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Police Seek Public's Help in ID'ing Slain Man

Submitted by Nicole Lucht on Wednesday, April 10th, 6:21 pm

LAS VEGAS -- Metro Police are asking for the public's help in their investigation of a body found Wednesday morning in the 1600 block of Sandy Lane.

The man's body was found lying in the roadway just before 6:30 a.m. near Pecos Road and Owens Avenue. Police suspect the man was killed by blunt force trauma.

The man's race is unknown, but he is thought to have been 45 to 55 years old, between 5 feet 8 inches tall and six feet tall, weighing 170 to 190 pounds and with black hair.

He was wearing a jacket bearing the brand "Phat Farm."

No one has been identified as a suspect and homicide detectives are asking for help to identify the man.

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Salvadorans Flock to Consulate to Get IDs to Make Life Easier, Return Home

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW

Monday, April 8th, 2013, 1:34pm

Residents of a small Central American country are flooding their consulate with ID requests.

They’re up to their elbows in work at the tiny El Salvador Consulate, which is tucked away inside a tiny strip mall anchored by a pair of big tire stores on the east side of Las Vegas.

Read more at the Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Nellis Boulevard Reopens After Bus, Car Collide

Submitted by Nicole Lucht on Thursday, April 4th, 3:17 pm

LAS VEGAS -- An RTC bus collided with a car near Gowan Road and Nellis Boulevard Thursday afternoon.

Southbound Nellis Boulevard was closed at Las Vegas Boulevard because of fluids leaking onto the roadway.

One person was taken to a hospital for minor injuries.

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Activists Seek to End Animal Sales at Swap Meets

Submitted by 8 News NOW

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013, 8:10pm

Activists Seek to End Animal Sales at Swap Meets

LAS VEGAS -- Lawmakers in Carson City are considering a bill that would ban the sale or transfer of live animals at flea markets.

Puppies, kittens, lizards and all sorts of other creatures are being kept in unhealthy conditions at swap meets across Nevada, according to animal rights activists.

Nevada Voters for Animals President Gina Greisen said she has been working to end the sale of animals in flea markets for years.

"Shavers, old tools, used items, purses and stuff," Greisen said of items commonly found at swap meets. "I don't think that live animals should fall in that category."

She provided a video she said was taken at Broadacres Swap Meet in North Las Vegas in 2009 where dogs were crammed into cages and left in the sun.

The animal rights activists said they want those sales to be outlawed.

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Flashing Yellow Lights Causing Some Confusion

Submitted by 8 News NOW

Tuesday, March 26th, 2013, 4:27pm

LAS VEGAS -- Motorists know red means stop and green means go, but some drivers are getting confused by newly-installed flashing yellow arrow lights at hundreds of valley intersections.

Millions of dollars are being spent on more than 400 new traffic lights to reduce car crashes.

Before the flashing yellow arrow, we had a solid green light, and drivers yielded when making unprotected left turns.

But all these changes are giving some drivers mixed signals.

Flashing yellow arrow lights are designed to put the brakes on traffic trouble.

Motorist Cindy Williams said she sometimes finds herself dodging danger on Desert Inn Road and Arville Street.

"It's supposed to be a caution light, not a light saying I can go," she said. "I think it's dangerous. I've witnessed the accidents."

She said she sees more driver confusion, but studies show flashing yellow arrow lights are safer and cut down on crashes.

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Coroner Identifies 2 Killed in Weekend Crashes

Submitted by 8 News NOW

Monday, March 25th, 2013, 12:20pm

LAS VEGAS -- The man killed in an early morning crash on Saturday, March 23 has been identified by the Clark County coroner as 33-year-old James Joseph White of Las Vegas.

White was killed when his vehicle was hit by a Hummer H2 on Spring Mountain Road. A 2-year-old girl, in the car with White, suffered non life-threatening injuries.

The female driver of the Hummer H2 was arrested for DUI.

The coroner also identified the man killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday evening as 53-year-old Mark Mizzoni of Las Vegas.

According to police, Mizzoni was killed when a driver pulled out in front of him on Nellis Boulevard. The driver in the vehicle suffered moderate injuries.

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Motorcyclist Killed on East Side of Valley

Submitted by 8 News NOW

Monday, March 25th, 2013, 9:00am

LAS VEGAS -- A Motorcyclist was killed in an accident in the area of Desert Inn and Nellis Boulevard.

Metro says that a 53-year-old man on a Harley Davidson was traveling north on Nellis in the center travel lane. An Acura Integra was exiting a private driveway and traveled west across the northbound lanes in front of the path of the motorcycle.

The front of the Harley Davidson struck the car ejecting the rider. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.

This was the 31st traffic related fatality this year.

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