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.
When the first officer arrived at the scene of a domestic violence call that would spark a 24-hour standoff with SWAT in the southeast valley late Monday night, he was met by a 10-year-old girl carrying a pistol and a shotgun-wielding man asking for help.
A 51-year-old man was indicted Wednesday in connection with the theft of $147,000 in diamonds and other items from a Las Vegas jewelry store.
A 13-year-old student was sexually assaulted at knife point after being taken from Woodbury Middle School early Wednesday morning, according to Las Vegas police.
Las Vegas police have arrested a second suspect accused of robbery while posing as a Mormon missionary.
A local middle school teacher and basketball coach was arrested and charged with misdemeanor lewdness charges alleging he inappropriately touched female students, authorities said.
A federal judge Tuesday temporarily blocked an agreement to eliminate the Joint Operating Agreement between the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Las Vegas Sun by at least a week.
A two-vehicle crash injured one person and shut down a section of Bonanza Road next to Interstate 15.
The man charged with killing a California highway patrolman and another man after a carjacking on the Strip had a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit, prosecutors said.
The District Attorney’s office will drop misdemeanor graffiti charges against five people who chalked up city sidewalks while protesting police misconduct.
The Nevada Supreme Court has ordered the temporary suspension of Las Vegas attorney Marina Kolias.
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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.