The Clark County coroner’s office identified a man who was killed during a fight in Las Vegas.
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A man who Las Vegas police allege was fatally stabbed by a roommate in a central valley apartment has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
He was accused of raping two young boys but reached a deal in which he pleaded guilty to two counts of child abuse, neglect or endangerment.
Marcella Patterson, 42, was booked into the North Las Vegas jail on suspicion of three felony charges, including open murder.
The defendant is an inmate in the Arizona prison system, where she is serving another sentence for Medicaid fraud, her attorney said previously.
Edward Colucci would laugh after punching and smacking his girlfriend’s 5- and 8-year-old sons. The 33-year-old laughed while forcing the 5-year-old to eat vomit-covered rice.
It was a nationwide story: A Las Vegas judge was so concerned about her own needs that she made jurors in a murder trial pull an all-nighter rather than delay her vacation.
Michael Douglas is the new chief justice of the Nevada Supreme Court, taking over the leadership role at a critical time.
A 46-year-old Las Vegas man has been arrested in connection with an investigation into the smuggling of 161 pounds of khat, a drug commonly found in northeastern Africa and the Middle East.
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Four people total were hospitalized following the crash, which happened just after 2 p.m. on Saturday at West Blue Diamond Road and Las Vegas Boulevard South in Las Vegas.
Attendees of a house party in the northwest valley were among the witnesses who told 911 operators they saw a teenager get shot in what police are calling a gang-related killing.
A 30-year-old band teacher at Basic was arrested by school district police and booked into the Clark County Detention Center.
Officials believe state financial data and DMV data were not breached in the recent cyberattack, Gov. Joe Lombardo said during a news conference.
