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.
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the man who died Monday after a quadruple shooting in central Las Vegas the day prior.
Sergio Valdez faces one count of open murder, according to jail records.
Damian Vontress, 44, died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Clark County coroner’s office. His death was ruled a homicide.
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified a man shot and killed Thursday morning in a west Las Vegas neighborhood.
The fatal shooting occurred just after 7 p.m. Sunday at a home on the 4500 block of Townwall Street, near Craig Road and Nellis Boulevard, police said.
One of four people shot in central Las Vegas early Sunday has died as police continue to search for the gunman.
Tupac Shakur’s swinging hard in the final footage captured of him alive. It’s Sept. 7, 1996. Security cameras see Shakur departing the MGM Grand in an adrenalized, get-the-hell-out-my-way strut. And that’s the last we ever see of him alive.
Prosecutors said Friday that they plan to seek capital punishment for a man charged in a three-day string of crimes that left three people dead.
Police said a man was fatally shot on Thursday in a west Las Vegas neighborhood, near Desert Inn Road and Durango Drive, and another person was injured.
A recent planning survey for a permanent memorial honoring the victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting elicited hundreds of emotional responses.
Sean Bloom has a sharp eye for success, always considering risk versus reward. Last year, the 21-year-old made headlines alongside his billionaire father, Jay Bloom, after narrowly escaping a deadly trip aboard OceanGate’s Titan Sub. They might both be dead if Jay hadn’t heeded Sean’s warning. “I’m always assessing whether potential deals or situations are […]
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.