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In a video shown during a briefing by Las Vegas police today, the body camera of Officer Zaira Venegas-Hernandez shows ...
08/13/2026

In a video shown during a briefing by Las Vegas police today, the body camera of Officer Zaira Venegas-Hernandez shows her attempting to kick in a door suspect Jason Simmons was hiding behind inside his home as some parts of the house are on fire. Bullets fly, and Venegas-Hernandez retreats as her fellow officers return fire.

The incident ended with Simmons and a teenager dead.

Venegas-Hernandez was struck in her ballistic vest, and she suffered an injury to her upper body.

Three of the five players acquitted of sexual assault in the high-profile 2018 Canada world junior case — including Gold...
08/12/2026

Three of the five players acquitted of sexual assault in the high-profile 2018 Canada world junior case — including Golden Knights goaltender Carter Hart — have had their international play suspensions get extended for at least another year by Hockey Canada.

State issues recommendations for insurance holders amid Northern Nevada wildfires, Spirit bankruptcy cause for declining...
08/12/2026

State issues recommendations for insurance holders amid Northern Nevada wildfires, Spirit bankruptcy cause for declining air traffic to Las Vegas and more in today's Sun Daily

A Las Vegas man who was arrested in 2024 after he was discovered with a loaded handgun and suspicious documents at a che...
08/12/2026

A Las Vegas man who was arrested in 2024 after he was discovered with a loaded handgun and suspicious documents at a checkpoint outside a Donald Trump rally in Coachella, California has completed the terms of his misdemeanor diversion program, prompting a Riverside County judge to dismiss the charge.

Two suspects have been charged in a June fatal shooting of a man found with gunshot wounds inside a vehicle in the 5300 ...
08/12/2026

Two suspects have been charged in a June fatal shooting of a man found with gunshot wounds inside a vehicle in the 5300 block of East Craig Road in June, Las Vegas police say

Henderson Hospital will stop offering maternity and neonatal intensive care services around the end of September, hospit...
08/12/2026

Henderson Hospital will stop offering maternity and neonatal intensive care services around the end of September, hospital officials announced today.

Officials cited the declining birth rate in Southern Nevada, physician retirements, obstetrics office closures and “a significant decrease in patients being referred by maternal fetal medicine specialists” that led to fewer NICU admissions.

The space now occupied by those maternity services will be remodeled and converted to medical-surgical inpatient beds to meet a growing demand.

Delta Air Lines and federal authorities are investigating an unauthorized wireless network that appeared aboard a Boeing...
08/12/2026

Delta Air Lines and federal authorities are investigating an unauthorized wireless network that appeared aboard a Boeing 757 midflight Monday, shortly after thousands of cybersecurity professionals departed Las Vegas following DEF CON 34, one of the world's largest hacking conferences.

"Water levels in Lake Mead have fallen lower than at any time since the reservoir filled nearly nine decades ago."The na...
08/12/2026

"Water levels in Lake Mead have fallen lower than at any time since the reservoir filled nearly nine decades ago.

"The nation’s largest manmade reservoir, the water behind Hoover Dam and a foundation of life in the desert Southwest, has sunk to a record-low elevation of roughly 1,040 feet above sea level. The famous bathtub ring surrounding the lake is no longer merely a striking illustration of temporary drought. It is a warning gauge for a water system approaching failure.

"The next threshold is frighteningly close."

Henderson Hospital to shutter maternity unit, NICU amid declining births
08/12/2026

Henderson Hospital to shutter maternity unit, NICU amid declining births

Harry Reid International Airport served more than 4.2 million passengers in June, marking a 9.4% decrease from June 2025...
08/12/2026

Harry Reid International Airport served more than 4.2 million passengers in June, marking a 9.4% decrease from June 2025 to continue a year-over-year downward trend of softer tourism.

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