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Man indicted in slaying of Arbor View student

A Clark County grand jury indicted Javier Righetti on Friday in the brutal sexual assault and slaying of 15-year-old Alyssa Otremba over the Labor Day weekend.

Drug companies found liable in hepatitis C infections

A jury found three drug companies on Thursday liable for the infections of three former patients at the clinics linked to the hepatitis C outbreak.

Conviction tossed for cologne theft case; new trial ordered

The felony conviction of a Las Vegas man sentenced to seven to 20 years in prison for stealing six bottles of cologne from a high-end store was tossed out Thursday.

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No verdict yet in weapons trial of Navy SEAL

A federal jury deliberated about eight hours Thursday without reaching a verdict in the case of a Navy SEAL accused of bringing weapons into the country from Iraq for his own profit.

Five get prison in Las Vegas home invasion scheme

Emotions ran high in federal court Thursday as five members of a Korean organized crime ring arrested in a home invasion sting were sentenced to stiff prison terms.

Lawyers in hepatitis trial blame three firms, ask jury to award $25 million in damages

In closing arguments Wednesday after seven weeks of testimony, lawyers for three people infected in Southern Nevada’s hepatitis C outbreak asked a jury to award their clients a total of $25 million in compensatory damages from three companies that knew for years that their 50-milliliter vials of propofol were being reused among multiple patients.

Navy SEAL’s weapons trafficking case goes to jury

The lawyer representing Navy SEAL Nicholas Bickle addressed a Las Vegas jury today and accused federal agents of pursuing a criminal case against the war hero to generate publicity. Attorneys spent five hours presenting their closing arguments today, and jurors will begin deliberating Thursday.

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