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Prosecutor: IPad theft defendants ambushed victim
Two men accused of killing a high school freshman who refused to let go of his iPad were like wild animals ambushing a weak victim, a prosecutor said Thursday. Michael Samual Solid and Jacob "Jake" Dismont stood in shackles before a judge as Chief Deputy Clark County District Attorney Robert ...
Truck fire closes US 93 near Wickenburg for hours
The main highway between Phoenix and Las Vegas now is fully reopened after a dump truck fire. Arizona Department of Transportation officials say U.S. 93 was closed in both directions after the accident late Thursday morning. Traffic later shared one lane about 20 miles north of Wickenburg before the highway ...
Ex-chairman of Moapa Band of Paiutes Meyers dies
Calvin Meyers, the former chairman of the Moapa Band of Paiutes and outspoken opponent of building a nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain north of Las Vegas, has died. He was 57. Friends told the Las Vegas Review-Journal (http://tinyurl.com/ot4cj9v ) Meyers was buried Saturday with a traditional service in the ...
Vegas police seek car in gated community slaying
Police are asking neighbors for help finding a dark blue vehicle seen leaving a gated northwest Las Vegas community where a 75-year-old woman was found shot dead. Las Vegas police Officer Laura Meltzer said Thursday that homicide investigators are also circulating a photo of a distinctive purse with white leather ...
Medical marijuana bill clears Senate Finance panel
A bill authorizing medical marijuana dispensaries in Nevada cleared a key Senate committee Thursday, more than a decade after voters legalized medical marijuana. SB374 was approved by the Senate Finance Committee after the state Health Division indicated it could fund startup costs for managing the program with reserves in the ...
Law student takes plea in Vegas exotic bird death
A University of California, Berkeley, law school graduate has taken a plea deal in the beheading of an exotic bird last October at a Las Vegas Strip resort, officials said Thursday. Hazhir Kargaran, 26, appeared in Las Vegas Court on Wednesday and pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of instigating ...
Sandoval signs illegal wildlife bill
Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed a bill making it illegal to possess any wildlife that was hunted, acquired or transported from another state or country in violation of laws or regulations. Sandoval signed SB11 on Wednesday. Violations are a misdemeanor punishable by fines up to $500 and up to six ...
Ex-Fallon NAS sailor to prison on lewdness charge
A 26-year-old former sailor stationed at Naval Air Station Fallon has been sentenced to up to nearly 20 years in prison for attempted lewdness with a child under the age of 14. The Lahontan Valley News reports Michael Henderson was sentenced Tuesday to between seven and 20 years in prison ...
15 years for NV bank robber who threatened bomb
A 27-year-old transient who claimed he was under the influence of demons when he robbed Bank of America branch in Douglas County has been sentenced to up to 15 years in prison. District Judge Tod Young sentenced Jarell Williams on Tuesday to five to 15 years on a robbery charge ...
Fallen officers to be remembered at Vegas ceremony
Southern Nevada law enforcement officers who died on duty since 1905 are going to be remembered at a twilight ceremony involving family members and friends at a commemorative site in Las Vegas. Las Vegas police community affairs specialist Jennifer Knight says 31 officers who died in the line of duty ...
Retiring coal-fired plants in Nevada passes Senate
The Nevada Senate endorsed NV Energy Inc.'s plan Wednesday to retire coal-fired power plants and pave the way for the state's biggest electrical utility to transition to more renewable sources. After several revisions, SB123 was approved unanimously and now moves to the Assembly. Under the bill, NV Energy will eliminate ...
Zip line coming to top of Rio casino in Las Vegas
Why have one Las Vegas zip line when you can have three? The Rio casino off the Strip plans to build a new thrill ride that will zing tourists along 400 above the ground. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/16Q1aUC ) the ride will be called Voodoo Skyline and is ...
Officials ID Calif. fugitive arrested by FBI SWAT
A 37-year-old fugitive who was arrested and jailed after exchanging gunfire with FBI SWAT agents at a Las Vegas apartment was wanted on a murder warrant in one California case and was sought for questioning in another, authorities said Wednesday. Rene A. Dendaas wasn't wounded during what Las Vegas police ...
Death Valley wildfire closes Scotty's Castle
A wildfire in Death Valley National Park has forced the closure of popular Scotty's Castle. The fire erupted Monday and the visitor center has been closed, tours have been canceled, and power and phone service is out. Park spokeswoman Cheryl Chipman says the structure wasn't threatened because winds blew the ...
Ex-South Tahoe cop guilty of witness tampering
A former South Lake Tahoe police officer faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple counts of witness tampering and obstruction. U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner said that 44-year-old John Poland entered his plea Wednesday after admitting to interfering with a federal investigation of a gang member ...
Fed court refers swingers club suit back to Vegas
A federal appeals court is giving a man who wants to open a swingers club called "Sextasy" in a Las Vegas shopping center another chance to prove he was improperly denied a county business license. A trio of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges in San Francisco ruled Tuesday ...
Chorizo likely source of Vegas eatery outbreak
Health officials say cooked chorizo is the likely source of a salmonella outbreak that sickened nearly 300 patrons of a popular Las Vegas tapas restaurant. Southern Nevada Health District data released Wednesday show 294 people reported food poisoning after dining at the Firefly restaurant in late April. It's the largest ...
Interim leader chosen new Vegas-area schools chief
A veteran Las Vegas school administrator who became interim superintendent in March has been named to head the nation's fifth-largest school district. On a 6-to-1 board vote, Pat Skorkowsky was hired Tuesday to a four-year, $250,000-a-year contract as chief of the sprawling Clark County School District. Schools spokeswoman Amanda Fulkerson ...
Elko County jail cited for health violations
The Elko County Jail has been cited for state health code violations, including a lack of adequate toilets and shower facilities for female inmates. Most women at the jail have been transferred to Eureka and Lander counties while the deficiencies are addressed, Elko County sheriff's officials said. Health inspectors cited ...
Officials mark reopening of Cathedral Rock area
Forest officials are marking completion of a 10-month project that expanded and renovated a popular picnic area and trailhead high on Mount Charleston about 30 miles northwest of downtown Las Vegas. U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Christie Kalkowski said Tuesday the Cathedral Rock Picnic Area has reopened at the end of ...
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