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$2 million awarded to couple in condo fraud case

A couple was awarded $2.4 million on Friday in a federal breach-of-contract and fraud case involving a condominium they purchased in 2006 at the Meridian, an upscale complex near the Strip.

Struggling Bilbray campaign replaces manager

Congressional candidate Erin Bilbray on Friday parted ways with her second campaign manager as the Democrat moved to bolster her struggling bid to defeat U.S. Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev., in the Nov. 4 general election.

Discarded cigarette sparks apartment fire

A cigarette butt flicked onto an apartment balcony caused a fire in an apartment complex near UNLV on Friday afternoon. The Clark County Fire Department responded to a fire at the Tropicana Royale apartments, at 1900 E. Tropicana Avenue, near Spencer Street, just after noon.

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Details emerge in officer-involved shootings

Las Vegas police released more information on Friday about two police shootings that occurred earlier this month. In both shootings the men who were shot lived.

Trash can fire at Cosmopolitan damages rooms

Crews from the Clark County Fire Department responded to The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Friday afternoon after multiple rooms were reportedly burning on the 18th floor.

 
Boy who stowed away to Vegas goes home

A Minnesota boy who created a national stir in the fall after he sneaked past security and boarded a flight to Las Vegas by himself is no longer under court authority.

Ex-Strip employee jailed in death threat case

A fired Strip housekeeper was back behind bars this week in a bizarre death threat case where he’s accused of sending dead cockroaches and pigeon body parts to former employers.

Man sentenced to life in brothel murder case

A 22-year-old man on Friday was sentenced to life without parole for killing his brothel boss in December 2010.

Man pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter

A 23-year-old Henderson man on Friday pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for shooting a woman in October.

Motorcyclist killed in Friday accident on I-15

A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Interstate 15 near Sahara Avenue early Friday morning, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.

Dice game cheating led to fatal shooting

Last week’s deadly shooting that left a 24-year-old man dead stemmed from a game of dice the night before, according to a Las Vegas police arrest report.