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Judge resists label as toughest in Nevada

A former mortgage broker faced Senior U.S. District Judge Roger Hunt in March and received a 25-year prison term for orchestrating a massive fraud scheme in Las Vegas.

Fusion center helps police with school violence prevention

When a Baltimore teenager fired on classmates on the first day of school this week, officials at the Southern Nevada Counterterrorism Center were watching closely. A school shooting thousands of miles away probably has nothing to do with Las Vegas or terrorism. But the cops at the local fusion center have to be sure.

Henderson teen abducted at home, ransom demanded

A multi-state search was under way late Friday for a Henderson teenager who was being held for ransom after being snatched at her front door, police said.

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Bettor wants sites claiming ties to him halted

Prominent sports bettor Bill Walters has turned to U.S. District Court to try to stop five websites from trading on his name.

State settles lawsuit in prison death

Before the state Board of Examiners awarded $450,000 to the mother of an inmate who died in prison, board members were told he died from an adverse reaction to an anti-psychotic drug he was given forcibly by guards.

Brothers facing 40 years for growing pot

Two Henderson brothers face up to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday to growing, then trying to sell more than 100 marijuana plants.

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