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Power outage affected 9,800 Las Vegas area customers posted on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 - 2:04pm LAS VEGAS (AP) -- NV Energy says failure of equipment in the agency's substation is to blame for a morning power outage affecting about 9,800 customers at one time, including many in southwest Las... read more...
2 public pools closed after Staph bacteria discovered posted on Monday, May 11, 2015 - 6:20pm LAS VEGAS -- Clark County officials have closed two public pools after elevated levels of staph bacteria was found in the water.The Desert Breeze Acquatic Center's pool was closed on April 27... read more...
'Friendly' suspects target elderly with landscaping ruse posted on Thursday, May 7, 2015 - 3:59pm LAS VEGAS -- Some suspects are using a daring move to gain entrance into homes so they can distract the homeowner and steal cash or jewelry, police said.Metro Police have investigated three incidents... read more...
One dead in crash near Flamingo and Rainbow posted on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 - 1:55pm LAS VEGAS - A 71-year-old man is dead following a crash near Rainbow Boulevard and Flamingo Road Tuesday, Metro Police said. Metro Police says the crash occurred shortly after 8 a.m. in... read more...
Driving You Crazy: Traffic at Buffalo and Badura posted on Monday, April 27, 2015 - 5:30am LAS VEGAS - Dale says traffic is terrible at the intersection of Buffalo Drive and Badura Avenue. New apartments are under construction in the area, and Dale says a stop sign or traffic light is... read more...
Coroner IDs woman killed in apartment fire in SW Las Vegas posted on Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 3:50pm LAS VEGAS -- The woman found dead Monday morning inside of an apartment that was on fire has been identified as 42-year-old Marrie Stewart, according to the Clark County Coroner's office. The... read more...
7-hour police standoff results in arrest of sexual offender posted on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 3:05pm LAS VEGAS -- More details are emerging about a sexual assault suspect who was arrested Tuesday following a standoff with police.The standoff unfolded in a southwest valley neighborhood when police... read more...
Man barricades himself, gets bit by K-9 in sex assault case posted on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 8:42am LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A man sought in a sex assault investigation barricaded himself inside a Las Vegas home for five hours and was bit by a police dog before being arrested on more than a dozen child... read more...
Construction beginning on southwest Las Vegas aquatic center posted on Monday, April 13, 2015 - 7:29am LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Officials are marking the start of construction of a new indoor aquatic center southwest of Las Vegas. County Commissioner Susan Brager and Howard Hughes Corporation executives are... read more...