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Donald Long is now free after being jailed in Virginia for five months on suspicion he’d killed his wife 46 years ago. The court threw out a key piece of evidence and prosecutors dropped the case. But returning to the life he once enjoyed has not been easy.
The disappearance and death of “Fantasy” dancer Debora Flores Narvaez, and murder charges lodged against “Love” dancer Jason “Blu” Griffith has shaken the Strip community. Mourners will gather at 11 a.m. today in the Luxor showroom to put closure on the long ordeal.
Melanie Cholewinski, a former Clark County welfare worker, was ordered Wednesday to spend two to five years in prison for stealing taxpayer money meant for the poor. Cholewinski’s husband, Michael Wayne Brown, was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison. The couple also must pay $91,241 in restitution to the county.
The Courthouse Cafe, in the Regional Justice Center, has been replaced with a Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop. Police kept an eye on the deal because the restaurant’s partners have been linked to an FBI investigation into fraud and corruption in homeowners associations.
LOS ANGELES — A judge on Tuesday ordered the personal physician of Michael Jackson to stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges after hearing testimony that he administered a dose of a powerful anesthetic and other sedatives, then left the pop star alone.
