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Gunman gets maximum sentence in slaying

Lionel Collins III, 21, was sentenced Wednesday to 18 years to life in prison for the 2009 Thanksgiving Day slaying of McClain Kenton Zornes, 19, outside a northwest valley CVS Pharmacy.

ACORN pleads guilty to felony compensation for registration of voters

The grass-roots community organizing group ACORN on Wednesday entered a guilty plea to one count of felony compensation for registration of voters. The organization, which is in Chapter 7 bankruptcy, faces a maximum $5,000 fine.

Police hope checkpoints find rapper’s killer

Wearing his late nephew’s high school varsity jacket, Ron Portaro stood Wednesday night in a parking lot on North Tenaya Way where the 22-year-old was gunned down and where police planned to conduct voluntary traffic checkpoints in a search for witnesses.

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Lenders’ conduct in foreclosure program angers justices

Mortgage lenders who try to foreclose on distressed Nevada homeowners received a message Tuesday when the Nevada Supreme Court heard a trio of appeals related to its Foreclosure Mediation Program: Follow the rules or suffer the consequences. A majority of justices expressed growing frustration and even anger with lenders who don’t participate in good faith.

Woman pleads guilty in New Year’s Day arson

A 33-year-old woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of first-degree arson for setting a New Year’s Day fire that displaced 40 people and did an estimated $200,000 in damage to an apartment complex.

Police identify man slain by brother

A man who police said was shot and killed Sunday by his brother was identified Monday.

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