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Police and Clark County firefighters are investigating a fire that was apparently sparked by burglars using a torch to cut through a metal security door at a southeast Las Vegas smoke shop.
The state Supreme Court has ruled that it is not a crime under state law for a county jail inmate to possess a cellphone in a jail cell.
A key player in a large escort service company authorities allege is tied to prostitution has been arrested by federal agents and charged with unlawfully structuring more than $1.8 million in transactions aimed at evading federal financial requirements.
Several downtown streets will be closed late Sunday afternoon and evening for Vegas 7K GlowRun, a costumed, music-infused footrace through the Fremont East Entertainment District that will be followed by a block party at the finish line.
Three southbound lanes of Interstate 15, from Charleston Boulevard to Spring Mountain Road, will be closed from 8 p.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Sunday as the Nevada Department of Transportation removes graffiti from the side of the Spring Mountain flyover bridge.
Federal officials confiscated from Clark County five vials of the steroid linked to a national meningitis outbreak, a health official said Thursday.