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 former president of Resorts World is accused of failing to tell federal investigators about alleged illegal gamblers when he worked for MGM.
A man was found with a gunshot wound to his leg around 9:50 p.m. in the 3600 block of Las Vegas Boulevard.
Authorities suspect possible foul play in the death of actor and comedian Donny Davis, who died Tuesday in a Las Vegas hotel room.
The contribution from a Las Vegas law firm was announced Wednesday by the 1 October Memorial Committee during its monthly meeting.
Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Jon Jones was arrested and booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Friday, jail records show.
Rossi Ralenkotter, former CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, had been facing two felony charges, theft and misconduct of a public officer.
U.S. Marshal Gary Schofield, who is responsible for protecting the federal judiciary in Nevada, said he is concerned about possible violence and is reaching out to community leaders.
Accounts released this week by the Metropolitan Police Department detail for the first time the heroic acts many officers performed while responding to the Las Vegas mass shooting that left 58 dead and hundreds more injured.
Among hundreds of officer’s reports released this week, one stood out with its extraordinary detail and insight into what it was like to be an officer on duty the night of Oct. 1.
A newly released report suggests that gunman Stephen Paddock and his girlfriend occasionally spent time apart in the months before the mass shooting on the Strip.
Las Vegas is a special kind of resort city. In the city, you get The Strip (along with the Sphere); on the outside, you get the vast Mojave Desert with its nostalgic attractions. In the past, people visiting Las Vegas would do so with the phrase in mind: “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” […]
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.