Author: TheNevadaGlobeStaff

Governor Joe Lombardo has officially signed Assembly Bill 381, now known as Reba’s Law, ushering in much-needed accountability in Nevada’s animal cruelty statutes. This landmark legislation, inspired by the horrific case of Reba the bulldog—left trapped in a bin on a scorching day—upgrades severe acts of cruelty to felony-level offenses, with...

In a reminder that even global celebrities are not exempt from immigration rules, Khaby Lame—best known as the most-followed influencer on TikTok—voluntarily exited the U.S. after authorities at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas confirmed he had overstayed his visa. Lame, who entered on April 30 with a temporary visa...

A dispute ignited on social media ended in tragedy outside the iconic Bellagio fountains on the Las Vegas Strip. Forty‑one‑year‑old Manuel Ruiz walked up to a couple he knew, pulled a gun, and fired, leaving Rodney Finley, 44, and Tanisha Finley, 43, dead on a crowded sidewalk. Ruiz surrendered the...

Late on the morning of June 5, Nevada State Police responded to reports of a man brandishing a weapon and firing shots while walking on Interstate 15 near the Lake Mead Boulevard on-ramp. At approximately 7:10 a.m., patrol units encountered a male victim suffering from a gunshot wound. He was rushed to the hospital...

LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) announced the arrest of 41-year-old Manuel Ruiz in connection with the June 8th double homicide near the Bellagio on South Las Vegas Boulevard. According to a release from the LVMPD Office of Public Information, Ruiz turned himself in to a...

Late Sunday night, gunfire erupted near the Bellagio fountains on the Las Vegas Strip at approximately 10:40 p.m., and bystanders captured the chilling scene on livestream. Police officers, already patrolling the busy 3600 block of South Las Vegas Boulevard, rushed to the sound, finding two people fatally shot on a...

In the early hours of Sunday morning, North Las Vegas police responded to a serious shooting at a business on East Lake Mead Boulevard near North Belmont Street at approximately 1:55 a.m. Upon arrival, they found a 17-year-old male victim unresponsive. Despite immediate life-saving efforts by medical personnel, the teenager tragically succumbed to...