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Ex-Gov. Gibbons, Mazzeo settle high-profile lawsuit

Former Las Vegas cocktail waitress Chrissy Mazzeo has settled her high-profile lawsuit against ex-Gov. Jim Gibbons and others, her lawyer confirmed Thursday.

Trayvon Martin forum draws 300 to North Las Vegas

About 300 people packed a North Las Vegas auditorium Wednesday night to pose questions and provide solutions just four days after a six-woman jury in Florida exonerated George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin, an African-American

Authorities target synthetic drugs in raid

Federal and local authorities raided a storage facility just west of the Strip Wednesday in an ongoing synthetic drug investigation. Police said they were not targeting the Power Exchange sex club, which happened to share space with the facility.

70 gather in Las Vegas for ‘Justice for Trayvon’ march

About 70 people gathered for a “Justice for Trayvon” march on the Strip Tuesday night following George Zimmerman’s Florida acquittal in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.

Man arrested in death of 1-year-old Las Vegas boy

Las Vegas police charged a man Tuesday in the death of a 1-year-old boy. Bransen Locks, 36, who was in custody on unrelated arrest warrants, was charged with murder in the death of Bently Olsen after police said he caused injuries to the boy consistent with shaken baby syndrome.

Fremont Street stabbing by panhandler puts Las Vegas man in hospital

Zachary Battista survived his Fremont Street experience — barely. The 19-year-old’s heart stopped twice and he needed about 15 pints of blood after he was stabbed in the chest by a homeless man early Sunday morning at Fremont Street and 4th Street, the center of downtown’s Las Vegas bustling entertainment district.