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.
Las Vegas native Anthony DiMaria’s uncle Jay Sebring was killed Aug. 9, 1969, along with four others by Charles Manson cult followers.
Both officers were placed on paid administrative leave following the shooting which occurred in the 4000 block of West Flamingo Road Thursday night.
The shooting occurred near West Flamingo Road and South Valley View Boulevard.
A Las Vegas man is now facing a slew of federal hate crimes charges after authorities said he drove to a Taiwanese church in California and shot six people there, killing one, last year.
Las Vegas police say two children were shot and that one kid’s injuries were life-threatening.
A man in his 30s was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon near Harry Reid International Airport.
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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.