Browse past news stories for Chaparral High School in Las Vegas, NV.

• Las Vegas: Officer's fatal shooting of teen ruled justified (Reno Gazette-Journal)
  posted on November 8, 2009 at 04:55:35 am
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A coroner's jury has decided that a Las Vegas police officer's fatal Sept. 29 shooting of a teenage boy in the head was justified.
• 'CSI' guru recalls doing homework (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
  posted on October 12, 2009 at 09:15:14 am
  A nthony Zuiker , the Chaparral High School graduate who created the "CSI" franchise, has long been a prolific writer.
• High school remembers teen killed by police (KTNV Las Vegas)
  posted on October 3, 2009 at 06:52:00 am
  A Chaparral High School student shot to death earlier this week in a stand-off with police, was remembered today by teachers and classmates.
• Teen accused in deaths: 'I let myself be used' (Las Vegas Sun)
  posted on October 2, 2009 at 06:46:44 pm
  The 18-year-old accused of slaying a Las Vegas couple on Wednesday says his best friend -- and the son of the victims -- pointed a gun at him before the fatal shootings. Victor Antonio Veliz is accused of shooting Thomas and Carla Chester and stabbing the mother in her neck with a kitchen knife, according to police reports. In an jail interview today, Veliz said he felt used and no longer ...
• Mom says teen was calm by the time police arrived (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 09:59:04 pm
  Evie Oquendo, mother of Tanner Chamberlain, the 15-year-old who was shot and killed by Las Vegas police after allegedly holding a knife to her throat, is seen Wednesday, the day after the shooting. Oquendo is pointing to the spot where she says her son was shot in the head.
• Mother Accuses Metro of Murdering her Son (KLAS Las Vegas)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 09:29:43 pm
  Fifteen-year-old Tanner Chamberlain was holding his mother at knifepoint when a Metro Police Officer fired a single shot, killing him. Tanner's mother is calling her son's death "murder."
• Mother: Police Murdered My Son (FOX 5 Las Vegas)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 08:19:41 pm
  Police say they were trying to protect her, but the mother of a Las Vegas teen says her son was murdered by a Metro officer.
• Mother: Metro Officer Murdered My Son (FOX 5 Las Vegas)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 08:19:41 pm
  Police say they were trying to protect her, but the mother of a Las Vegas teen says her son was murdered by a Metro officer.
• Teen Shot By Police Identified (FOX 5 Las Vegas)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 06:34:38 pm
  The family of a 15-year-old shot by Las Vegas Metro police said he was killed as his mother begged officers not to open fire.
• Police: Teen killed by officer threatened woman (Channel 8 San Diego)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 05:01:30 pm
  Associated Press - September 30, 2009 12:54 PM ET LAS VEGAS (AP) - Police say a teenager shot and killed by a patrol officer outside a Las Vegas apartment was wielding a knife and had his arm...
• Police: Teen killed by officer threatened woman (San Diego Union-Tribune)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 04:55:38 pm
  Police say a teenager shot and killed by a patrol officer outside a Las Vegas apartment was wielding a knife and had his arm around a woman's throat.
• Friend: Police Shot Teen Threatening Mother (FOX 5 Las Vegas)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 03:19:37 pm
  Chaparral High School students returned to class Wednesday in shock after hearing a classmate had been shot to death by police.
• Metro Officer Kills Teen Holding Woman (FOX 5 Las Vegas)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 01:19:44 am
  Metro police say an officer shot a teenaged boy who was holding a knife to a woman.
• Police Officer Shoots Teen in Northeast Las Vegas (KLAS Las Vegas)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 01:00:06 am
  The student killed by a Metro Police officer has been identified as 16-year-old Tanner Chamberlain. The victim went to Chaparral High School.
• Reid Wants Billions To Boost Graduation Rates (FOX 5 Las Vegas)
  posted on September 16, 2009 at 10:34:41 pm
  Nevada Sen. Harry Reid is calling for more than $2 billion to improve graduation rates, but can the problem be solved simply by throwing money at it?
