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.
Lashawn Hicks faces one count of murder and is awaiting extradition to Las Vegas.
The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld a ban preventing insurers from using credit score declines against those who lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eric Blackmon, 40, died from multiple stab wounds during a fight in a shopping center parking lot.
Carlos Martinez, 46, of Las Vegas, was fatally shot in the 2000 block of Los Feliz Street on Feb. 10.
A group of Native American activists have planned a rally for Saturday in support of the alleged victims of Nathan Chasing Horse.
A man suspected in a downtown Las Vegas killing was rebooked Friday in connection with a second killing this year.
A woman was taken into custody in North Las Vegas on suspicion of felony willful or malicious torture or maiming of an animal, police said.
Court filings from Seth Greenstone’s mother, who took over as his guardian shortly after the shooting, indicated that Greenstone can no longer speak or comprehend what is said to him.
The crash occurred around 6:45 p.m. near North Nellis Boulevard and Las Vegas Boulevard North.
Henderson clarinet player Ivan Ferguson was arrested in connection with a demonstration in downtown Atlanta that turned violent on Saturday.
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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.
