An inmate was found dead in an apparent suicide at Northern Nevada Correctional Center, the Nevada Department of Corrections said Tuesday.
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A Las Vegas woman pleaded guilty Tuesday in a scheme to obtain $307,231 in phony tax refunds from the IRS.
It’s been a mostly quiet Election Day across Clark County. More than 34,000 registered voters had cast a ballot by 10:30 a.m., right about in line with the lackluster mid-morning voter tallies seen in past midterm elections.
The pedestrian who was killed crossing the street Sunday evening was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office on Tuesday.
A Bullhead City police sergeant was arrested Monday following his indictment last week in an October sexual assault of a college student.
The Clark County coroner’s office on Tuesday released the cause of death of the man who police said killed his 16-month-old foster daughter.
Seemingly harmless, cellphone use at fitness facilities raises privacy issues and adds to the debate on whether they should be permitted inside such places.
One person is in critical condition and a Las Vegas intersection is closed after an accident Monday evening, according to Las Vegas police.
The election this year isn’t very sexy. But plenty is in play as voters go to the polls.
Pfizer will pay Nevada $9.5 million to resolve the state’s claims that Pfizer and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals unlawfully promoted certain postmenopausal hormone therapy medications and misled Nevada consumers and doctors about the safety and effectiveness of those drugs, Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto said Monday.
On the eve of Election Day and in the midst of trial, a Clark County juror said she spotted defendant Raymond James “Jim” Duensing’s name on a sample ballot. She did: He’s running for DA and faces three felony charges.
A Las Vegas Review-Journal article about secret plea negotiations between Leon Benzer and federal prosecutors in the high-profile homeowners association investigation became the focus Monday of a defense bid to get the criminal case tossed out of court.
An additional 14 triage beds are now available for the mentally ill in Southern Nevada.
A Henderson police officer accused of driving the wrong way down U.S. Highway 95 while off duty has reached an agreement with prosecutors on charges of driving under the influence and eluding police, his attorney said Monday.
Police are looking for a male motorcyclist who fled the scene of a crash Monday morning near the intersection of Flamingo and Lindell roads.
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The Metropolitan Police Department provided more details about a pair of January police shootings.
Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man accused of burglarizing a home in Summerlin in December.
Police said T’Shawn Allen, 27, stole hundreds of dollars from businesses such as Pink Box Donuts, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Pretty Soul Kitchen and caused potentially thousands in damages over a two-day theft spree.
According to the National Weather Service service, Harry Reid International Airport reached 34 degrees early Saturday morning but multiple sites across the valley reported teperatures below freezing.
