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Las Vegas judge overturns 2007 murder conviction

Jemar Matthews was found guilty of 12 counts, and sentenced to life in prison. His quest to overturn his conviction was unsuccessful for years — until this March, when a federal judge ruled that a prosecutor’s “plainly improper” comments ripped him of his fair trial rights and resulted in a wrongful conviction.

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Las Vegas woman’s fall at Red Rock Canyon still hurts 2 years later

On a glorious April 2015 day, Candace Kawatsu went hiking. A fall has changed her life forever. No longer able to teach because of short term memory and stress issues, she is looking for another way to make the world a better place.

Temperatures continue to climb in Las Vegas Valley

Temperatures will continue to climb over the weekend and the valley could see triple-digit highs next week, according to the National Weather Service.

Man arrested in connection with ongoing child rape case

Domingo Abraham Sajic-Gomez, 40, was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on the suspicion of assaulting a 4-year-old girl repeatedly from 2013 or 2014 onward, according to arrest reports obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.