Las Vegas investor and purported billionaire Jay Bloom is accused of taking money from investors to fund a cryptocurrency mining scheme in Arizona that he knew was not viable, according to a recent lawsuit.
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A woman was being held hostage at knife-point by a man when two Metropolitan Police Department officers fired their weapons late Saturday night.
A bill co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Susie Lee would put the weight of the federal government behind efforts to prosecute criminals taking part in organized retail theft.
Two-year-old Jacoby Robinson Jr. was last seen about 7:45 p.m. Thursday near Lewis Avenue and South 15th Street.
Prosecutors have dropped a slew of felony charges against a former member of a notorious Las Vegas gang, closing a case that has stretched on for more than three years.
The band’s five-show stint at The Joint had been set to kick off Saturday and run through Oct. 14.
In a moving Facebook post, The Killers frontman celebrates the spirit of his hometown.
Country musician Jason Aldean has canceled shows in Southern California this weekend in the aftermath of Sunday’s shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival.
A number of businesses and organizations have launched fundraisers or are offering free food and/or beverages to first responders and those directly affected by the mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip.
Outdoor music venues like Las Vegas Village, where a gunman massacred concert-goers Sunday night, are open targets. Don’t expect such sites to be razed and replaced anytime soon, experts say.
CBS has fired a legal executive who took to social media Monday morning with harsh words for the victims of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history.
Jordan Mitchell was backstage, enjoying a post-show beer with her bandmates. Minutes later, she’d be taking cover under the festival’s main stage.
Engulfing Las Vegas in a bloody tragedy that has left this city shocked and weeping, the mass shooting Sunday night at the Route 91 Harvest Festival near Mandalay Bay also has shaken local performers, personalities and entertainment executives, who reflected on its effect on them and the possible repercussions for the entertainment scene.
Vegas concert promoters weigh in on how the industry might be impacted locally in the wake of the Route 91 Harvest tragedy.
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A woman was being held hostage at knife-point by a man when two Metropolitan Police Department officers fired their weapons late Saturday night.
Former Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, who is accused of killing Review-Journal reporter Jeff German, appeared in court again.
A 15-year-old was fatally shot in the northeast valley during what Las Vegas police described as a “drug transaction.”
The discovery was made about 9:40 p.m. in a neighborhood near Wetlands Park, police said.