Las Vegas investor and purported billionaire Jay Bloom is accused of taking money from investors to fund a cryptocurrency mining scheme in Arizona that he knew was not viable, according to a recent lawsuit.
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A woman was being held hostage at knife-point by a man when two Metropolitan Police Department officers fired their weapons late Saturday night.
A bill co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Susie Lee would put the weight of the federal government behind efforts to prosecute criminals taking part in organized retail theft.
Two-year-old Jacoby Robinson Jr. was last seen about 7:45 p.m. Thursday near Lewis Avenue and South 15th Street.
Prosecutors have dropped a slew of felony charges against a former member of a notorious Las Vegas gang, closing a case that has stretched on for more than three years.
James Leavitt, 61, has alleged NSHE officials did not hire him for position he was qualified for.
The juvenile who was arrested Friday was not a student at the school, according to the principal.
The Lawfare Project said in a news release that the teen — who is Jewish — was wearing a yarmulke at the time of the alleged attack at Clark High School.
A high school student was arrested Monday in connection with the incident, according to a statement sent to parents.
Former Sierra Vista High School football coach Roy Goodell, 48, was arrested last week after an investigation that had been ongoing since March.
A 16-year-old accused of beating and sexually assaulting his teacher in April pleaded not guilty to 10 felony charges on Wednesday.
Aaron Morbioli, 37, is being held without bail after he was booked Monday on stalking using an electronic device, according to jail records.
A former middle school campus security monitor repeatedly sent Las Vegas Valley youths flirtatious texts and email messages, police said in an arrest report for the man.
The Clark County School District Police Department has four furry new officers with a talent for sniffing out guns.
Clark County School District police have been working to get social media sites to remove videos showing two Sunrise Mountain High School students having sex in a boys’ bathroom last week.
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A woman was being held hostage at knife-point by a man when two Metropolitan Police Department officers fired their weapons late Saturday night.
Former Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, who is accused of killing Review-Journal reporter Jeff German, appeared in court again.
A 15-year-old was fatally shot in the northeast valley during what Las Vegas police described as a “drug transaction.”
The discovery was made about 9:40 p.m. in a neighborhood near Wetlands Park, police said.