained at that time.
Sludge spill closes one-block portion of Nellis Boulevard: Wednesday, July 11, 2012; Motorists traveling along Nellis Boulevard in the northern valley may have to find a new route after a sludge spill occurred around 9 a.m. today.
Off-ramp accident in Mesquite kills driver: Wednesday, July 11, 2012; One person is dead after a traffic accident around 11:35 p.m. Tuesday on an Interstate 15 off-ramp at Mesquite, the Nevada Highway Patrol reported. Trooper Jeremie Elliott said a Chevy Blazer rear-ended a tractor-trailer on the northbound off-ramp of the I-15 at Sandhill Boulevard. The accident killed the Blazer driver, Elliott said.
Fire in garage causes $75,000 damage to home: Wednesday, July 11, 2012; A fire Tuesday night at a home in the eastern valley caused $75,000 in damages, said Clark County spokeswoman Stacey Welling. The Clark County Fire Department responded at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to reports of a fire at 4424 Lindenhurst Lane, near the intersection of East Russell Road and Mountain Vista Street, Welling said. Firefighters found the three-car garage consumed by fire, which was extending into the garage’s attic space and into the house.
Henderson kicks off summer safety program for children in cars: Wednesday, July 11, 2012; It is a scene firefighter Dan Pentowski has seen all too often.It’s summertime and parents step into the convenience or grocery store. Believing the stop would only take a moment, they leave their children in the car. By the time they return, they can find their children sweating profusely and having difficulty breathing. And several times, parents have accidentally locked themselves outside the car.
Police announce two arrests in Thursday fatal shooting: Tuesday, July 10, 2012; Two suspects are in custody in the shooting death of a Las Vegas man last week. Terrence Renda McClodden, 29, and Darrell Fitzgerald, 28, were arrested Monday in the slaying of 24-year-old Exavian Jones.
Overnight bridgework to close portion of I-15: Tuesday, July 10, 2012; A stretch of northbound Interstate 15 in the northern valley will be shutting down nightly this week, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation. Northbound I-5 will be closed and traffic detoured between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. from the Lake Mead Boulevard exit to the Cheyenne Avenue exit, said Michelle Booth, a public information officer with the Nevada Department of Transportation. Work will continue Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights, she said.
Gunfire reported at northwest valley apartment complex: Tuesday, July 10, 2012; Early morning gunfire rattled residents at the Canyon View Apartments, but nobody was injured, Metro Police said.
Strip mall fire damages pizza parlor: Monday, July 9, 2012; A Sunday evening fire in a strip mall west of the UNLV campus has interrupted business at a pizza parlor. The Clark County Fire Department reported a water heater caught fire about 6:30 p.m. outside one of the businesses in the strip mall at 4640 Paradise Road, on the corner of Paradise and Naples. The fire then shot up an outside wall and extended to the roofing trim and roof of the Milano’s III Pizzeria.
Fire causes $40,000 damage to central valley house: Monday, July 9, 2012; A house fire this morning in the central valley caused about $40,000 in damage, a Clark County Fire Department official said. The fire was reported at 5:31 a.m. at a two-story house at 3740 Grandview Place, near South Pecos Road and East Tropicana Avenue.
Coroner IDs driver killed Saturday in five-vehicle accident: Monday, July 9, 2012; The man killed in a multivehicle accident Saturday night has been identified by Clark County Coroner’s Office. He is Robert Terrell Lawrence, 25, who was pronounced dead early Sunday at the scene of the accident in the eastern valley.
Metro seeks public's help in identifying suspects in driveway robbery: Monday, July 9, 2012; Metro Police are asking the public’s help in locating suspects wanted in a robbery last month of a Las Vegas man in his driveway. According to Metro Police, a male and female approached the man the morning of June 9 in his driveway and asked him for an unspecified item. When he refused, the suspects robbed him. The two were later photographed at a business in the 3000 block of Pecos.
