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West valley shooting claims woman’s life

A woman was killed in a late Friday night shooting in the west valley, Las Vegas police said. First responders were called to 1300 block of West Wind Road, near the intersection of West Charleston Boulevard and Lindell Road.

Man killed in North Las Vegas shooting

A man was shot and killed near the intersection of Tropical Parkway and 5th Street Friday evening, North Las Vegas police said. Officers were called shortly before 6 p.m. to the 500 block of Riding Crop, said police spokesman officer Aaron Patty.

Clark County faces $600,000 bill for diesel spill cleanup

Clark County is facing a bill of up to $600,000 for cleaning up a 200-gallon diesel spill at Spring Mountain Youth Camp after a sensor failed and fuel leaked out of a small hole where county staff had failed to reinstall a bolt.

Feds call for input on reporting laws for abuse-related child deaths

Nevada isn’t alone in dealing with conflicting interpretations of state and federal laws on the public disclosure of abuse-related child fatalities. Other states struggle with the same issue, a plight that’s drawn the attention of federal officials who are now attempting to better understand the “breadth of opinion in the field.”

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Federal judge declares FBI ruse violated gambler’s privacy rights

A federal judge has ruled that FBI agents violated a wealthy Malaysian businessman’s privacy rights when they entered his Caesars Palace villa last year posing as repairmen to secretly gather evidence before conducting a raid in an illegal sports betting investigation.

Metro motorcycle cop hospitalized after crash

A Las Vegas police motorcycle officer was hospitalized Friday afternoon after he crashed in the northwest valley, police said.

Dog police shot for attacking their K-9 has died

Las Vegas police shot a dog they say attacked one of their K-9s in the northeast valley Friday while they looked for someone in a stolen vehicle investigation. The shot dog later died.

Three sentenced to prison for roles in theft ring

Three Cuban immigrants were sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms Friday for taking part in a major Las Vegas-area theft ring.