The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a shooting that led to lengthy road closures near downtown over the weekend. Police said officers were dispatched to a business near Main Street and Las Vegas Boulevard around 8:15 a.m. Saturday after reports of shots being fired. When officers entered the building, they encountered the suspect, who refused to surrender, leading to a standoff.
Capt. Adam Seely of Metro's Downtown Area Command Bureau told reporters that police also found one victim, who he said "is in stable condition, and she did not suffer a life-threatening injury."
Negotiators eventually took the suspect, Andrew Mullen, to the Clark County Detention Center. He is scheduled to appear in court tomorrow.
Initial reports stated the suspect had barricaded himself in a nearby casino, but police later clarified that the standoff took place at Atomic Golf, the same business where the shooting occurred.
Nearly 2,400 people died in vehicle crashes across Mountain West states during the first nine months of last year, and a large percentage of those deaths involved alcohol. That's according to a report from Jenny Kinsey of the Mountain West News Bureau.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says fatalities are slightly down nationally — and across the region. But alcohol remains a pervasive factor. In Arizona, Colorado and Nevada, about 30 percent of vehicle deaths involved alcohol. Other states in the region were lower, including New Mexico.
Rebecca Neudecker is with that state's Office of Alcohol Misuse Prevention. She says more than one drink of alcohol puts most people beyond the legal limits for driving safely. She notes that a standard drink is five ounces of wine, an ounce-and-a-half of hard alcohol, or 12 ounces of 5% beer.
Idaho and Utah had the lowest percentage of alcohol-related vehicle deaths at just over 20 percent. Wyoming came in at 25 percent. Read the full story from the Mountain West News Bureau.
Nevada officials have settled a lawsuit against MV Realty over predatory trade practices. According to the Nevada Current, the Florida company entered homeowners into deceptive long-term, exclusive listing contracts. Those agreements lasted up to 40 years.
Residents initially received small payments for market analyses. They later faced fees for selling homes without using the company.
The new settlement officially voids more than 700 existing contracts. MV Realty will pay $200,000 in restitution to affected victims. Nevada leaders praised the interagency cooperation required for the settlement.
Nevada saw a six-cent decline in gas prices last week, but they're still up more than a dollar from a year ago. That's according to Triple A's weekly fuel report.
The average price of a gallon of regular gas is now $4.99 in Las Vegas and $5.10 in Reno. That average is 36 cents more than a month ago.
The national average for a gallon of regular gas is $4.09.
A local nonprofit that uses poetry to uplift unheard voices is celebrating five years and National Poetry Month. Spotlight Poetry began as an open mic night at Level One bar and has grown into a team of a dozen people focused on slam poetry.
Late last month, the group hosted its Phenomenal Womxn Poetry Festival, featuring national award winner Yesika Salgado. Founder Elle Hope said winning the City of Las Vegas' first regional poetry slam may be the group's biggest achievement so far.
Admin member Demetri Manabat said poetry gave him a sense of purpose during a difficult period in his life. The nonprofit is marking National Poetry Month with a special showcase at the West Charleston Library, and a poetry slam is planned for the group's five-year anniversary. Read and listen to the full story here.
With summer heat approaching, Desert Bloom's Norm Schilling has one principle he'd carve above every Southern Nevada garden gate: water deep, water wide, water infrequently. Schilling says short, frequent watering keeps soil saturated and roots shallow, which makes plants fragile when the heat climbs.
He recommends soaking the ground thoroughly, then letting it dry out before soaking again — and grouping plants by water needs rather than by plant type. As trees mature, he says, gardeners should expand drip emitters outward in rings to follow the growing root system.
His best advice: listen to your plants. Lantana is his favorite indicator — it wilts dramatically when thirsty and perks right back up once it gets a drink.
The Vegas Golden Knights rallied past the Utah Mammoth 4-2 on Sunday night in Game 1 of their first-round series. Nic Dowd redirected Noah Hanifin's shot from the point to put Vegas ahead at 7:20 of the third period.
Colton Sissons had a goal and an assist, and Mark Stone and Ivan Barbashev also scored. Carter Hart stopped 32 shots. The Golden Knights, who twice trailed before scoring three third-period goals, have not lost in regulation since John Tortorella took over as coach.
Game 2 is Tuesday night in Las Vegas.
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