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 second fatal police shooting in as many days occurred in the drive-thru of a fast food restaurant not far from University Medical Center.
A man is in custody after a fatal shooting Thursday night in the east Las Vegas Valley.
The FBI is looking for information on a man suspected of shooting and killing his girlfriend and carjacking her friend.
Police said they were working to finalize several terrorism-related felony charges in the case, including possessing components to make bombs.
Two Nevada Highway Patrol troopers were struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver Thursday on northbound Interstate 15 near D Street. The driver was later arrested.
Clark County is asking for the public’s help as three other sets of skeletal remains found at Lake Mead in 2022 have since been identified.
The victim had not been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as of Monday afternoon.
The school was placed on a brief lockdown “out of an abundance of caution,” according to a letter that its principal sent to parents after the incident.
The officer is assigned to the West Community Policing Division of the Northwest Area Command.
The 33-second video shows grainy still photographs of two teenagers. The stills were apparently taken from a video circulating on social media.
Sean Bloom has a sharp eye for success, always considering risk versus reward. Last year, the 21-year-old made headlines alongside his billionaire father, Jay Bloom, after narrowly escaping a deadly trip aboard OceanGate’s Titan Sub. They might both be dead if Jay hadn’t heeded Sean’s warning. “I’m always assessing whether potential deals or situations are […]
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.