Las Vegas Fire & Rescue officials said the elderly woman who was rescued from a home that caught fire and resulted in two fatalities Aug. 9 was released from the hospital Thursday.
The contents of a garbage truck caught fire near Hacienda Avenue and Interstate 15 about 7:30 a.m, this morning, Clark County Fire Department officials said.
A saw burst into flames as tree trimmers refueled it while still hot, causing a fire in three large palm trees that spread to a carport, Las Vegas Fire & Rescue officials said.
A 21-year Metro Police veteran has been identified as the off-duty officer who shot and wounded a man earlier this week outside the Excalibur. Metro today said Bernard Blaskett, 54, opened fire on Saul Villegas, 27, who allegedly climbed into the officer’s personal vehicle Sunday night in a loading zone outside the Strip venue.
The death of a man whose body was found in a trash bin on Monday has been ruled a homicide, the Clark County Coroner’s Office reported. he victim was identified as Carl Pane Simon, 50. He died of asphyxiation and blunt head trauma.
