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Man who vanished from Chicago guilty in ID case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who disappeared from the Chicago area more than 32 years ago and was living in Las Vegas has pleaded guilty to a felony identity fraud charge. A District Court hearing master in Clark County, Nev., told Arthur Gerald Jones on...Tags: Punishment, Clark County, Trials
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Nevada legislation raises stink over air fresheners
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Critics say a Nevada bill banning air fresheners and candles in public places would lead to stinky rooms and prohibit priests from using candles in Mass. Las Vegas Democratic Assemblyman Paul Aizley on Monday presented the...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Laws, Nevada, Restaurants, Physical Conditions
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PETA protests pigeon racing at Tyson's U.S. home
HENDERSON, Nevada (AP) — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals demonstrated outside Mike Tyson's suburban home to protest the former boxing champion's role in pigeon racing. Henderson police spokesman Todd Rasmussen said Tuesday the PETA...Tags: Mike Tyson, Animal Planet (tv network), New York City, Nevada, Brooklyn (New York City)
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Bruno Mars taking plea deal in Vegas cocaine case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Pop star Bruno Mars is taking a plea deal that'll get him a fine, probation and eventual dismissal of a felony cocaine possession charge in Las Vegas. His attorneys and Clark County District Attorney David Roger say the 25-year-...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Court Preliminary
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Bob Marley's heirs fight for his image in Nevada court
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A lawyer told a federal jury in Las Vegas that Bob Marley's children don't want to see the reggae legend portrayed as a bobblehead or a plush toy. Attorney Jill Pietrini used closing arguments in a lawsuit to cast a business...Tags: Prosecution, Nevada, Justice System, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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Motley Crue singer gets 2 week jail sentence
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Motley Crue singer Vince Neil is taking a plea deal that will get him two weeks of jail time plus two weeks of house arrest for driving drunk in his Lamborghini near the Las Vegas Strip. Tess Driver, an aide to Clark County...Tags: Punishment, Motley Crue (music group), Prisons, New York, Justice System
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Slain Las Vegas dancer's sister curses defendant
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — The older sister of a Las Vegas Strip dancer who was strangled and dismembered stood up in a Nevada courtroom and cursed the woman's former boyfriend at his arraignment. Jason Griffith didn't respond to the outburst...Tags: Cirque du Soleil, Crimes, Nevada, Justice System, Judges
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1 hurt in acid spill at Las Vegas Strip resort
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Part of the Las Vegas Strip was shut down for more than two hours and a man was hospitalized after officials say he fell in a puddle of acid that leaked during delivery at a resort hotel. Wynn Resorts spokeswoman Jennifer Dunne...Tags: Wynn Resorts Ltd., Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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SPECIAL REPORT: Behind the scenes of Four Winds Casino Resort
Black Jack, Roulette and High Limit Slots. We know you’re thinking Las Vegas, Nevada, but we’re talking New Buffalo, Michigan. Four Winds Casino Resort walks us through a day in the life of a high roller.
The glory of high limits gambling is...Tags: Michigan, Nevada
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Bruno Mars due to enter plea in Vegas cocaine case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Grammy-winning pop star Bruno Mars is due to plead guilty before a Nevada judge to cocaine possession as part of a deal with Las Vegas prosecutors that could result in the felony conviction being erased next year. The 25-year-...Tags: Nevada, Clark County, Justice System, Judges, Lawyers
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Nancy Grace to be replaced on 'Swift Justice' TV show by O.J. Simpson judge
Associated PressLAS VEGAS (AP) -- The judge who sentenced O.J. Simpson to prison plans to take over for Nancy Grace on the syndicated television show "Swift Justice." Clark County District Court Judge Jackie Glass, who sentenced the former football star to nine to 33...Tags: Punishment, Local Government, Politics, Prisons, Crimes
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Las Vegas: Missed Shania? You can still catch her act (sort of)
Country superstar Shania Twain has just completed her first successful series of concerts in Las Vegas, but you can still catch part of her act — if you don’t mind hearing her hits lip-synced by a drag queen. The Canadian singer's...
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