CCSD staff impacted by layoffs after enrollment decline
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The Clark County School District sent staff an email on Friday regarding recent layoffs. The district said budget revisions happened after lower-than-expected enrollment numbers this fall. This impacted support professionals, licensed educators, and school administrators. 37 people were laid off;...
Emergency plane landing closes portion of I-15 south of Las Vegas valley
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An emergency plane landing south of the Las Vegas valley closed a portion of northbound I-15 Saturday afternoon, according to Nevada State Police. A four-seater single-engine aircraft landed on the northbound lanes of the I-15 after mile marker 13, just two miles south of Jean. The aircraft...
Neighbors voice concerns about proposed battery storage facility in northwest Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Hundreds of concerned neighbors came to a community presentation on a proposed battery storage facility in northwest Las Vegas. The project held a voluntary community meeting at the Centennial Hills Library, where hundreds of neighbors learned about the project and voiced comments and concerns. The...
Nev. Woman Said She Decapitated Boyfriend After Marrying His Son — Now She Wants...
A Nevada woman who once confessed to killing her former lover is now fighting to prove her innocence as her trial begins — more than a year after she pleaded guilty to the gruesome 2023 murder. Authorities discovered Johnathan Willette’s decapitated body inside a Henderson, Nevada, home on Aug. 7, 2023, according to...
Family honors Las Vegas woman killed in domestic violence shooting
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — NOTE: This report contains details of domestic violence allegations and could be traumatic for some. Discretion is advised. Nearly a month after a mother of five and grandmother of 13 was shot and killed by her partner, her family is paying tribute to her life and inviting the community to see her...
Police Investigate Suspected Murder-Suicide Involving Stabbing in Northwest Las Vegas Home
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is currently investigating a tragic occurrence in northwest Las Vegas. Authorities were called to a residence on Tuesday afternoon after receiving a distressing 911 call around 4:15 p.m., as reported by News 3 Las Vegas. Upon entering the home at the 10700 block of...
Henderson Councilwoman Carrie Cox Indicted for Allegedly Recording Colleague’s Private Conversation
A Henderson city councilwoman finds herself on the other side of the law as a grand jury indicted her for a secret recording of a colleague's conversation. Carrie Cox, representing Ward 3, is charged with a felony for allegedly concealing herself behind a curtain to record the private discussion of another council...
DNA helps identify woman’s remains found in Las Vegas desert in 1970; She may...
Using DNA samples, human remains found in the desert south of Las Vegas more than 50 years ago have been identified as a missing Canadian woman who may have been the victim of a mob hit.
LVMPD: Shooting in Spring Valley seriously injures one
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has shared details regarding a shooting incident in Spring Valley. It occurred on Saturday morning around 12:18 a.m. in the 5000 block of West Patrick Lane. According to LVMPD, dispatch "received several phone calls of numerous cars doing donuts,...
Clark County reporting first measles case since 2018
The Southern Nevada Health District is reporting the first confirmed case of measles in Clark County since 2018. The case involves an infant who was not yet eligible to receive the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine.
