Undercover operation leads to 16 stolen property arrests

A 14-month undercover operation led by Las Vegas police culminated in 16 arrests of locals accused of selling stolen property, authorities said Friday.

Court upholds Nevada’s sex offender law

A federal appeals court Friday upheld a Nevada law requiring sex offenders to be retroactively classified by their crimes instead of their risk of reoffending.

Fake colonel arrested in Virginia on fraud charges

A former Las Vegas man, who posed as a highly decorated Army colonel in 2005 and falsified documents to obtain license plates reserved for wounded Nevada war veterans, has been arrested on fraud charges by police in Leesburg, Va.

Prison can’t serve new menu to Jewish inmate

A federal judge issued an injunction Friday that bars the Nevada Department of Corrections from serving its new “common fare” menu to an Orthodox Jewish inmate who adheres to a kosher diet.

Sandoval urges charter school panel to expand parent choices

Gov. Brian Sandoval called for members of a new board overseeing charter school education to provide more choices for parents and children who deserve the right to select the type of education that meets their personal needs.

Remains of woman killed in Sept. 11 attacks identified

More than 10 years after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, officials for the New York City Chief Medical Examiner’s Office said Friday they have identified the remains of a Las Vegas woman’s daughter, Karol Ann Keasler.

O.J. robbery figure faces Nellis shoplifting charges

A key player in the 2007 O.J. Simpson robbery case is expected to appear in Las Vegas Justice Court on Monday on charges of shoplifting from the Nellis Air Force Base Exchange.

Madonna: Not happy about M.I.A.’s gesture

NEW YORK — The British hip-hop artist M.I.A. has apologized to Madonna for making an obscene gesture during the Super Bowl halftime show.

FDIC sues former officers of Silver State Bank

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., quickening its pace of litigation to recover money from failed banks, has sued four former top officers of the failed Silver State Bank alleging that they were responsible for $86 million in bad loans.

FBI investigating Whittemore activities, ’07 campaign contributions

FBI agents are investigating whether power broker Harvey Whittemore funneled tens of thousands of dollars in illegal campaign contributions through his employees and family members to Nevada federal candidates as far back as 2007, the Las Vegas Review-Journal has learned.

Wagging tails replace sad eyes in Westminster ads

NEW YORK — Pet lovers won’t have to look away anymore when those heart-wrenching TV ads appear during the Westminster dog show — the ones with the pitiful little faces peering out from behind those rusted bars of a cage and wondering “how I ended up in here.”

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