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Police in North Las Vegas shot and killed a man in a Michael Myers mask over the weekend after he allegedly continued to pull a gun on innocents in a convenience store. Michael Myers is a fictional killer in David Gordon Green’s trilogy of Halloween films. Local 12 reports that the masked man, Christopher Earl Smith, allegedly pointed a gun at customers in a convenience store and then walked toward five innocents in a park. The New York Post notes that police intervened as Smith approached the individuals in the park. Officer Anthony Malear ordered Smith to put his hands...

On April 6th, North Las Vegas mayor John Lee announced that he is no longer associated with the Democratic Party and has, instead, switched his affiliation to the Republicans. This move is a direct result of the push for socialism from the Democrats. The mayor explained on "Fox and Friends," “In the Democratic Party of Nevada, they had an election recently for leadership, and four of the five people were card-carrying members of the socialistic party. It’s not the party that I grew up with 25 years ago in this environment, and it’s not the party that I can stand...

Kisstal Killough, 33, was allegedly carrying the hand tool and screaming threats as she climbed a chain link fence around noon on Tuesday to enter the Tom Williams Elementary School playground in North Las Vegas, Fox 5 Las Vegas reported.

A private investigator working on what’s become a botched murder case sought evidence North Las Vegas police didn’t: video from the suspect’s alibi. That suspect was Patrick Wayne Harper, the 16-year-old cleared in the killing of Andrea Lafon. Police said she died during a marijuana deal gone bad. Investigator Toby Tobiasson, working for lawyer Kristina Wildeveld, got a court order for surveillance video from the convenience store Harper said he was at when Lafon was shot about 7:15 p.m. Sept. 5. The video shows Harper leaving the AMPM at 5th Street and Washburn Road — more than two miles from...

A North Las Vegas high school junior will be prosecuted as an adult in the shooting death of a woman in what police say was a dispute over $5 in a marijuana buy. […] The teen is accused of shooting 20-year-old Andrea Lafon in the head as she sat in a car in a North Las Vegas neighborhood. Lafon died the next day. A witness told police that Lafon refused to let the teen pay $35 for $40 worth of marijuana. …

LAS VEGAS—Former Nevada Assemblyman Steven Brooks has been arrested in California on charges including resisting arrest and throwing objects, just hours after he became the first lawmaker ever expelled from the Nevada Legislature. Jail records show Barstow police arrested Brooks, 41, at about 7 p.m. Thursday on Interstate 15 at Stoddard Wells. "We had started to discuss possible next steps," Mitchell Posin, Brooks' attorney, told The Associated Press Friday. "Next thing I know, I heard about this." Posin said he had no details about the arrest, or about why Brooks was on the interstate in Barstow. Records show the North...

The city council of North Las Vegas, the 4th largest city in Nevada (population 216,961) voted unanimously to suspend collective bargaining agreements made with public unions. In spite of having the highest property tax rates in the county, the city's budget is in a mess, wrecked by the busting of the housing bubble. According to Wikipedia the city's budget deficit was $8.6 million. A budget balanced through personnel layoffs was passed last May, but judges reversed some of those pink slips, creating a financial emergency that could require the state to take over North Las Vegas' finances. In response, the...

Veterans In Politics Talk Show Introduces Anita Wood and “Captain” Jack O’Rourke LIVE on www.AllTalkRadio.net April 18: Anita Wood Candidate for North Las Vegas City Council Ward 3: "Captain" Jack O’Rourke Commandant of the Marine Corps League Las Vegas Greater Detachment 186 and former US Marine and Vietnam Veteran: "Veterans In Politics" is a weekly radio show produced by the Veterans In Politics International and hosted by Steve Sanson and Co-Hosted by J. "Sage" Bocook. The "Veterans In Politics" show is live every Saturday 2:05 PM Pacific Time you can call in and speak to the guest or/and hosts at...

Veterans In Politics ALERT and CALL TO ACTION (please) A Message from J. “Sage” Bocook Auxiliary Director for Veterans In Politics International (VIPI) STRIKE ONE: As you know North Las Vegas Mayoral Candidate William Robinson was scheduled to be on Veterans In Politics Talk Show and didn’t bother to show up or to call with an excuse for not showing up at the studio as scheduled. Robinson was scheduled by VIP President/Director Steve Sanson who not only scheduled around Robinson’s campaign schedule, but also provided a courtesy reminder call several days in advance of the show. Again I repeat that...

Veterans In Politics Talk Show Introduces Les LaMotte, Judge Hoeffgen, Chris Cannon LIVE on www.AllTalkRadio.net April 4: Les LaMotte Executive Producer Back Stage Digital Media: Christopher Cannon North Las Vegas Police Officer and candidate for North Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge: Sean Hoeffgen North Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge Department 2 and candidate for North Las Vegas Municipal Court Judge: "Veterans In Politics" is a weekly radio show produced by the Veterans In Politics International and hosted by Steve Sanson and Co-Hosted by J. "Sage" Bocook. The "Veterans In Politics" show is live every Saturday 2:05 PM Pacific Time you...

Veterans in Politics Talk Show LIVE on www.AllTalkRadio.net "Veterans In Politics" is a weekly radio show produced by the Veterans In Politics International and hosted by Steve Sanson. The "Veterans In Politics" show is live every Saturday 2:05 PM Pacific Time you can call in and speak to the guest or/and host at (702) 942-7371. August 23:: Jonathan E. MacArthur candidate for Justice of the Peace, North Las Vegas TWNSH Department 3:: With my Co-Host: Jen Castano:: Mr. MacArthur’s opponent decided not to debate him after agreeing to it before the primary election.