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Man’s suicide note in Reno shooting spree claims botched surgery

A gunman who complained he had a botched 2010 surgery left a suicide note outlining plans for his attack before targeting physicians at a Reno medical office that left one doctor dead and another critically wounded, police said Thursday.

Suspicious van sought in attempted student kidnapping

North Las Vegas police are looking for two Hispanic men in the attempted kidnapping of a 12-year-old girl near Von Tobel Middle School Wednesday morning.

Fossett searcher loses Nevada Supreme Court compensation appeal

A search and rescue expert who assisted in the initial hunt for missing aviation adventurer Steve Fossett in 2007 has lost his appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court seeking to collect additional money for his efforts.

Former loan officer gets prison for mortgage scheme

A former Las Vegas loan officer was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison Thursday in a more than $2.2 million mortgage fraud scheme that occurred in 2006.

Officers who shot suicidal man identified

The Las Vegas police officers involved in a shooting of a suicidal 39-year-old man Monday were identified Thursday as Todd R. Fasulo Jr., 27, and Ronald D. Thoma, 43. The officers shot Jose Aguilar, 39, after he brandished a shotgun about 9:30 p.m. Monday.

Prison inmates to get a break on phone charges

Prison inmates soon will be charged less to call their families and friends, but the Nevada Department of Corrections will lose money for optional prison programs.

Arizona man gets prison for mortgage fraud scheme

An Arizona man has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for his leadership role in a mortgage fraud scheme prosecutors say cost financial institutions more than $14 million and contributed to declining home values across the valley.

Charges dropped against Latvian man in South Point death

Clark County prosecutors have dropped the case against a 22-year-old Latvian man arrested earlier this week on a murder charge in the death of a man in a South Point hotel room.

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