John Dorotiak Jr. was identified as the man who died Sunday morning in the northwest valley.
Jeff Burbank
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Before returning to the Review-Journal in 2022, Jeff spent seven years as a content development specialist at the Mob Museum. Before that, he worked as a reporter for the Bay City News Service, the Las Vegas Sun, UPI, Los Angeles Times and others, including the RJ from 1991-1995. He also has considerable experience teaching at UNLV, San Jose State and DeVry University. Jeff was a Fulbright Scholar in 2011.
A homeless man who had appeared to be cutting off his left arm was shot and killed by police officers as he advanced at them with a 29-inch sharp object.
Two juveniles were arrested after a firearm was found at a Las Vegas Valley high school on Wednesday.
The exhibit’s title is an especially appropriate word to describe artist Kamora Jones’ artwork now on display and to describe Jones herself.
Judge Mary Kaye Holthus told a Clark County grand jury that Deobra Redden “literally jumped that defense table and flew before I could even, and just slammed me into the wall,” according to transcripts.
Three motorcyclists injured in a shooting by other motorcycle riders on U.S. Highway 95 in 2022 filed a lawsuit accusing a company of allowing the other riders to hide their bikes prior to the attack.
The names of two Metropolitan Police Department officers who fatally shot a suspect were released Thursday along with more details about the shooting.
The head of anti-human trafficking group In Our Backyard says there is no direct evidence that human trafficking increases in the host city because of the Super Bowl.
Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson campaigned in Las Vegas, aiming to differentiate herself from incumbent President Joe Biden.
A pedestrain suffered life-theathening injuries after a witness said a driver sped out of the hotel’s valet area and collided with the victim.
A woman filed a federal lawsuit against comedian Bill Cosby, claiming he sexually assaulted when she was a teen in the Elvis Presley suite at the former Las Vegas Hilton in 1986.
The motorcyclist hit the front passenger door of sedan and died at the scene as did a passenger in the sedan, police said.
A man turned himself in at the county jail a day after a shooting death in the northeast Las Vegas Valley.
Each of Metro’s eight area commands provided a list of the five intersections in their jurisdictions with the highest number of crashes.
Sean Larimer, found guilty of misdemeanor DUI on Dec. 28 and was the driver in a Henderson crash that killed three teens in 2003, was arrested again on suspicion of DUI.
