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Man describes shaking that led to 7-year-old RJ’s death

Markiece Palmer beat the boy until he squirmed and dropped to the floor. As 7-year-old Roderick “RJ” Arrington rose with fists clenched, he lunged at the man who prosecutors said had been abusing him for more than two months. Palmer grabbed the shoulders of his stepson and started to shake him.

Californian accused in Reno teen slaying

An 18-year-old California man has been returned to Nevada to face charges in the July killing of a Reno teenager.

Police: Overnight shootings leave 1 wounded

Two separate overnight shootings that sent one to the hospital were being investigated by Las Vegas police, the department said on Thursday.

Father of infant who died faces murder charge

The father of a 7-month-old baby who died this week was arrested Thursday on a first-degree murder charge, Las Vegas police said.

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Bullhead City cop appears in court on sex charge with busted lip

A Bullhead City police sergeant charged with sex assaults on both sides of the Colorado River sported a bloodied and swollen lip when he showed up for his arraignment Thursday in Mohave County Superior Court.

War Machine pleads not guilty

Former mixed martial artist War Machine pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he brutally attacked his former girlfriend and her friend.

Employees sue Ashley Furniture over unpaid overtime

Two Ashley Furniture sales associates have filed a class-action lawsuit that accuses their employer of failing to pay overtime wages.

Coroner IDs teen killed in crash at Sloan and Sahara

A teenager who died after a car crashed into a light pole early Sunday has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Las Vegas police seek suspect in early November slaying

Las Vegas police on Thursday requested the public’s help in looking for a man they said shot and killed another man in the northeast valley in early November.