Las Vegas police say a 30-year-old man shot and killed his girlfriend in their west valley apartment while their 1-year-old son was in a playpen downstairs.
Estelle Atkinson
Estelle Atkinson joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal as a breaking news reporter in May 2024. A native of the Philadelphia area, Estelle graduated with her Masters of Science in journalism from the University of Southern California Annenberg School in 2024 and with her Bachelor of Laws from the University of Oxford in 2023.
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Clark County Fire Department crews battled a blaze at 4480 Sirius Avenue, near Arville Street.
A fire began burning through a Las Vegas apartment complex, damaging at least 12 apartments, officials said.
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The First Amendment provides speech protection for people in the United States, but some states try to criminally target a person for their speech.
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Rather than giving retroactive prayers, church leaders throughout the Las Vegas Valley are hoping to take a proactive approach to protecting their congregation from threats such as active shooters.
A Las Vegas contractor accused of “fraudulent construction activities” has been arrested and faces theft charges, the Nevada State Contractors Board said in a statement.
Officers encountered the man, identified as 32-year-old Christopher Egenlauf, in an area behind the primary building of the headquarters.
Las Vegas police released more details about the separate shootings of two knife-wielding men.
Sheriff Kevin McMahill told a packed audience that the department has “alienated” many members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities over the years.
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