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Homicide victim found in Las Vegas dumpster battled addiction

Just eight days after Theresa Henry told her young son over the phone that she loved him and wanted to get better for him, her body was found in a Las Vegas dumpster on Christmas Eve.

Ex-Las Vegas illusionist Jan Rouven wants to drop child-porn plea

Former Strip illusionist Jan Rouven wants to back out of his plea to federal child pornography charges, but a judge said Friday that she needs to analyze evidence to determine whether he understood the possible prison sentence he could face.

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Final impact of CCSD budget deficit extends beyond jobs lost

Through most of 2017, the size of the deficit and its impact on jobs were moving targets. Now that the School Board closed the roughly $62 million hole, it’s simply a sad chapter that further eroded trust in Nevada’s education system.

Motorcyclist dies of injuries after west Las Vegas crash

Elijah Edwards, 22, died the day after colliding with a Honda Fit on Wednesday morning near the intersection of Fort Apache Road and Katie Avenue, police say.

Homeless woman shot to death in central Las Vegas identified

Police say Rhonda Lynn Ballow, 27, and a still-unidentified man were killed early Wednesday in a temporary camp set up in the loading dock area of a business on the 2900 block of West Washington Avenue.