Author: TheNevadaGlobeStaff

LAS VEGAS, NV – A man armed with a knife was fatally shot by police early Saturday morning in southeast Las Vegas. The incident occurred around 2:55 am on the 3900 block of Landsdown Place, according to a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) press release. LVMPD officers responded to...

RENO, NV – A body was discovered Friday afternoon in a ravine located in northwest Reno. The incident occurred along North McCarran Boulevard. The Reno Fire Department responded to the scene and successfully retrieved the body from the ravine. Reno Police Department officers are now taking over the investigation to...

LAS VEGAS, NV – A tense barricade situation in the central-east valley came to a peaceful resolution Friday afternoon with the arrest of a suspect. The incident, which appeared to stem from a domestic violence situation, unfolded in the 3900 block of Cambridge Street near East Katie Avenue. Las Vegas...

SPARKS, NV – A Reno woman is dead following a wrong-way head-on collision that occurred early Friday morning on Greg Street in Sparks. The incident took place around 2:30 am near Marietta Way. According to police reports, 31-year-old Candy Godkin of Reno was driving eastbound on Greg Street when her...

PAHRUMP, NV – Heidi Fleiss, the former “Hollywood Madam” who now operates a tropical bird sanctuary in Pahrump, is once again seeking help from the public after two of her prized macaws were wounded by BB pellets. The shooting occurred on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 16, in the desert area along...

LAS VEGAS, NV – A 32-year-old pedestrian is in critical condition after being struck by a car near the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred at approximately 6:49 p.m. at the intersection of Harmon Avenue and Koval Lane, just east of the famed Strip. According to the...

WADSWORTH, NV – An Amtrak train traveling eastbound on the California Zephyr line collided with an empty truck on the tracks near Wadsworth, Nevada on Thanksgiving Day. The incident occurred just before 9:15 a.m. PST. According to Amtrak officials, no injuries were reported to the 115 passengers or crew members...