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Police arrest suspect in thwarted dental office robbery

A man Metro said was shot by a dental office employee two weeks ago in a thwarted robbery that left a masked woman dead has been arrested, police say.

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Coroner’s office IDs man killed outside Vegas gym

Neil Brian Gandler parked his car at a 24 Hour Fitness Monday night and never left. He was shot and killed there three hours later.

Ex-CSN President Richard Moore dies at age 82

Richard Moore’s zeal for helping people went far beyond his career as a teacher and college president. It even spread to the checkout line at the grocery store.

 
Beatty waste dump fire blamed on rain-sodium reaction

A fire at a low-level radioactive waste dump in Nye County that shut down a 140-mile stretch of Nevada’s main north-south highway for almost 24 hours in October was caused by rainfall that seeped through a compromised cover and reacted with metallic sodium, according to a report released Thursday.

Downtown events’ noise bothers some residents, churches

There are times when the music from outside events is so loud that the windows at Temple Baptist Church in downtown Las Vegas shake, the Rev. Steve Smith says.

Woman sues federal judge over condo flooding

A woman has filed a lawsuit against Senior U.S. District Judge Kent Dawson, saying his bathroom above her condo flooded and caused “severe damage” that she has not been able to completely repair for more than five months.

Nevada justices overturn murder conviction of Vagos gang member

The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday reversed the murder conviction of a motorcycle gang member in a 2011 brawl at a Sparks hotel-casino because the trial judge failed to clear up confusion on the part of the jury during deliberations.

Motorcyclist who died in Tuesday crash ID’d

The motorcyclist who died after colliding with a sedan Tuesday morning has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Early morning fire leaves dozens homeless

Nearly 40 people are without homes after a fire burned through their apartments early Thursday morning, officials said.

Rollover snags traffic, sends woman to UMC trauma

A woman was taken to University Medical Center’s trauma unit Thursday morning after her car rolled over in the northwest valley, police said.

Barricade involving toddler in NLV Wednesday night ends peacefully

A North Las Vegas barricade situation involving a toddler Wednesday night ended peacefully when police determined the man holed up inside his home with the child was not dangerous early Thursday morning.