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Henderson man faces charges in Arizona slaying

John David Marshall, 42, of Henderson is facing murder charges in the stabbing death of a woman whose body was found Tuesday in a burning car in northwest Arizona.

Ex-lawyer admits role in income tax scheme

A former Colorado lawyer has admitted his involvement in a scheme to help people hide their assets from the Internal Revenue Service and has agreed to pay more than $40 million in restitution.
William S. Reed, 61, of Santa Barbara, Calif., was indicted in July with Wendell L. Waite and Richard Neiswonger, who are awaiting trial.

Grand jury subpoenas campaign contribution documents of Whittemore employees, family

Federal grand jury subpoenas served on Harvey Whittemore’s employees and family members seek documents related to campaign contributions they made, as well as copies of checks to and from the politically connected lobbyist, the Las Vegas Review-Journal has learned. The records date to January 2007, and those subpoenaed have been instructed to bring them to a federal grand jury convening Feb. 29 in Reno.

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Police continue investigation into woman’s death

Detectives continue to investigate the slaying of a 53-year-old woman found dead Monday inside her southeast valley business. Las Vegas police said Tuesday the woman, who was not identified, was the owner of Peru Post Etc., at 3430 E. Tropicana Ave., at Tropicana Plaza Center near Pecos Road.

Ex-pastor facing more child sex charges in Vegas

New charges allege that a fourth girl was victimized by a 55-year-old former pastor who has been accused of abusing girls in his storefront congregation under the guise of counseling, a Las Vegas prosecutor said Monday.

Masked men rob jewelry store inside Galleria mall

Three masked suspects smashed glass display cases and took off with jewelry from a store inside the Galleria at Sunset mall late Sunday afternoon, Henderson police said.

Two people die in crash near downtown Las Vegas

Two people were killed Saturday morning in a three vehicle crash near downtown Las Vegas, authorities said. The crash occurred about 10:45 a.m. at Martin Luther King Boulevard and Symphony Avenue, near Alta Drive.

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