Military plane from Las Vegas area base crashes after takeoff, pilot killed
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Posted at 6:17 PM, May 24, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-24 22:24:44-04
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) â Nellis Air Force Base officials confirm that a contractor-operated aircraft from the base has crashed near Cheyenne Avenue and Nellis Boulevard in Las Vegas, killing the pilot.
The aircraft, which National Transportation Safety Board officials have identified as a Dassault Aviation Mirage F-1, took off from the base around 2:30 p.m. today and crashed shortly after.
According to authorities, the aircraft was owned, operated, and piloted by Draken US, a Florida-based company contracted to provide adversary air support to Nellis Air Force Base.
Man found dead near Lake Mead Parkway and 215 in Henderson
Henderson Police and Fire say they responded to the area of Lake Mead Parkway and 215 beltway on-ramp at about 3:30 p.m. today in regards to a person laying in the travel lanes.
and last updated 2021-04-26 21:52:24-04
HENDERSON (KTNV) â Henderson Police and Fire say they responded to the area of Lake Mead Parkway and 215 beltway on-ramp at about 3:30 p.m. today in regards to a person laying in the travel lanes.
When fire crews arrived they say they pronounced a male deceased at the scene.
Preliminarily authorities say the death does not appear to be a suspicious death.
Pedestrian-involved crash closes lanes near Flamingo, Maryland Parkway
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and last updated 2021-04-23 09:35:37-04
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) â Police responded to the scene of a crash near Flamingo and Maryland Parkway shortly after 3 a.m. Friday.
Police say that a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in the area. The pedestrian was not using a crosswalk at the time. The pedestrian was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police would not give 13 Action News any information about the driver besides saying it was not a hit-and-run.
Lanes were closed several hours while police investigated. They reopened around 6:15 a.m.
Bikers want answers after arrests, citations issued in Las Vegas confrontation
Some bikers are asking for an explanation after a large bike ride around downtown Las Vegas ended with some of them, including minors, in handcuffs. Joe Bartels reports.
and last updated 2021-04-16 02:36:34-04
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) â Some bikers are asking for an explanation after a large bike ride around downtown Las Vegas ended with some of them, including minors, in handcuffs and a clash with police officers.
The movement, they call the BikeLife, has been steadily growing through social media, especially Instagram, amid the pandemic. We ve been doing this for two years and since COVID hit, that s when a lot of people were buying bikes and coming outside, explained Roman Chop Delrosario who operates the Instagram account for Team Seven.