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Metro motorcycle officer injured in 3-vehicle crash

By Marvin Clemons / Las Vegas Review-Journal

February 22, 2024 - 5:21 pm

Updated February 22, 2024 - 5:39 pm

(File/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A Metropolitan Police Department motorcycle officer was injured in a southeast valley crash.

The incident about 4:55 p.m. Thursday included three vehicles at East Warm Springs and South Pecos Road.

The officer was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, according to a Metro email. No information about other motorists was provided.

Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com.

Exterior rendering of the Lone Mountain Nevada Temple. (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sa ...

LDS church releases new renderings of temple near Lone Mountain

By Taylor Lane / RJ

February 26, 2024 - 8:37 pm

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released a rendering for its second temple in the Las Vegas Valley.

Mike Rowe of “Dirty Jobs” talks with students Yalitzi Muro, 14, left, and Lyric Rojas, 16, ...

Mike Rowe of ‘Dirty Jobs’ unveils scholarship program at local high school

By Julie Wootton-Greener / RJ

February 26, 2024 - 3:50 pm

The four-year “Warrior Pathway Program” aims to provide about $4.5 million in trade school scholarships funded by the Engelstad Foundation.

Clark County Animal Protection Services recovered 23 cats in a single day from a home near Clar ...

Dozens of animals from hoarding cases recently rescued

By Taylor Lane / RJ

February 26, 2024 - 2:54 pm

The Animal Foundation received over 900 animals within two weeks, and 140 came from two large animal hoarding cases.

1 dead after motorcycle crash involving 3 cars

By Tony Garcia / RJ

February 26, 2024 - 6:21 pm

One person is dead after a crash between a motorcycle and a vehicle Monday morning in Las Vegas.

The state of crime in Las Vegas: Murders down, auto thefts up 36 percent

By Brett Clarkson / RJ

February 26, 2024 - 7:26 pm

Sheriff Kevin McMahill outlined his priorities for the Metropolitan Police Department and said there are still too many traffic deaths in the Las Vegas Valley.

People gather on the Strip to do yoga while it is shut down for the Rock ’n’ Roll ...

Breathing in yoga before the Las Vegas half-marathon — PHOTOS

By Madeline Carter / RJ

February 25, 2024 - 3:57 pm

About 100 people gathered for the rare opportunity to practice yoga on Las Vegas Boulevard while it was shut down for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series.

Police lights. (File/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

20-year-old motorcyclist dies after hitting curb

By Taylor Lane / RJ

February 25, 2024 - 12:10 pm

Las Vegas police said a man was riding a motorcycle on South Maryland Parkway when he struck a curb and was ejected from the bike.

Las Vegas’ newest farmers’ market in a unexpected place

By Taylor Lane / RJ

February 26, 2024 - 7:10 pm

The market is slated for Saturday, March 16, according to the City of Las Vegas. Local vendors and the Obodo Collective, who operate the farm, will have fresh food for sale.

The Walker African-American Museum & Research Center is shown in the Historic Westside on Thurs ...

How a disappointing trip to the library led to Nevada’s first African American museum

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

February 26, 2024 - 11:04 am

Gwen Walker’s five-decade old mission to preserve and teach Black history was born out of a discouraging visit to the library.

An overhead view of the helicopter flight track. (NTSB)

Initial report released on helicopter crash that killed 6

By Marvin Clemons / RJ

February 24, 2024 - 3:50 pm

Snow and rain appear to have been significant weather factors for the flight that “tracked east-southeast, gradually descended in altitude, and increased in ground speed.”