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A late-night hit-and-run in the central valley has left a 55-year-old man dead, adding to Southern Nevada’s growing traffic fatality count and renewing concerns about roadway safety and accountability. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police say the collision happened at approximately 10:38 p.m. on March 28 at the intersection of North Rancho...

Las Vegas residents are waking up to “gloomy and overcast” conditions as a powerful spring storm system sweeps through Southern Nevada. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Wind Advisory effective through 11:00 p.m. Wednesday, warning of a sustained southwest wind between 25 and 35 mph. However, it is...

A grieving local family is turning their tragedy into a crusade for highway safety, demanding that the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) overhaul its design standards for valley overpasses. The movement follows the horrific death of 53-year-old Deon Baber, who was killed on March 14 when his motorcycle struck a...

What was intended to be a weekend of elite competition and camaraderie ended in tragedy for the law enforcement community. Levi Vargas, a 30-year-old deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, died Saturday after suffering a medical emergency during the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay. Vargas was participating...

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has launched an investigation into the heartbreaking death of an infant in the East Las Vegas Valley early Friday morning. Officers and medical personnel were dispatched to a residence in the 5700 block of White Cap Street, near East Charleston Boulevard and North Sloan...

Residents of an East Las Vegas neighborhood are grappling with a “senseless” tragedy following a fatal shooting early Friday morning. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department responded to reports of gunfire in the 2800 block of East Baltimore Avenue, near Eastern Avenue and Charleston Boulevard, just after 2:00 a.m. on...

A Friday night commute turned fatal for one motorist on Interstate 11, marking yet another somber addition to Nevada’s roadway death toll for 2026. The Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) responded to a single-vehicle accident northwest of the Las Vegas valley late Friday evening, discovering a scene that investigators described as...