Options to combat civil rights abuses offered at conference: Sunday, July 8, 2012; The nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights organization continued its annual conference Sunday with another round of workshops, including one about protecting civil rights. The panel featured several officials in the Obama administration who discussed ways to remedy civil rights abuses.
Man and child dead after falling into water at Lake Mohave: Sunday, July 8, 2012; A man and child have died after the pair fell off a raft in Lake Mohave, Park officials said.
Five-car collision leaves one dead, injures three others: Sunday, July 8, 2012; A five-car collision Saturday night left one driver dead and three others with minor injuries, according to a report from Metro Police.
Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run identified: Thursday, July 5, 2012; The pedestrian killed Tuesday night in a hit-and run accident on Boulder Highway has been identified by the Clark County Coroner’s Office. Las Vegas resident Frank Harry Martini, 50, died of multiple blunt-force trauma as a result of the accident, the Coroner’s Office said.
July 4 accidents include boat propeller severing man's leg at Lake Mead: Thursday, July 5, 2012; Las Vegans celebrated Independence Day without any reports of firework-related building fires, a first in 16 years, but the holiday wasn’t nearly as quiet at nearby Lake Mead where more than 40 water rescues, including one involving a horrific accident, took place.
Thunderstorms may provide Fourth of July fireworks: Tuesday, July 3, 2012; Thunderstorms and windy conditions may be on the horizon just as people gear up for outdoor celebrations on the Fourth of July. The first push of monsoon moisture may pass through Clark County and Lake Mead on Wednesday and Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
Southwest plane makes emergency landing after leaving Las Vegas: Tuesday, July 3, 2012; A Southwest Airlines flight leaving Las Vegas for San Jose, Calif., made an emergency landing on Tuesday.
County issues holiday-related air-quality advisory: Tuesday, July 3, 2012; The upcoming Independence Day holiday provides an opportunity for barbecues and fireworks and with them, poorer air quality.
Accident snarls traffic on I-15 outside of Primm: Sunday, July 1, 2012; An afternoon traffic accident briefly shut down the southbound lane of Interstate 15 and is currently blocking the right travel lane.
Before fatal shooting, paranoid son worried parents were trying to poison him, witness tells police: Thursday, June 28, 2012; William Wilson was taking his wife to the airport to see her ill father early Wednesday when they were shot multiple times, according to Metro Police. The shooting in the driveway of the Wilsons’ east valley home left Kathryn Wilson dead and William Wilson wounded.
Firefighters extinguish overnight fire at Henderson apartment: Thursday, June 28, 2012; An early morning fire caused an estimated $8,000 in damage to one unit in a Henderson apartment complex. Henderson firefighters responded at 12:30 a.m. to the Galleria Palms Apartments on Whitney Ranch Drive near Sunset Boulevard, where crews put out a small kitchen fire, officials said.
As Fourth approaches, officials preach fireworks safety: Thursday, June 28, 2012; An officer with the Las Vegas Fire & Rescue bomb squad pulled out his lighter, igniting the tip of an illegal firework embedded into a tomato. Within seconds, the tomato disappears in a cloud of smoke. Pieces of disintegrated tomato fly in multiple directions. The exercise Wednesday was meant to simulate what an illegal firework could do to a human hand. In anticipation of the upcoming Independence Day celebration fire officials played host to a fireworks safety demonstration.
Son arrested in shooting death of his mother: Wednesday, June 27, 2012; A woman was killed and a man is hospitalized in stable condition after a shooting this morning near Vegas Valley Drive and Mountain Vista, Metro Police reported.
Missing Sandy Valley woman found safe after "extended walk" in desert: Monday, June 25, 2012; A Sandy Valley woman who missing Sunday evening – triggering a search by Metro Police officers, neighbors and family members – was found safe by her son on Monday night, officials said.
Woman injured in northeast valley fire in carport: Monday, June 25, 2012; A fire under a carport Monday afternoon in the northeast valley sent one woman to the hospital with minor injuries, fire officials said. Clark County firefighters responded about 12:37 p.m. to 6224 Great Smoky Ave.