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Body found in east valley

Las Vegas police are investigating the discovery of a body found Wednesday night in a mountainous area east of the valley. Officers responded about 7 p.m. to the scene about a mile east of Hollywood Regional Park, near East Charleston and South Hollywood Boulevards, according to Metro Lt. W. Graham.

3 arrested after North Las Vegas barricade

Three people were arrested after a barricade situation Wednesday in North Las Vegas, police said.

Nevada high court reverses Citizen Outreach decision

In a rare error, the Nevada Supreme Court issued a new 5-2 order Wednesday in favor of Citizen Outreach in a case involving election fliers and whether the conservative political group had to disclose who paid for them.

Nevada lawmakers address reforms of state construction defect law

CARSON CITY — Suggesting that Nevada’s construction defect law has benefited attorneys rather than homeowners, lawmakers and construction industry representatives testified in support of a bill Wednesday that they said would fix problems with the law.

 
NYC cop charged with manslaughter in shooting of unarmed man

A New York City rookie police officer was charged during a Wednesday court appearance with manslaughter in the second degree and five other offenses for the fatal shooting of an unarmed man while the officer patrolled the darkened stairwell of a housing project last November.

Man gets 16 to 40 years in park shooting that paralyzed teen

A Clark County judge sentenced Elijah Alvarado to 16 to 40 years in prison Monday for a shooting at a skateboard park that left Keaton Belliston paralyzed from the waist down.