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Former teacher contacted girl he kidnapped, prosecutors say

A former Las Vegas kindergarten teacher disobeyed a judge’s orders to stay away from the 16-year-old girl he is accused of kidnapping for a weeks-long affair, prosecutors said.

Undercover Metro detective booked for DUI

A Las Vegas Police Department detective was arrested on a drunken driving charge over the weekend, the agency announced Monday.

Federal judge recommends tossing out evidence in sports betting case

A federal judge Monday recommended suppressing the brunt of the evidence against a wealthy Malaysian businessman and his son in what authorities say was an illegal sports betting operation run out of Caesars Palace luxury villas.

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28 DUI arrests at Super Bowl Sunday checkpoint

Almost a third of nearly 90 drivers tested at a Super Bowl sobriety checkpoint face drunken driving charges, according to Las Vegas police.

Crash investigation blocks Lamb at Washington

Investigation of a hit-and-run crash will likely create traffic hassles near the intersection of Lamb Boulevard and Washington Avenue, according to Las Vegas police.

Man dead after hit-and-run on south end of Strip

A 34-year-old Las Vegas pedestrian is dead after being struck by a vehicle near the south end of the Strip early Saturday morning.

Assemblyman’s wife airlifted after Northern Nevada accident

April Anderson and the couple’s four kids were traveling U.S. Highway 50 on their way to Carson City to meet the assemblyman and participate in the opening ceremony for the Nevada Legislature on Monday.

Pedestrian dead after trying to cross Boulder Highway

The Las Vegas man was trying to cross Boulder Highway at Gibson road when he was hit about 8:30 p.m. Saturday by a two-door passenger car traveling southbound, Henderson spokesman Keith Paul wrote in a release Sunday morning.