Metro’s Spring Valley Area Command posts heartening message after peaceful night of protests
posted on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 - 1:41am
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Metro’s Spring Valley Area Command posted a message on Facebook that reflects a night characterized by peaceful protests and meaningful conversations.
Over the past few days,...
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Protesters march in solidarity for George Floyd with peaceful protest near UNLV
posted on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 - 1:12am
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Protests around the Las Vegas valley carried a much calmer tone Tuesday night. The biggest one of about 150 to 200 people occurred near UNLV.
Everything was peaceful as the protest...
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Two brothers, 6 and 7, die in crash after taking grandparents’ Buick out for ride
posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 - 11:36pm
JACKSON COUNTY, Mo. (WDAF) — Two young children died after crashing their grandparents’ car in a rural part of Jackson County, Missouri Friday.
The crash happened in Jackson County around 5 p.m. when...
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‘If you can say you can’t breathe, you’re breathing:’ Mississippi mayor apologizes for tweets on George Floyd
posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 - 11:17pm
PETAL, Miss. (AP) — A white Mississippi mayor who caused an outrage with his tweets about the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has apologized but says he won’t resign, prompting protesters to...
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Friends, others gather in show of support for injured Metro officer at UMC
posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 - 10:34pm
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — There’s been no shortage of support for Metro Officer Shay Mikalonis and his family after he was shot and gravely injured near Circus Circus Monday night.
Mikalonis has been with...
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INTERVIEW: Longtime civil rights leader Ruby Duncan speaks about latest protests
posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 - 9:53pm
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Protests along the Las Vegas Strip are not unusual for those who have been involved in the Valley’s civil rights movement for decades. For them, it stirs up memories of earlier...
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Metro: Shooting left officer ‘critically injured and on life support’
posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 - 9:36pm
LAS VEGAS(KLAS) — Las Vegas Metro Police say 29-year-old Officer Shay K. Mikalonis was shot and critically injured while working patrol during a protest over the death of George Floyd Monday night on...
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Raider Zay Jones experiences powerful, peaceful encounter amid protests
posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 - 9:03pm
LAS VEGAS (KLAS-TV) – Over the weekend while protesters were marching in about 20 cities for Black Lives Matter, in Las Vegas one Raider marched into the Henderson Home Depot and experienced an...
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I-Team: Black Lives Matter organizer, US Marshal talk unrest in Las Vegas
posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 - 8:18pm
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A local Black Lives Matter organizer told the I-Team he does not support violence during protests, and the US Marshal believes the individuals causing the chaos are outsiders....
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