CRIME & SAFETY

A person waving a firearm near the I-15 caused the freeway to close in both directions Sunday afternoon, Las Vegas Metropolitan police said.

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — One person is in custody after shots were fired at an apartment building in the North Las Vegas valley Saturday night. Officers responded to a 911 call at the Regency Apartments on East Lake Mead Boulevard around 10:22 p.m. According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A pedestrian suffered severe injuries after being hit by a car near Lake Mead Boulevard and North HPecos Road on Friday night, according to authorities. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department responded to the scene at about 11:36 p.m. for a reported severe injury traffic...

Las Vegas police said they temporarily closed I-15 in both directions as a precaution while responding to a person who was "brandishing" a firearm Sunday afternoon.

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has identified the officers involved in the May 25 officer-involved shooting. The shooting happened in the 4000 block of West Flamingo Road. According to LVMPD, the officers have been identified as Detective Christopher Gowens and Officer Joshua Leach. Detective...

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Las Vegas man was arrested on an open murder charge after another man was found dead during a welfare check, according to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police. According to an arrest report, on Thursday, May 25, at around 8 a.m. LVMPD officers were conducting a welfare check on an individual in a residence in the 1600 block of Nesting Way.

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — A nuisance at times for Laurie Smith, but the gardener notices a bigger issue living next to the I-515 Charleston Boulevard interchange project. NDOT says their contractor, granite construction, deals with thieves taking copper wire and construction equipment batteries. There's also damage sometimes to fiber...

Hotel prices are airfares are up. Nevada receives a drop in the bucket compared to AZ and CA. Daughter surprises father with VGK, Raiders logos on his truck to support cancer fight. Updated: 13 hours ago. It is hard not to spot Glenn Kohler driving around Henderson. Water leak fixed...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Nevada State Police said a male driver was killed early Friday morning after a single-vehicle crash on the southbound 95 off-ramp near Jones. According to NSP, around 3:45 a.m. Friday morning, a single-vehicle crash occurred the driver of a silver sedan failed to maintain its marked travel lane striking a pole. The man was pronounced dead on scene.

A grandmother is accused of leaving two young children, including a 6-month-old strapped in a car seat, alone in an 82-degree Las Vegas home, police said.

A recently retired Clark County School District teacher has been arrested and faces charges involving a minor, according to North Las Vegas Police Department. Retired Clark County School District teacher arrested …. A recently retired Clark County School District teacher has been arrested and faces charges involving a minor, according...

A portion of northbound Interstate 15 near North Lamb Boulevard was closed early Saturday for more than six hours after a wrong-way driver crashed into a tractor-trailer, State Police said. Pickup driver going wrong way on I-15 in northeast …. A portion of northbound Interstate 15 near North Lamb Boulevard...

A 42-year-old man is accused of fatally shooting another man during a "physical altercation" at an east Las Vegas residence, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department says.

LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — An 8-year-old girl is fighting for her life in a Las Vegas hospital after a near-drowning incident at Lake Havasu early Saturday afternoon. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office says they were called out to the swim area near London Bridge Beach around 2 p.m. When they arrived, they found an 8-year-old girl visiting from California who needed CPR.

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – More than a year after a driver killed a 13-year-old boy while speeding near a middle school in 2022, Henderson Police released the bodycam video. Earlier this year, Jose Marmolejo was sentenced to six years in prison for driving nearly 100 miles per hour when he hit Rex Patchett. It happened […]

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Las Vegas woman is facing several charges, including attempted murder, after she allegedly shot her husband several times and told police that he attempted suicide, according to an arrest report. Metro police officers arrested Margaret Forsberg, 66, on Tuesday, May 23. Forsberg had called...

A hotel maid in Las Vegas has been taken into custody for theft, and the price tag on the goods she’s alleged to have taken is eye-popping, totaling over $1 million.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A Las Vegas woman arrested Wednesday had a dead snake in her car along with methamphetamine, according to the LVMPD. Gina Scott, 40, is accused of killing an animal, possession of a scheduled substance, possession of ID to commit forgery, unlawful transfer of a license plate and disobeying a police officer. She is currently out on bail.

According to an arrest report, police said Gina Scott was pulled over for a traffic stop. Officers said she told them she had methamphetamine and a dead snake in the vehicle.