Author: TheNevadaGlobeStaff

Vassiliadis Elementary School in Summerlin West was briefly placed on “hold status” Monday morning following reports of a coyote near the campus. Principal Paul Catania informed families around 10:30 a.m. and said school district police and animal control had been contacted. As of now, it’s not confirmed whether the coyote was...

Steve Grammas, president of the Las Vegas Police Protective Association, has officially thrown his hat into the ring for Ward 6 on the Las Vegas City Council. After nearly three decades safeguarding our city—from narcotics detective to union leader—Grammas knows firsthand what it takes to keep neighborhoods safe. He argues...

A disturbing case out of Clark County once again raises questions about accountability in Nevada’s public schools. Ray Garcia, a 42-year-old physical education teacher at Hinman Elementary, was arrested after allegedly photographing a nude special needs student and sharing the image with colleagues. Police records state the child, a nonverbal...

Authorities have arrested Hoza Del Collins, 30, a former Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) offender, on multiple felony charges including second-degree murder, drug trafficking, and supplying controlled substances to inmates. The arrest was made at his Las Vegas residence following a joint investigation by NDOC’s Office of the Inspector General and...

On Sunday, dispatch phone lines for the Nevada Highway Patrol and Nevada State Police experienced a statewide outage, the agencies announced via social media just before 10 a.m. Residents were instructed to dial 911 and request emergency assistance from the Highway Patrol if needed. At daylight, the Nevada Department of...