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Las Vegas judge grants killer his wish, orders execution

A judge on Thursday ordered the execution of Scott Dozier, securing a path to imminent death for the two-time convicted murderer who has spent the last year trying to persuade the state to kill him.

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Neighbor recalls scene after Las Vegas murder-suicide

A judge denied Tyler Knaub’s request for joint custody of his son two weeks before Knaub stabbed the 4-year-old to death and killed himself, records show.

Police need help identifying suspect in Las Vegas homicide

Nearly a month after a Las Vegas man was “brutally stabbed inside his apartment,” no arrests have been made, the Metropolitan Police Department said Thursday.

North Las Vegas man sentenced in fatal 2014 shooting

A North Las Vegas man was sentenced Monday to a minimum of 16 years and a maximum of 45 years in prison after pleading guilty in May to second-degree murder with a deadly weapon in the 2014 shooting death of Roland Pleasant.