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US moves to shut down mail-fraud schemes that stole hundreds of millions

The U.S. Justice Department and other agencies said on Thursday they have moved to shut down a series of mail-fraud schemes — including one out of Las Vegas — that have stolen hundreds of millions of dollars from victims in the United States.

Las Vegas woman in middle of brain death battle

The battle over maintaining life support for a 20-year-old Las Vegas woman continues this week in Reno. It focuses on the question of when is a person considered dead.

Las Vegan arrested in voter registration incident

Nevada secretary of state investigators on Tuesday arrested a Las Vegas-area woman who is alleged to have registered to vote twice under a false name and now faces seven felony charges.

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Wagner wins North Las Vegas election suit

North Las Vegas Councilman Wade Wagner won a legal judgment against the city Tuesday, collecting more than $70,000 in court-awarded legal fees to defray the cost of a three-year legal battle over his disputed 2011 election.

O.J. Simpson files appeal in Palace Station robbery case

O.J. Simpson is asking the Nevada Supreme Court to reverse a judge’s ruling denying him a new trial in a 2007 robbery case, in an appeal filed in the wee hours Thursday.