• The complete '50 to watch' (Douglas County News-Press)
  posted on September 2, 2009 at 03:05:02 pm
  It’s not hard to see where the high talent is going to come from for the coming high school sports seasons.
• The complete ‘50 to watch’ series (Parker Chronicle)
  posted on August 31, 2009 at 08:42:42 am
  It’s not hard to see where the high talent is going to come from for the coming high school sports seasons.
• The complete ‘50 to watch’ series (Highlands Ranch Herald)
  posted on August 27, 2009 at 06:07:49 am
  It’s not hard to see where the high talent is going to come from for the coming high school sports seasons.
• 50 student athletes to watch: Part 2 (Parker Chronicle)
  posted on July 28, 2009 at 08:43:24 pm
  It’s not hard to see where the high talent is going to come from for the coming high school sports seasons.
• 50 student athletes to watch: Part 2 (Douglas County News-Press)
  posted on July 26, 2009 at 05:53:37 am
  It’s not hard to see where the high talent is going to come from for the coming high school sports seasons.
• Stimulus pays for summer jobs (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
  posted on July 25, 2009 at 09:21:50 am
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• Teen indicted in Vegas birthday party shooting (KVBC Las Vegas)
  posted on July 23, 2009 at 02:06:54 pm
  A Clark County grand jury has indicted a teenager on a charge of murder with a deadly weapon in the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy at a birthday party.
• Teenager indicted on murder charge in shooting death in LV (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
  posted on July 23, 2009 at 09:22:17 am
  A teenager accused of shooting and killing a 14-year-old Chaparral High School student was indicted this week on murder with a deadly weapon and other charges.
• Teen indicted in Vegas birthday party shooting (San Francisco Chronicle)
  posted on July 22, 2009 at 11:53:18 pm
  A Clark County grand jury has indicted a teenager on a charge of murder with a deadly weapon in the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy at a birthday party. Jared Flemming, a student at Chaparral High School, was shot and killed at his birthday party in May.... Sponsored Topics: Indictment - Murder - Grand jury - Chaparral High School - United States
• Teen Indicted In Birthday Party Killing (FOX 5 Las Vegas)
  posted on July 22, 2009 at 08:41:51 pm
  A Clark County grand jury has indicted a 17-year-old in the shooting death of another teen at his own birthday party.
• 50 student athletes to watch, Part 2 (Highlands Ranch Herald)
  posted on July 20, 2009 at 06:08:21 am
  It’s not hard to see where the high talent is going to come from for the coming high school sports seasons.
• MURRIETA: Fiance mourns death of local soldier (The Californian)
  posted on July 10, 2009 at 04:47:41 am
  MURRIETA ---- He proposed to his high school sweetheart June 3 while home on leave from duty in Afghanistan.
• Graduate overcomes autism (The Temecula Valley News)
  posted on June 20, 2009 at 12:28:49 am
  In many ways, recent Chaparral High School graduate Josh Desens is an average 18-year-old. He attended his senior prom with friends, enjoys math classes and is looking forward to studying computer science at Mt. San Jacinto Community College. Yet since his diagnosis with autism at age 3, his parents have wondered and worried about how far Josh could make it in the educational system. His success ...
• Now those are fightin' words (Las Vegas Sun)
  posted on June 12, 2009 at 05:23:30 am
  Any mixed martial arts fighter knows of that certain moment in combat where dedication, training and even talent won’t help them. In the toughest moments that decide great fighters, there has to be something that keeps them going – something to dig down into. Las Vegas native Danny Davis Jr. has plenty stored away for such occasions.
• Team Loaf 'N Jug ready for another season (The Pueblo Chieftain)
  posted on May 28, 2009 at 06:53:10 am
  The makeup of the Loaf ' Jug Connie Mack team will have a different look this summer.