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Vegas Mother Hunted Road Rage Driver Before Fatal Shooting

Aleksander Chan · 02/18/15 08:55AM

Las Vegas police have revealed a new layer in the death of Tammy Meyers, who died Saturday after being shot inside her car in front of her house following a driving lesson with her teenage daughter. Meyers' family initially told police that the driver of another vehicle followed them home after avoiding an accident, but police now say that isn't the whole story: At one point last Thursday night, Meyers and her armed son went looking for the driver and the car.

Mother Killed by Enraged Driver Who Followed Her Home

Aleksander Chan · 02/16/15 11:55AM

After giving her 15-year-old daughter a driving lesson in the parking lot of a Las Vegas middle school last Thursday night, Tammy Meyers nearly hit another car on their drive home. That car apparently followed them home, police say, where one passenger opened fire, hitting Meyers in the head. Meyers, 44, died at University Medical Center Saturday after her family took her off life support.

Girl With World-Famous Butt Meets Guy Who Threw Porn Star off His Roof

Jay Hathaway · 08/11/14 02:36PM

Jen Selter, the fitness model who became a star on Instagram because of all the work she's put into developing her personal brand—which, in this case, is a euphemism for "butt"— celebrated her 21st birthday in Vegas over the weekend. Also there was Dan Bilzerian, another Instagram star known mainly for his millions of dollars and the time he threw a porn star off the roof of his mansion and missed the pool.

Aleksander Chan · 07/15/14 09:47PM

Police responded to a shooting at Las Vegas' Fashion Show mall Tuesday evening, where one man was apparently shot in the neck after getting into an altercation with the gunmen near the mall's food court. Both fled the scene when police arrived.

Five People Dead in Las Vegas Shooting Spree

Aleksander Chan · 06/08/14 05:20PM

Gunmen reportedly shot and killed two police officers and a third person before taking their own lives inside a Las Vegas Walmart store Sunday morning. According to witnesses, the two shooters had apparently made a suicide pact and before killing the police officers, said the shootings were "the start of the revolution."

Las Vegas' Future Is Dry and Fucked

Hamilton Nolan · 04/21/14 11:36AM

Once upon a time, a lot of gangsters got together and built some casinos in the middle of a desert. For inexplicable reasons, these casinos were allowed to flourish into a major metropolitan area: Las Vegas. Now, that city is staring down a dry, waterless future.

Male Strippers Stop an Armed Robbery With Their Bare Hands and Chests

Gabrielle Bluestone · 03/19/14 11:02PM

An armed meth head was no match for Australia's premier male stripping troupe, the Thunder From Down Under, who recently took a gunman down thanks in part to the strength of their "dynamic dance routines, barely there costumes, state-of-the-art lighting and chiseled abs."

Lacey Donohue · 12/28/13 02:01PM

[Britney Spears, 32, began her two-year residency at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas Friday night. While some attendees loved the show featuring a "frequently airborne Spears," others complained Spears hadn't "donned the sexy school girl outfit or the skintight orange jumpsuit she wore in sexier days." Image via AP]

Lacey Donohue · 11/29/13 10:53AM

A Las Vegas man was shot Thursday evening while carrying a big-screen TV home from a Target store. According to the Associated Press, the victim will survive but it's "unclear what happened to the TV."

Lacey Donohue · 10/16/13 06:26PM

A judge has ordered the 9-year-old boy who sneaked aboard a Delta flight to Las Vegas two weeks ago to live away from his parents while they all undergo therapy. The boy’s parents will be allowed visitation and phone contact with the boy while he stays in a county facility.