'Slow it down while you're coming through,' Residents voice concerns after cyclist hit, killed

Monday, May 16th, 2022, 5:35pm

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- There has been an outpouring of support for a 31-year-old North Las Vegas man, who was hit and killed while riding his bike on Sunday.

Police say Benjamin Black died after an SUV hit him near North 5th Street and the 215, and add speed may have played a factor in the crash.

8 News Now spoke with concerned residents living near the crash scene.

"I have come out of my own side street and had to kind of see my speed, and correct myself," David a resident living nearby said."

Lavar Taylor lives a block away from where the crash happened and says on his block, that speeding usually isn't a problem.

"We're not on a residential street at the moment so, slow it down while you're coming through there," Taylor expressed.

Jacqueline Gravatt is the North Las Vegas Police Department chief and echoed the same message to drivers... Read More

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Monday, May 16th, 2022, 5:09pm

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- 8 News Now is learning more about the man accused of committing a mass shooting at a California church on Sunday that killed one person and injured five others.

David Chou, 68, is accused of opening fire in the Irvine Geneva Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods.

According to authorities, Chou was from China, but has lived in the United States for years. He lived in Las Vegas in a Spring Valley apartment.

Balmore Orellana, who was Chou's neighbor, said the suspect had moved out in February and described him as "nice," but said he had some concerns.

"Honestly, I would like to ask him what is going on with him," said Orellana. "He was kind of mad before he left, he disappeared in February, was evicted."... Read More

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Monday, May 16th, 2022, 3:49pm

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Las Vegas Metro Police are investigating a deadly crash involving a juvenile in an east valley neighborhood.

It took place at 6329 Paveston Lane, near Charleston and Hollywood Blvd. at approximately 3:16 p.m. on Monday.

LVMPD says a juvenile was hit and killed in an east valley neighborhood, near Hollywood and Charleston. (KLAS)

Pavestone Lane

The juvenile was taken to Sunrise Hospital in critical condition and was later pronounced dead.

This is the second incident in which a juvenile was injured on a roadway in the past week.

On Friday, a juvenile was taken to the hospital after suffering life-threatening injuries in a skateboarding incident that occurred in the 5600 block of Forsythe Drive. ... Read More

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Monday, May 16th, 2022, 3:23pm

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- A Las Vegas mother is accused of attempting to kill her young child by drowning her in the bathtub in a "filthy" house, police said.

Desiree Mason, 31, faces charges of attempted murder with the use of a deadly weapon and child abuse, court records showed.

Police said they were called Friday to an apartment on Charleston Boulevard near Christy Lane in the east valley from a mother who said she had “almost abused her own child” and “could not take it anymore,” officers wrote in documents.

Officers responded to the apartment, believing Mason had attempted to drown the 15-month-old child, they said. Responding officers noted the child had a soiled diaper and the bathtub was running.

While speaking to police, Mason told officers she had held the child underwater for about 30 seconds. Police said the child “was at the verge of beginning to inhale water.”... Read More

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Monday, May 16th, 2022, 3:09pm

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- A roar of approval went up Friday night when residents in the Paradise Palms neighborhood heard the news: business is good at Las Vegas National Golf Course.

In a 20-plus-year drought, golf courses have had targets on their backs lately. But after seeing the list of casualties grow -- Badlands, Silverstone, Black Mountain, and Desert Pines next on the chopping block -- Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom wants residents to know he is committed to keeping the golf course in place.

Redevelop? "Over my dead body," Segerblom said Friday.

"I have a personal commitment to that course," he said. Segerblom said he was surprised that there was no covenant between the course and surrounding residents in Paradise Palms, the first master-planned community in Las Vegas... Read More

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Monday, May 16th, 2022, 2:53pm

RENO, Nev. (KLAS) -- A board has denied parole for the Reno man serving time for torturing, killing and dismembering seven dogs.

During his parole hearing last month, Jason Brown, 32, said what he did to animals was “cruel” and “disgusting” but he has served his time.

In 2015, a judge sentenced Brown to 28 years in prison, which would have meant he was not eligible for parole until 2025, but it was determined — under Nevada law — he was actually eligible for parole in 2019.

According to the Nevada Department of Corrections, Brown’s crime was mistakenly classified as violent which would be accurate if the victims were human. But because dogs are considered personal property, the crime was reclassified as non-violent. That classification makes him eligible for parole much sooner... Read More

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Monday, May 16th, 2022, 2:34pm

Las Vegas (KLAS)-- The Nevada Division of Forestry announced, that as of Monday, May 16, all Nevada state park and recreation areas in Southern Nevada will be under fire restrictions and will remain so until rescinded. This announcement comes as drought conditions continue to worsen in the valley.

The restrictions are consistent with those in place for the US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management., and include the following:... Read More

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