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.
Chrystopher Chin, 37, and Bryce Gray, 34, died after a shooting Wednesday near Chicago Avenue and Industrial Road.
Demetrius Sims Jr., 32, died after being stabbed in the 1400 block of Main Street on Dec. 18.
A man killed during an altercation in downtown Las Vegas has been identified.
Keith Holland, 37, was arrested in connection with a homicide Monday on the 1400 block of Main Street.
The shooting occurred around 9:40 p.m. near Charleston Boulevard and Mojave Road.
Francisco Jimenez, 27, allegedly ran a red light at Bruce and Fremont streets last week.
The shooting occurred around 5:40 p.m. in the 1000 block of South Third Street, near East Charleston Boulevard.
A small group gathered and marched in downtown Las Vegas Saturday night to make their voices heard in the wake of Tyre Nichols’ death.
He was found fatally shot inside a vehicle around 5:35 a.m. in the 200 block of South 9th Street.
A candlelight vigil was held Friday for Jonet Dominguez, 43, who was fatally shot Tuesday morning.
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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.