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Police: Woman charged in widening murder plot

Add another name to the long list of people accused of trying to kill Robert Bessey. Courtney Smith, 20, was arrested by Las Vegas police Thursday on charges that she attempted to poison Bessey in June.

Bill would shut down Las Vegas constable’s office sooner

Clark County commissioners have decided to abolish Constable John Bonaventura’s office when his term ends in 2015, but he could get booted 18 months sooner if a state senator has his way.

Woman arrested in case of burning man’s body

A 31-year-old woman accused in the January slaying of a Las Vegas man, whose burning body was dumped in northwest Arizona, was booked into the Clark County Detention Center last week, jail records show.

Court says poker ace’s wife received fair deal in divorce

A ruling in the divorce case of poker star Phil Ivey will stand despite allegations by his ex-wife that the cards were stacked against her in the Nevada judicial system.

Mother locked up daughter while going to work, church

A 36-year-old woman went to work and church after repeatedly locking her 4-year-old daughter in an apartment bedroom without food or water, according to a North Las Vegas police report obtained Monday.

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Ex-CEO of cancer institute faces child sex allegations

The former CEO of the short-lived Nevada Cancer Institute is scheduled to appear in federal court in Las Vegas on Monday on allegations that he planned to have sex with a 13-year-old girl inside at a Henderson hotel-casino in January.

Police: Mother deprived daughter, 4, of food, water

A 36-year-old woman arrested Tuesday night is accused of repeatedly locking her 4-year-old daughter in a bedroom and depriving her of food, water and a bathroom, North Las Vegas police said Wednesday.

Teen dies in hit-and-run accident early Sunday morning

A 17-year-old female pedestrian died after being struck in a hit-and-run accident in the east valley early Sunday morning, according to Las Vegas police.

Lenders pay Henderson for legal fees in city’s lawsuit against developer

The lenders who assumed the inside track to buy 480 acres of federal land once targeted for an arena in Henderson cleared their first hurdle Friday when they paid the city $250,000 for the legal fees associated with its land fraud lawsuit against developer Chris Milam.

Officer didn’t see damage to car before it caught fire

A Henderson officer suspended after he drove a damaged SWAT vehicle until it burst into flames told investigators he had struck a median on his drive home.