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Woman charged after dog dies in extreme heat

A woman has been arrested after a dog was found dead from apparent heat exposure in a southwest Las Vegas backyard.

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Reinstated teacher again suspended after drug arrest

A disgraced Clark County School District teacher who was fired several years ago but recently won his job back in arbitration was sent home from Bonanza High School Friday after officials learned he faces felony drug trafficking charges.

Senate, Assembly consider gun control issues

CARSON CITY — The man who killed four people in a IHOP restaurant in 2011 was a “paranoid schizophrenic” and “gun nut” who wrote a high school paper on gun safety, Carson City Sheriff Kenny Furlong told legislators Friday.

Broncos’ Carter faces felony gambling charge

Denver Broncos safety Quinton Carter, a former Cheyenne High School standout, is facing felony charges alleging that he cheated at a craps game last weekend at Texas Station, authorities said Thursday.

Lawyer’s interview complicates trial in Hepatitis C lawsuit

Health Plan of Nevada’s defense was dented Thursday when Clark County District Judge Timothy Williams tightly circumscribed what a key witness could say on the stand about his time as a former medical practice partner of Dipak Desai.

Settlement of Henderson lawsuit over failed stadium hits a snag

Developer Chris Milam officially settled with the city of Henderson over an arena land deal gone bad, but one prominent defendant linked to a former national official in the Milam lawsuit is refusing to go away quietly.

Officer didn’t see damage to car before it caught fire

A Henderson officer suspended after he drove a damaged SWAT vehicle until it burst into flames told investigators he had struck a median on his drive home.

Families of crime victims testify for state DNA testing bill

The mothers of two murdered college students and the father of rescued kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart testified Thursday that hundreds of lives would be saved and falsely convicted inmates would be exonerated if the Nevada Legislature approves a bill to require anyone arrested for a felony crime to give a DNA cheek swab to police.

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