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.
Authorities suspect possible foul play in the death of actor and comedian Donny Davis, who died Tuesday in a Las Vegas hotel room.
According to a police report, rapper Fetty Wap was arrested on the Strip in early September after punching a security guard three times in The Mirage valet area.
A man reportedly obsessed with pop superstar Miley Cyrus was removed from T-Mobile Arena during Cyrus’ set Saturday night during the iHeartRadio Music Festival.
Illusionist David Copperfield returned to a Las Vegas witness stand Tuesday, testifying about a performance in which an audience member was injured.
Filmmaker Charlie Minn is bringing his latest documentary, “A Nightmare in Las Vegas,” to the Jewel Box Theater inside the Clark County Library for a series of screenings beginning Wednesday.
Smith, 42, patted her hand on the letters: “Neysa T.” On either side of her, a brick wall running along Westcliff Drive was adorned with 57 more colorful hearts containing the names of the other men and women killed in Oct. 1 shooting at the Route 91 Harvest festival in Las Vegas.
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has filed a copyright infringement suit against Adrenaline Sports Bar & Grill, accusing the venue of not paying the proper licensing fees for the public performance of copyrighted music.
Marco Landin was dressed as a dragonfly, on stilts and in the middle of his choreography before he was attacked on the first night of the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas.
A television show about the Clark County District Attorney’s Office has been picked up by a cable network, and is expected to start filming this fall at the Regional Justice Center.
LaVerne Toney, who worked for King for more than 40 years, denies that she prevented Karen Williams and Patty King from visiting their father, as they have alleged in a lawsuit seeking to bar her from administrating King’s estate.
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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.
