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Man gets probation in Doll House case

September 6, 2007 - 9:00 pm

A 51-year-old man arrested during a high-profile police bust of a prostitution ring dubbed Operation Doll House was sentenced to probation in District Judge Stewart Bell's courtroom Wednesday.

John G. Keyes was arrested along with seven others in a series of busts on April 21 after a two-year investigation by Las Vegas police and the FBI.

Keyes and Ping Sheng Chang, who pleaded guilty to attempted pandering and also received probation, were the only two charged in District Court.

Keyes was arrested at a Las Vegas residence, which was occupied at the time by nine admitted prostitutes, according to the police report.

In an interview with police, Keyes told officers he was making money off the women. He was booked on one count of living off the earnings of a prostitute, a felony punishable by up to four years in prison.

A medical marijuana plant grows at CRC on July 23, 2024, in Pike County, Ala. (AP Photo/Kim Cha ...

What’s next in Nevada for cannabis after Trump’s move to reclassify it as a less-dangerous drug?

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

December 22, 2025 - 7:00 am

Under reclassification, state-legal cannabis businesses would be able to deduct expenses with the Internal Revenue Service, “the same as any other company would do,” according to a report.

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When not to travel between Las Vegas, SoCal during Christmas, New Year’s Eve weeks

By Mick Akers / RJ

December 22, 2025 - 7:00 am

As 2025 comes to an end, Santa won’t be the only thing coming to town as the Las Vegas Valley readies to host holiday and New Year’s Eve celebrations over the next two weeks.

Volunteers bag and hand out food at The Just One Project Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025 in Las Vegas. ...

Las Vegas City Council honors nonprofit that helped feed locals when SNAP benefits paused

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

December 22, 2025 - 6:00 am

While Nevada’s food stamps benefits were paused due to the federal government shutdown, a local nonprofit helped feed about 65,000 people, enough to fill Allegiant Stadium.

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Lawsuit: Las Vegas gun range provided gun that ‘exploded’ in man’s face

By Casey Harrison / RJ

December 22, 2025 - 6:00 am

A Las Vegas gun range provided a man a Soviet-era submachine gun that exploded after a malfunction, which left him with “severe and debilitating injuries,” according to a lawsuit.

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Powerball jackpot grows to $1.6B, among largest lottery prizes ever in U.S.

The Associated Press

December 22, 2025 - 5:30 am

The odds of winning Monday’s jackpot, which is the fourth-largest in Powerball history, are 1 in 292.2 million, according to Powerball.

This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Jeffrey Epstein. (U.S. Depa ...

Top Trump administration official defends partial release of Epstein files

By Aamer Madhani and Adriana Gómez Licón The Associated Press

December 21, 2025 - 10:26 am

Democratic lawmakers on Sunday hammered Trump and the Justice Department for a partial release.

At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein

By Michael R. Sisak and David B. Caruso Associated Press

December 20, 2025 - 1:49 pm

At least 16 files disappeared from the Justice Department’s public webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein — including a photograph showing President Donald Trump — less than a day after they were posted, with no explanation from the government and no notice to the public.