Wednesday, May 16 2012 7:17 PM EDT2012-05-16 23:17:48 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- There is a serious car crash on Boulder Highway at Flamingo Road. Metro Police are closing the northbound lanes of Boulder Highway between Harmon Avenue and Flamingo Road. Drivers should avoidMore>>
A motorcyclist is dead following a crash involving a dump truck on Boulder Highway at Flamingo Road. Metro Police have closed the northbound lanes of Boulder Highway between Harmon Avenue and Flamingo Road. More>>
Wednesday, May 16 2012 8:17 PM EDT2012-05-17 00:17:18 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- Investors decide the future of Las Vegas homeownership underneath a downtown carport. They trade millions of dollars and dozens of homes every weekday. But a new lawsuit claims those at theMore>>
Investors decide the future of Las Vegas homeownership underneath a downtown carport, trading millions of dollars and dozens of homes every weekday. But a lawsuit claims those at the top of the group running the auctions may have a conflict of interest that violates state law.More>>
Wednesday, May 16 2012 8:16 PM EDT2012-05-17 00:16:25 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- The Clark County Commission relied on a 2005 state law when it designated Nevada Legal News at 930 S. Fourth St. downtown as the sole location for foreclosed property auctions in the county. TheMore>>
The Clark County Commission relied on a 2005 state law when it designated Nevada Legal News at 930 S. Fourth St. downtown as the sole location for foreclosed property auctions in the county.More>>
Wednesday, May 16 2012 6:56 PM EDT2012-05-16 22:56:59 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- Police know alcohol was involved in a crash early Monday morning that killed 16-year-old Isaac Polu. The crash also sent two other people to the hospital with critical injuries. Polu wasMore>>
Students are Liberty High School are mourning the loss of their classmate after a deadly accident on Monday.More>>
Wednesday, May 16 2012 6:04 PM EDT2012-05-16 22:04:40 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- Las Vegas police have identified the officers involved in a shooting that happened on Monday. Police say a K-9 officer's dog was shot by another officer after the dog bit another officer.More>>
Las Vegas police have identified the officers involved in a shooting that happened on Monday. Police say a K-9 officer's dog was shot by another officer after the dog bit another officer.More>>
Wednesday, May 16 2012 5:59 PM EDT2012-05-16 21:59:52 GMT
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- The battle to fill a $33 million budget shortfall in North Las Vegas has turned into a war of words. Police and fire unions say they have offered to make concessions in good faith,More>>
The battle to fill a $33 million budget shortfall in North Las Vegas has turned into a war of words. Police and fire unions say they have offered to make concessions in good faith, yet they feel the city is depicting them as the bad guy.More>>
Wednesday, May 16 2012 4:14 PM EDT2012-05-16 20:14:40 GMT
LAS VEGAS -- There is some good news on the job front for teens who may be thinking about making some money this summer. It appears young people are having an easier time finding work than the past fewMore>>
There is some good news on the job front for teens who may be thinking about making some money this summer. It appears young people are having an easier time finding work than the past few years.More>>
Wednesday, May 16 2012 4:12 PM EDT2012-05-16 20:12:08 GMT
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A judge set a trial next year for a Las Vegas mother who has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in the scissors slaying of her 6-year-old daughter. Clark County District CourtMore>>
A judge set a trial next year for a Las Vegas mother who has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in the scissors slaying of her 6-year-old daughter.More>>
LAS VEGAS-- O.J. Simpson's lawyer won't get a chance to plead for the imprisoned former football star's freedom before the full seven-member Nevada Supreme Court.
The state's highest court issued a terse and unanimous order Tuesday declining to do what three of its members already refused to do -- hear Simpson's appeal of his conviction and nine-to-33-year prison sentence in a 2007 armed confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas casino hotel room. Simpson lawyer Malcolm LaVergne told The Associated Press he understood the court's reluctance to hear oral arguments after a three-justice panel in October denied Simpson's appeal and declined in February to reconsider. LaVergne said he'll take the case now to the federal courts.
"What judge wants to be put in the position that they let O.J. go free?" LaVergne asked in an interview. "We'll work now within the federal court system. That's our option at this point." "This is not a fair result for Mr. Simpson, given the facts of the case," the lawyer added. LaVergne said he spoke last week with Simpson, and said the 63-year-old former football star remains in good spirits at the medium-security Lovelock Correctional Center in northern Nevada. In his appeal, LaVergne maintains Simpson didn't intend to commit a crime because he thought he was retrieving personal items that had been stolen from him. Simpson stood trial and was convicted with co-defendant Clarence "C.J." Stewart of kidnapping, armed robbery and other charges. Four other men who took part in the caper pleaded guilty to lesser felonies, testified at trial and were sentenced to probation. Stewart served more than two years in prison before the Nevada Supreme Court overturned his conviction with a ruling that Simpson's fame -- stemming from his 1995 acquittal in the Los Angeles slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman -- tainted the Las Vegas proceedings. Stewart, now 57, avoided a retrial with plea deal in which he didn't contest felony robbery and conspiracy charges.
He was sentenced in January to three years of probation, including nine months of home detention.
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