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Coroner IDs attacker killed by Henderson police

The man who was killed by Henderson police on Tuesday was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office on Monday as Jesse Vigil, 51.

Police: Burglars-turned-killers terrorized neighborhood

Police say they were professional burglars who quickly became cold-blooded killers. Cody David Winters, 27, also known as “Havoc,” and Natasha Galenn Jackson, 35, terrorized a southeast Las Vegas neighborhood Tuesday, police said, choosing their victims at random in a frantic attempt to escape capture.

Nevada: ‘Hogtying’ at youth facility necessary

Nevada officials on Wednesday said reports of institutional abuse at the Nevada Youth Training Center in Elko were investigated after they were first reported in December, but it was determined that each use of “mechanical restraints” was necessary for the situation.

Ax murderer gets life in prison

A Las Vegas man who admitted to killing a 4-month-old boy with an ax and wounding the child’s mother was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Bail not required in school district theft case

Longtime public schools official Priscilla Rocha will remain released on her own recognizance until her April 2015 trial on 50 felony counts related to $289,000 in alleged thefts from the Clark County School District, decided a district court judge Wednesday.

8 indicted in World Cup betting scheme

Eight defendants arrested in a World Cup betting scheme have been indicted by a Las Vegas federal grand jury.