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Climate
Rescuers carry a boat into the subway in Zhengzhou, China, in July after flash floods trapped passengers underground.

NYC's Subway Flooding Isn't A Fluke. It's The Reality For Cities In A Warming World

Sep 02, 2021
Underground trains are incredibly susceptible to flooding from climate-driven extreme rain and sea level rise. Cities around the world are racing to adapt their transit systems.
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Were Low Room Rates To Blame For A Wild Labor Day Weekend?

Sep 15, 2020

Judging from social media last week, Las Vegas was one of the most dangerous places to be. 

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Metro, SafeNest Expand Collaboration To Reduce Domestic Violence Homicides

Mar 23, 2020

A project that pairs police in Las Vegas with domestic violence support is expanding.  

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John L Smith: Details Of Rapper 'Mally Mall' Prostitution Case

Oct 29, 2019

Jamal Rashid is a rapper and a producer, and now he’s also a convicted pimp. 

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The Salt
People slurp soup and pluck noodles at a soba and udon restaurant in Tokyo in February 2016.

Tokyo's Metro Is Betting Free Soba Noodles Can Help Ease Congestion

Jan 22, 2019
Passengers who get on the train before the morning rush hour will also qualify for free tempura. The offer is an attempt to reduce overcrowding on the city's most jam-packed route.
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Metro Announces Gang Member Arrests

Dec 05, 2018

More than two dozen violent gang members are now behind bars following an investigation that started in March and involved numerous law enforcement agencies.

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Homicides In Las Vegas Are Down, But Is Petty Crime On The Rise?

Dec 05, 2018

 

In 2017, Metro police investigated 171 murders, not including the 58 killed in the October 1 shooting on the Strip.

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National
A passenger at Union Station in Los Angeles is scanned with Thruvision technology, designed to reveal suspicious objects on people, during a Transportation Security Administration demonstration on Tuesday.

Los Angeles Is Deploying Body Scanners To Screen Metro Riders

Aug 15, 2018
LA's public transit system says it is the first in the U.S. to buy passive millimeter wave scanners for Metro stations. The Transportation Security Administration has been doing tests for a year.
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Las Vegas Police Located Missing Police Captain

Dec 22, 2017

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police say they have located a captain who was previously reported missing.

Capt. James LaRochelle was reported missing Thursday.

Las Vegas police later sent a statement asking for the public's help in locating LaRochelle.

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Driver In Fatal Pedestrian Crash Had History Of Seizures

Dec 18, 2017

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A lawyer says a 31-year-old Las Vegas man jailed on felony driving under the influence charges had an epileptic seizure before his SUV struck and killed three pedestrians and crashed into several vehicles last week.

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Despite Flashy Image, Does Las Vegas Have A Drinking Problem?

Dec 04, 2017

During the Rat Pack era, a drink in hand was as much part of Dean and Frank’s uniform as was the tuxedo. 

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Despite Policy Changes, Domestic Violence Rages In Nevada

Aug 03, 2017

Domestic violence has been a problem that has long plagued Nevada. 

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Shootout Injures One Officer, Grazes Another

Aug 02, 2017

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police now say a second Las Vegas patrol officer was struck by a bullet but wasn't hurt in a shootout that wounded one officer and left a man in a pickup truck dead during a cellphone theft investigation.

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Downtown Las Vegas Crime Is Decreasing, Authorities Say

May 12, 2017

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say crime in downtown Las Vegas has been decreasing.

Metro Police released a report showing crime trends across the area.

The report states crime has increased everywhere in the Las Vegas valley since last year except for downtown.

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Sex Trafficking Cases Difficult To Prosecute, Study Finds

Feb 14, 2017

After reviewing 159 sex trafficking cases that were investigated by Las Vegas police in 2014, researchers found that nearly three quarters of them did not result in prosecution.

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Yeager Wants Blood Tests For Impaired Drivers

Feb 13, 2017

A Nevada lawmaker wants blood test to become the standard way to test for stoned drivers in Nevada.

Assemblyman Steve Yeager, D-Las Vegas, sponsored a bill last week that would eliminate urine tests as a way to test drivers suspected of driving under the influence of marijuana.

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Bomb Threat Diverts Traffic At Nellis Air Force Base

Jan 20, 2017

Officials at Nellis Air Force Base and the Metropolitan Police Department responded to a threat at the base Friday morning.

The announcement came around 6 a.m., when the main gate to the base was closed due to an incident involving a bomb threat.

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Vegas Police Homicide Log Up In 2016

Jan 06, 2017

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police say the 166 homicide cases they handled in 2016 far outpaced 2015, and came in just under a 25-year high set 20 years ago.

The previous high was 167 in 1996, and the department handled 139 homicides in 2015.

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Report Finds Metro Uses Faulty Field Drug Tests To Convict

Oct 31, 2016

As party central USA, Clark County attracts more than its share of people doing illegal drugs.

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Training Immerses Metro In Community And Cultural Centers

Oct 11, 2016

As the country broils with controversy over police shootings, the scene in Las Vegas is arguably serene.

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The Two-Way
The Metrorail system in the nation's capital will reopen after being shut down for a full day for an emergency safety investigation.

D.C. Metrorail To Reopen Thursday At 5 A.M. After Emergency Closure

Mar 16, 2016
Metro's trains were shut down after a fire near one of the system's tunnels on Monday. General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said deteriorating cables were found and will be fixed.
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The D.C. Metro rail system has had safety problems in the past, including an incident on Jan. 12, 2015, when a car filled with smoke, leaving one person dead.

D.C. Metro To Shut Down All Day Wednesday For 'Emergency Investigation'

Mar 15, 2016
Starting at midnight Tuesday, the D.C. Metro rail system will shut down for 29 hours while authorities investigate potential dangers related to a cable fire on Monday.
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LV Police To Get New 911 Call Center

Feb 17, 2016

Las Vegas police will soon have an additional call center, temporary call center and back-up telephone line.

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Police Unions Take Metro To Court

Oct 09, 2015

Three police unions in Las Vegas are taking Metro to court.

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Parallels
The newly opened Kaluzhskaya station in Moscow, shown here in December 1949.

Glory Of Moscow's 80-Year-Old Subway Tainted By Stalin Connections

Jun 02, 2015
The system was considered a triumph by the Soviets, but was built by the same ruthless means that helped cause a famine, which killed millions in the 1930s.
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