Man gets federal prison in ID theft case

A Northern California man was sentenced Thursday to serve 100 months in a federal prison for his part in the identity theft and credit card fraud ring known as “Carder.su.” Makyl Haggerty, also known as “Wave” and “G5,” must also pay $50.5 million in restitution, according to a release from the U.S. attorney’s office.

 
Oklahoma officer accused of serial sex assault

An Oklahoma City police officer arrested on charges of serial sexual assault preyed on women in the rundown neighborhoods he was assigned to patrol — picking some up off the street, pulling others over at traffic stops and in one case taking a woman to a nearby school, according to an affidavit released Friday.

A salute to football’s worst of the worst

With the start of college football right around the corner, we’d like to give a shoutout to the Bottom 10, those schools where optimism is about as appropriate as refusing to dump a bucket of ice water on your head.

Navy job reviews praise Adam Laxalt

Republican Adam Laxalt, who now is a Nevada attorney general candidate, got rave performance reviews when he was a judge advocate general in the Navy, according to military documents his campaign released Friday.

Federal report: UMC destroyed evidence

University Medical Center destroyed evidence and its executives made “numerous misrepresentations” about records pertaining to a federal class-action lawsuit against the Clark County public hospital, according to a report issued this week in U.S. District Court.

Gaudin Porsche announces arrival of 918 Spyder Supercar

It broke the standing record at Germany’s famous Nurburgring (“The Ring”) 14.2-mile race course with a trip of 6.57 seconds, breaking Ferrari Racer Niki Lauda’s 1975 record of 6.58 seconds.

 
Man in selfie taken with stolen phone comes forward

The couple whose selfie was snapped with a Southern California burglary victim’s phone has been identified, authorities said Thursday.

30 live chickens, pot, fireworks found at SUV crash

Police say altered fireworks, weapons, live chickens and marijuana were found inside an SUV that wrecked on Interstate 79 in West Virginia, and a Pennsylvania man has been arrested.

Man indicted in Strip shooting

A Las Vegas man was indicted Friday in connection with a shooting on the Las Vegas Strip earlier this year.

Serena Williams shatters window on ‘Letterman’

Serena Williams visited the Late Show with David Letterman on Thursday and played a little tennis with the host himself, and shattered a window outside of the studio.

Third person rescued at Red Rock Canyon

Hours after rescuing two people Friday morning at Red Rock National Conservation Area, Las Vegas Police Search and Rescue airlifted a third person in the area who fell while climbing, police said.

Home ‘flips’ down in Nevada, report shows

Investors are flipping fewer homes in Nevada, but quick sales for profit in the state remain well above national norms.

 
What happens next concerns Ferguson residents

A delicate and crucial question lingers in Ferguson, Mo: What happens if the grand jury now considering the case doesn’t return a charge against the officer?

Teacher suspended after students re-enact Ferguson shooting

An Alabama teacher was suspended without pay after being accused of having sixth-grade students re-enact the deadly police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, and the Trayvon Martin killing in Florida.

2 children hurt in 15-foot Ferris wheel fall

Authorities say two children are recovering from injuries after falling at least 15 feet from a Ferris wheel at a community fair in southeastern Michigan.

Arena Football League tests Vegas waters for third time

Las Vegas was officially awarded an Arena Football League franchise, the Outlaws, which is owned by Motley Crue singer Vince Neil. This is the third time the AFL has fielded a team in Las Vegas, though no announcement was made on where the club will play.

26 places for Asian food

Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai — there’s plenty of variety on Asian menus around the valley.

Reid apologizes for remarks about Asians

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., apologized Friday for making two Asian jokes while speaking before the Asian Chamber of Commerce in Las Vegas, saying his remarks were “in extremely poor taste.”

Man wanted in woman’s shooting death arrested

A man wanted in connection with a Saturday morning shooting that left a woman dead and another injured was arrested on Thursday, police booking logs show.

Ex-white supremacist: ‘I’m a better man’

John “Polar Bear” Butler told jurors on Friday that he decided to admit his involvement in two 1998 murders because, at age 43, he no longer wants the violent life of a gang member. “I’m a better man,” he said. “My wife helped changed me.”

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