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Jurors begin deliberating in Las Vegas firefighter’s murder trial

In the weeks leading up to Shauna Tiaffay’s death, her husband bought hammers and knives and dark clothing with a homeless man. Yet when police questioned George Tiaffay about who could have fatally bludgeoned his estranged wife, he never mentioned Noel “Greyhound” Stevens.

Man shot in supermarket parking lot

A man was hospitalized after being shot in a central valley supermarket parking lot after what appeared to be a robbery Tuesday evening, Las Vegas police said.

Nevada high court hears Sands executive’s termination suit

Lawyers continued to debate the question of jurisdiction Tuesday in a wrongful termination case filed five years ago against Sands China Ltd. by its former president and CEO.

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Man fatally shot by officer was gang member, Metro says

The man shot and killed by a Las Vegas police officer over the weekend was a gang member and ex-convict from Southern California, the department said Tuesday.

Female inmate, 78, dies in Las Vegas hospital

A Pahrump woman serving 10 to 25 years in prison for second-degree murder died Sunday at a Las Vegas hospital, the corrections department announced Monday.

Prosecutor baffled by sealed records of doctor in child porn case

Dr. Binh Minh Chung faces child pornography charges involving the alleged rape of a young patient in his office. The Review-Journal has asked to unseal a prior case involving two counts of open and gross lewdness.

Police raid Las Vegas lawyer’s office in courthouse probe

Another criminal defense lawyer has come under investigation for allegedly filing forged court documents in misdemeanor cases involving prostitutes in Las Vegas Justice Court.

ICE in Las Vegas arrests 25 non-citizens accused of crimes

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 25 non-citizens with previous criminal backgrounds in Clark County last week as part of an enforcement crackdown operation.

Culprit sought in robbery of west valley beauty supply store

Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help in finding the man involved in the Monday robbery of a Sally Beauty Supply in the west valley. Officers were called just before 3 p.m. to the beauty supply store at 927 S. Rainbow Blvd., near West Charleston Boulevard, where a man entered the business armed with a gun and stole undisclosed merchandise.