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An ailing former Los Angeles-area gang leader has been denied release from a Las Vegas jail ahead of his trial in the 1996 killing of music legend Tupac Shakur, despite a bid by a hip-hop music figure to underwrite his $750,000 bond.

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Nevada judge denies release of ex-gang leader ahead of trial in 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur

June 26, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

An ailing former Los Angeles-area gang leader has been denied release from a Las Vegas jail ahead of his trial in the 1996 killing of music legend Tupac Shakur, despite...

A $12 billion passenger bullet train linking Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area was dubbed the first true high-speed rail line in the nation on Monday, with the private company building it predicting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028.

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Rail spikes hammered, bullet train being built from Sin City to the City of Angels

April 22, 2024 at 6:01 p.m.

A $12 billion passenger bullet train linking Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area was dubbed the first true high-speed rail line in the nation on Monday, with the private...

Former football star and celebrity criminal defendant O.J. Simpson was cremated Wednesday, the lawyer handling his estate said following his death last week at home in Las Vegas at age 76.

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OJ Simpson has been cremated, estate attorney in Las Vegas says, and no public memorial is planned

April 17, 2024 at 2:46 p.m.

Former football star and celebrity criminal defendant O.J. Simpson was cremated Wednesday, the lawyer handling his estate said following his death last week at home in Las Vegas at age...

O.J. Simpson, a decorated football star and actor, was acquitted of charges he killed his ex-wife and her friend but later found liable in a civil trial.

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O.J. Simpson, the fallen football hero acquitted of murder in the ‘trial of the century,’ dies at 76

April 11, 2024 at 11:04 a.m.

O.J. Simpson, a decorated football star and actor, was acquitted of charges he killed his ex-wife and her friend but later found liable in a civil trial.

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After historic casino closure, gambling returns to Las Vegas

June 4, 2020 at 3:58 p.m.

The casino coronavirus closure has ended. Cards are being dealt, dice are rolling and slot machines flashed and jingled for the first customers who started gambling again early Thursday in...

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El motivo, el gran misterio en Las Vegas

May 15, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

Los investigadores que tratan de descifrar los motivos de la masacre de Las Vegas tienen pocas pistas sobre Stephen Paddock, apenas algunos cabos sueltos que no dicen mucho. Paddock llevaba...

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Las Vegas sheriff: No evidence officers mistreated Seahawks’ Michael Bennett

May 11, 2019 at 12:51 a.m.

Police acted appropriately and professionally detaining Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett when he ran from a casino as officers searched for an active shooter following a report of gunfire...

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Former MMA fighter War Machine gets 36 years to life in kidnap, beating case

June 4, 2018 at 7:48 p.m.

The former mixed martial arts fighter known as War Machine was sentenced Monday to 36 years to life in Nevada state prison for kidnapping, beating and sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend...

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