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Russian cybercriminal sentenced in Nevada ID theft case

A Russian cybercriminal tied to a $50 million identity theft ring was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in prison in a Nevada case, the Justice Department announced.

 
UNLV group wants apology from, meeting with North Las Vegas police

Black Lives Matter UNLV and the university’s NAACP chapter are demanding a meeting with the North Las Vegas Police Department after seven officers disrupted a poetry event outside the student union on Tuesday night.

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Imagine Dragons, Killers headline Vegas Strong concert tonight

They were away from home when home was forever changed. Two days after playing a near-capacity show at T-Mobile Arena, Imagine Dragons were in L.A. on Oct. 1, headlining theHollywood Bowl.

Naked City Pizza opening downtown in time for First Friday

Naked City Pizza has pushed forward the opening of its downtown location in order to feed the masses at this week’s First Friday. The popular local chain, which specializes in Buffalo style pizza, is taking over the space at El Cortez that was previously Pizza Lotto.

Reno gunman may have been hallucinating, police say

The gunman who took a woman hostage and opened fire from a high-rise condominium in downtown Reno before a SWAT team killed him didn’t appear to be aiming at anyone on the street below, police said Thursday.

School Board selects firm to search for next Clark County superintendent

Iowa-based Ray and Associates, which touted itself as the most experienced education executive search firm in the nation, will head up the effort to find a qualified replacement for outgoing Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky.

Investment firm buys Las Vegas apartment complex for $57.75M

Kennedy Wilson announced Thursday that it acquired the 480-unit Entrata di Paradiso complex in the northwest valley for $57.75 million, and that it plans to spend another $4 million on upgrades.

New RJ database connects survivors of Las Vegas shooting

In an effort to help survivors reunite, the Las Vegas Review-Journal has launched the Route 91 Harvest festival Survivors Connection. The page offers a searchable database designed to serve as a conduit to facilitate contact between those looking for people they encountered during the shooting.

It’s not too early for 2019 Las Vegas City Council race to begin

There’s also been talk at City Hall about moving municipal races to November of even-numbered years, to sync up with Clark County’s cycle and state and federal elections, but the council hasn’t voted on an Election Day move.

Construction begins on new I-15 interchange at Starr Avenue

Construction started Thursday on a $33.7 million freeway interchange for Interstate 15 and Starr Avenue, aimed at reducing traffic congestion amid a renewed housing boom in southwest Las Vegas and Henderson.

‘Coming soon’ billboard for Luxor appears on Las Vegas Strip

The Luxor, Las Vegas’ pyramid-shaped casino, opened to tens of thousands of people in 1993. But now, there’s a curious site right across the street: a “coming soon” billboard for the resort.

Patriots’ Lawrence Guy honors Las Vegas shooting victims with cleats

On Sunday, Lawrence Guy, who played at Western High School, will honor the 58 killed and more than 500 injured in the attack on the Strip during the NFL’s My Cause, My Cleats initiative.

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