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Witness in murder case hit by vehicle in downtown Las Vegas

A witness in a murder case was struck by a vehicle Monday afternoon outside the Regional Justice Center. Police announced around 5 p.m. they had taken a woman into custody in connection with the incident.

Art scene puts eclectic stamp on Life is Beautiful

“Art Motel,” a vacant motel at 225 N. Seventh St., transformed into an interactive art project at the music and arts festival. “All these great contemporary street artists around the world are basically putting their stamp on Las Vegas,” one artist noted.

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Las Vegas police reveal how dummy helped cinch attempted murder charge

Although authorities never found enough evidence to charge Shane Schindler in the deaths of the two men, they caught him on camera attacking the decoy dummy with a hammer in February. Schindler was recently sentenced to eight to 20 years in prison for attempted murder for hammering the dummy.

Las Vegas busker lottery plan still controversial after 2 years

Complaints about racy attire and vulgar signs once flooded City Hall. City officials for years tried to alleviate congestion and enhance safety with regulations for Fremont’s casino-lined, oft-rowdy public pedestrian mall, but faced legal challenges arguing their efforts infringed upon performers’ First Amendment rights.

Man hits 2 with pole near downtown Las Vegas

Two people suffered head injuries when a man hit them with a pole before fleeing the scene Friday evening north of downtown Las Vegas, police said.