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Dismissal of murder case means Las Vegas man will walk free after 22 years

A judge this week dismissed a decades-old murder case and ordered the release of DeMarlo Berry, a Las Vegas man whose lengthy quest to prove his innocence culminated after prosecutors reviewed new evidence and identified a different suspect.

 
Las Vegas jury convicts man of planning wife’s murder, killing hit man

After awaiting trial for almost nine years, a reputed drug dealer was convicted Wednesday of convincing a handyman to kill his sixth wife before fatally shooting the hit man inside the couple’s northwest valley home.

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Pool safety tips from a reporter who almost drowned

“Drowning doesn’t look like anything. It’s silent,” Metropolitan Police Department spokesman Larry Hadfield told me this week. “When someone drowns, they’re taking in water. There’s no screaming.”

CCSD substitute teacher facing new sexual misconduct charges

A former Clark County School District substitute teacher is facing new accusations that he engaged in sexual misconduct with elementary school children, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Las Vegas couple charged with arson in their own home

A couple was arrested and charged with arson Sunday night for allegedly starting a fire in their own home in west Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Fire Department said.