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16 digital scams and the classic cons that inspired them

Fraud was rampant even before the internet. By knowing how scammers use modern technology to swipe money from victims — and the low-tech origins of those scams — you can keep your money safe.

Man who fled Las Vegas shooting is killed by hit-and-run driver

Roy McClellan, who had worked odd jobs, had good days and he had bad days before the festival, his wife said. But the shooting’s aftermath was a blow, worsening his existing troubles. Then, on Nov. 17, she learned he’d been killed. A driver on State Route 160 in Pahrump hit him and sped away.

 
Son of woman killed in road rage shooting has felt that anger himself

The son of a woman killed in what police are calling a road rage shooting, who went out looking for a car that had nearly hit hers Feb. 12, had an earlier brush with road rage himself. Brandon Meyers, the 22-year-old son of Tammy Meyers identified by family on Tuesday, made public posts on social media with expletive-laden remarks about an incident last summer.

Pedestrian killed in Sunday night crash ID’d

The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the man who was struck and killed by a car Sunday night in the southwest valley.