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Robbery suspect shot by North Las Vegas police ‘violent’

The officer who shot a suspect in an early Saturday string of convenience-store robberies knew the man to be armed and “very violent,” North Las Vegas police said on Friday afternoon. Police on Friday were still looking for two additional people in the case.

CCSD: More performance ratings fall than rise

Nevada’s public schools ratings were released Friday, along with detailed data on student performance, discipline and staffing for the 2013-14 school year that’s used by the Nevada Department of Education to assign one to five stars to 633 campuses.

Northwest valley shooting wounds teen in knee

A teen was wounded in a northwest valley shooting Friday evening, Las Vegas police said. The girl, 17, was shot in the left knee as she was walking up steps.

Teenager arrested in North Las Vegas shooting death

A 16-year-old boy was arrested at Mohave High School Thursday afternoon in connection with a Sept. 5 shooting that left a woman dead.

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Intersection reopened after bike-vehicle accident

Traffic in the area of Main Street and Foremaster Lane was shut down for at least two hours Friday afternoon following a vehicle-versus-bicycle accident near the intersection.

Las Vegas man indicted in fatal shooting of friend

A 19-year-old man was indicted by a Clark County grand jury Friday in connection with the fatal shooting of his friend last year.

David Letterman kidnap plotter paroled to Las Vegas

A man who was accused of plotting to kidnap talk show host David Letterman’s young son and nanny nine years ago has been paroled to Las Vegas, Montana prison officials said Thursday.

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Fire destroys apartment in central Las Vegas

A one-bedroom apartment was gutted by fire late Thursday night fire near Martin Luther King Boulevard and U.S. Highway 95, according to Las Vegas Fire Department.