Four businesses were heavily damaged in a Wednesday evening fire in a strip mall at 745 W. Sunset Road, near Gibson Road, in Henderson.
A former member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is calling for an investigation of Chairman Gregory Jaczko’s handling of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project. Kenneth Rogers alleges that Jaczko acted apart from the other four commissioners in directing agency scientists to halt a review of the nuclear waste plan.
A Clark County deputy public defender has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation into whether she had inappropriate contact with a detention center inmate.
The Clark County School District’s next superintendent would make $20,000 more a year than superintendents in New York and Los Angeles if the School Board approves a $270,000 salary offer for Colorado Education Commissioner Dwight Jones.
Two more people have been indicted by a grand jury in connection with an August drug-related robbery that left a woman dead and her 12-year-old daughter wounded. David James Burns, accused of being the shooter, and Stephanie Cousins, who reportedly set up the drug deal, were indicted on multiple felony counts, including murder with use of a deadly weapon and robbery with use of deadly weapon.
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Billy Eckstine McCurdy, pastor of a Las Vegas church, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to 11 counts of sexual abuse. McCurdy, 58, was arrested by North Las Vegas police following an eight-month investigation into allegations that he sexually assaulted teen boys at his home.
A Wynn employee’s lawsuit, accusing the resort of creating an unsafe work environment due to second-hand smoke, can go forward and seek class-action status, an attorney for the Wynn dealer announced Wednesday.
Former hard-money lender Connie Farris tricked investors into giving her money for five nonexistent loans, a prosecutor told a jury in opening statements Wednesday as Farris’ trial got under way.
Jamar Holman, an 18-year-old student at Mojave High School, was arrested today for possession of a loaded gun on school grounds.
FBI agents today raided three Las Vegas companies suspected of being involved in telemarketing scams that promise to help struggling businesses obtain federal funding, including stimulus grants. Agents began executing search warrants in the morning at Silver State Holding Co., SBA Consulting Services, and Foundation Research Inc. and remained at the companies most of the day.