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- Recent events raise the question: Is Las Vegas prepared for a major medical emergency?
- Thursday, May 23, 2013
- In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, approximately 300 injured people were treated at 26 Boston-area hospitals. That same week, a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, exploded, sending more than 200 inured people to area hospitals. Monday, after a devastatingly large and powerful tornado ripped through Oklahoma, 200 people, including 50 children, were treated for injuries. So, how is Southern Nevada prepared for a large-scale medical emergency? After all, Clark County has one of the largest tourist corridors in the world in the Las Vegas Strip.
- Protesters at Las Vegas tech show take aim at Mexican billionaire's 'corrupt practices'
- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
- One good thing about protesting a communications and technology mogul is that most of your target audience is quick to record and capture events on their cellular phones.
- Former soccer coach, 36, going to prison on sex charges involving teenage player
- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
- A youth league soccer coach arrested a year ago on allegations he sexually assaulted one of his players has pleaded guilty to several charges and was sentenced Monday to a minimum of 22 years in prison.
- Sheriff weighs in on pimps, hip-hop, cops and cameras on the Strip, and more
- Sunday, May 19, 2013
- Metro Sheriff Doug Gillespie has been having a busy year. In January, Gillespie joined other law enforcement members at a meeting with President Barack Obama to discuss gun policy. In February, Gillespie’s officers were handling one of the highest-profile shootings in Las Vegas in years.
- Cause unknown in fire that damages two homes in Henderson
- Friday, May 17, 2013
- The Henderson Fire Department battled a blaze that damaged two homes early Friday.
- Man found dead with gunshot wound at apartment complex
- Friday, May 17, 2013
- Metro Police are investigating the death of a man found early Friday in the parking lot of a northeast valley apartment complex.
- Boy, 15, run over by SUV and killed during theft of iPad
- Friday, May 17, 2013
- A teenager died Thursday after a man grabbed an iPad out of his hands and fled in an SUV that ran over the boy as he struggled to hold on to the device.
- Roll call in the nursery: Alexander, Sophia, top 2012 baby names in Nevada
- Friday, May 17, 2013
- In Nevada, it turns out not that many people want their kid to "be like Mike" anymore.
- Increase U.S. foreign aid spending? Darn right, panelists tell Las Vegas audience
- Wednesday, May 15, 2013
- Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge was the keynote speaker at a breakfast event Wednesday at the Four Seasons Las Vegas organized by the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition.
- Beers once exclusive to Mexico are crossing the border
- Monday, May 13, 2013
- Indio, first brewed in Mexico in 1893, rolled out in the United States in 2012 in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. Now, the beer will be available in Tucson, Phoenix and Las Vegas.
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