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Police seek man in connection with sexual assault

Las Vegas police asked for the public’s help identifying a man they believe sexually assaulted a woman at gunpoint and stole her car overnight.

Australian pleads guilty in federal biodiesel case

An Australian man pleaded guilty to five felonies in federal court in Las Vegas on Tuesday in a biodiesel fuel scheme that earned more than $41 million, according to the Department of Justice.

Inmate, 73, dies in Nevada prison

A 73-year-old inmate serving a life sentence died on Monday at the Regional Medical Facility at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center of a prolonged illness, officials said.

Police looking for man linked to dead woman

Las Vegas police are seeking the public’s help identifying a man connected to a woman who was found dead near an east valley elementary school on Saturday.

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Las Vegan arrested in voter registration incident

Nevada secretary of state investigators on Tuesday arrested a Las Vegas-area woman who is alleged to have registered to vote twice under a false name and now faces seven felony charges.

Mental problems suspected in dog dismemberments

A lawyer for a 24-year-old man accused of dismembering six dogs at two Reno motels said the former Reno High School student has “mental health issues” and might need a psychiatric evaluation before he goes to trial.

Wagner wins North Las Vegas election suit

North Las Vegas Councilman Wade Wagner won a legal judgment against the city Tuesday, collecting more than $70,000 in court-awarded legal fees to defray the cost of a three-year legal battle over his disputed 2011 election.

Coroner IDs man shot and killed Sunday

The man who died in a Sunday morning shooting in the north valley was identified Tuesday by the Clark County coroner’s office as Issachar Akaka, 18, of Las Vegas.

Police seek help in attempted robbery case

Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man they said tried to rob a bank in the central valley last week.