Lawyers ask leniency for elderly, homeless Reno bank robber

Public defenders are pleading for leniency for a 78-year-old, lifelong criminal who admitted robbing a Reno bank with a steak knife so he could return to prison instead of spending his last years homeless, cold and sick.

Coroner releases ID of man shot to death in North Las Vegas

The Clark County coroner’s office on Tuesday released the identity of the man who died in a shooting in the Aliante master-planned community in North Las Vegas.

Calif. man arrested in Las Vegas pleads guilty in son’s death

A California man pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing his 5-year-old son after a family trip to Disneyland, setting off a search for the boy that lasted more than two months before his body was found near a lake.

Raiders TE Lee Smith helps team with restructured deal

Raiders rookie cornerback Gareon Conley addressed the public Tuesday for the first time since a grand jury declined to indict him for rape following a months-long investigation.

 
Ohio man, woman hide former girlfriend’s corpse in freezer

An Ohio man is accused of stashing the remains of what police believe is his missing former girlfriend in a freezer that he bought with his new, live-in girlfriend, according to a criminal complaint filed in court Tuesday.

Official Star Trek Convention returns to the Rio

Sure, the Official Star Trek Convention offers fans of “Star Trek” in all its iterations panel discussions and presentations and autograph signings and meet-and-greets with the people who’ve spent the past half-century bringing the future’s favorite starship crews to life.

 
Ex-Ohio cop seeks reinstatement after killing black motorist

The union representing a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black motorist during a traffic stop is seeking his reinstatement with University of Cincinnati police.

Analysts doubt North Korea missile re-entry capability

North Korea after decades of effort has a missile potentially capable of reaching the continental United States, but analysts say Pyongyang has yet to show the ICBM can inflict serious damage once it gets there.

Arizona sheriff’s defiance made him popular, led to downfall

The political defiance that made Joe Arpaio popular and seemingly untouchable as metro Phoenix’s sheriff of 24 years ultimately led to his downfall as he was convicted of a crime for ignoring a U.S. court order to stop traffic patrols that targeted immigrants.

IGT reports 2nd-quarter loss on reduced revenue

London-based IGT reported a second-quarter loss and a decline in revenue, but still beat Wall Street estimates, company officials said Tuesday.

Suspects in series of armed robberies across valley in custody

Police said the robberies at three convenience stores and a taco shop — all within about an hour — appear related, Metropolitan Police Department said. In each robbery, at least two people walked in and either demanded money or took from the register.

Police remove 2 Venezuelan opposition leaders from homes

Two of Venezuela’s leading opposition figures were taken from their homes in the middle of the night by state security agents on Tuesday, in President Nicolas Maduro’s first moves against his enemies since a widely denounced vote giving his government nearly unlimited powers.

Police ask for help finding armed robbery suspects

Two men walked into a business about 2:30 a.m. Sunday on the 400 block of South Valley View Boulevard, near Alta Drive, and demanded money, Metropolitan Police Department said in a release. They took the money and left toward Alta.

Nuclear weapons contractors repeatedly violate shipping rules for dangerous materials

Plutonium capable of being used in a nuclear weapon, conventional explosives, and highly toxic chemicals have been improperly packaged or shipped by nuclear weapons contractors at least 25 times in the past five years, according to government documents.

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