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Man acquitted of rape allegations stemming from MGM Grand encounter

In less than an hour, after a two-week trial, a Clark County jury of eight women and four men acquitted 25-year-old Li Zheng this week of seven charges: one count of first-degree kidnapping, three counts of sexual assault and three counts of battery with intent to commit sexual assault.

Man arrested in Panama indicted in Las Vegas killing

A man arrested in Panama in the stabbing of two men in August was indicted Wednesday on charges of murder and attempted murder.

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Judge in Adelson lawsuit subject to unusual scrutiny amid Review-Journal sale

Just over a month before Sheldon Adelson’s family was revealed as the new owner of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, three reporters at the newspaper received an unusual assignment passed down from the newspaper’s corporate management: Drop everything and spend two weeks monitoring all activity of three Clark County judges.

 
Former Green Valley High school banker sentenced to prison

Family and friends of a former Green Valley High School banker silently sobbed as a Las Vegas judge on Thursday sentenced the mother of three to up to four years in prison for stealing thousands of dollars in student-generated funds from the Henderson campus.

Ohio man faces sentencing in fatal Strip hit and run

After Todd Seifert mowed down J. Jesus Andrade in a Las Vegas Boulevard crosswalk, he returned the damaged rental car and flew home to Ohio.

 
Man testifies against brother at death penalty trial — VIDEO

Robert Sitton’s testimony could help determine whether his brother is sentenced to death. Prosecutors say the siblings killed a 68-year-old man, viciously beating him with their fists and stomping on his back, leaving him to die inside his northwest valley home.

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