Author: TheNevadaGlobeStaff

LAS VEGAS — A Nevada State Police trooper shot a driver early Sunday after the man pointed a firearm at officers during a traffic stop on Interstate 15, law enforcement officials report.  The incident began around 12:48 a.m. on the southbound I-15 on-ramp at St. Rose Parkway when troopers stopped...

LAS VEGAS — A family visiting Las Vegas was critically injured Sunday evening when a vehicle veered onto a sidewalk and struck them near Harmon Avenue and Audrie Lane, according to police. The family of three, including a 2-year-old child in a stroller, suffered serious injuries and were taken to...

LAS VEGAS — A gas line break near the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) caused traffic restrictions on Maryland Parkway Monday afternoon as utility crews and fire officials responded to the scene. Clark County Fire Department and Southwest Gas crews worked to secure the area, with eastbound lanes slowed...

LAS VEGAS — Three years after the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department largely ceased the enforcement of jaywalking as a criminal offense, a new wave of frustration is sweeping through the valley following another fatal pedestrian strike on Boulder Highway. Critics argue that the 2023 shift in policy—intended to reduce...

LAS VEGAS — State lawmakers held a tense hearing today in Carson City, turning a spotlight on Elon Musk’s Boring Company and its “Vegas Loop” tunnel system. The focus shifted from innovation to accountability as legislators reviewed a string of alleged workplace and environmental violations, including claims of chemical burns...

LAS VEGAS — A local woman has filed a 71-page civil complaint in Clark County District Court that reads like a medical horror story. Lisa Fielder, 56, alleges that a 2024 spinal surgery at Spring Valley Hospital went catastrophically wrong, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. The nightmare reportedly...