Police Killing
Las Vegas Metro Police officers, one of whom has been criminally charged, choked Tashii Brown to death without cause in May 2017, his mother claims in Clark County Court.
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Las Vegas Police Sued for Refusing to Release Tupac Files
In a case that its attorney is calling “historical,” The Center for Investigative Reporting sued the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for refusing to hand over records and documents related to the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur.
Read moreRegulators Weigh Request to Remove Wynn From Casino License
Massachusetts gambling regulators are considering Wynn Resorts’ request to remove Steve Wynn’s name from its state casino license as the company founder faces numerous allegations of sexual misconduct.
Read moreIllusionist Copperfield Takes Stand in Tourist Injury Case
David Copperfield testified Wednesday that he didn’t know until he was sued that a British tourist claimed to have been seriously injured while taking part in an illusion during a performance on the Las Vegas Strip in 2013.
Read moreTrial Begins in Civil Case Focused on David Copperfield Show
The tricks behind a disappearing act that magician David Copperfield performed for years in Las Vegas were revealed in court Friday, the first day of trial in a civil case brought by a British tourist who claims he slipped, fell and was injured after he was randomly selected from the audience to participate in the show.
Read more$375,000 Watch
A man who paid $375,000 for a Bird Repeater wristwatch that didn’t work claims in court that the Swatch Group / Tourbillon Boutique store in Las Vegas refused to back up the warranty or refund his money.
Read moreLas Vegas Gunman Carefully Planned Attack; Motive Is Mystery
The Las Vegas gunman meticulously planned how to carry out the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, researching SWAT tactics, renting other hotel rooms overlooking outdoor concerts and investigating potential targets in at least four cities, authorities said Friday.
Read moreVegas Shooting Survivor Appeals for Gun Reform at Senate
A Las Vegas bartender gave emotional testimony Wednesday at the Senate, encouraging the Judiciary Committee to ban bump-fire stocks like the one used by the gunman who carried out the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
Read moreNews Outlets Challenge FBI Secrecy on Las Vegas Shooter
Vying for investigation records connected to last month’s massacre of Las Vegas concertgoers, news organizations told a federal judge that there is no need for secrecy when deceased shooter Stephen Paddock is believed to have acted alone.
Read moreHome Prices Rose in August Despite Sales Decline
Home prices rose across the United States in August compared to a year earlier, but those rising prices may be slowing sales, Standard & Poor’s reported Tuesday.
Read moreDoctors Prepare for Deep Dive Into Vegas Shooter’s Brain
Scientists are preparing to do a microscopic study of the Las Vegas gunman’s brain, but whatever they find, if anything, likely won’t be what led him to kill 58 people in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, experts said.
Read moreSurvivor of Las Vegas Shooting Sues Mandalay Bay, Live Nation
A woman wounded in the Las Vegas massacre has sued the owners of the Mandalay Bay hotel and festival venue, the concert promoter and a bump-stock maker, claiming they all bear some responsibility for the Oct. 1 tragedy.
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House Responds to Vegas Shooting With Bill to Ban Bump Stocks
In the wake of the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history last week in Las Vegas, bipartisan legislation was announced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday to ban bump stocks and similar devices that increase the rate of fire when placed onto a semiautomatic rifle.
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Scammers Are Using Vegas Mass Murders to Prey on Good Samaritans
As if the murders of 58 people in Las Vegas were not enough, scammers are soliciting online donations for bogus charities and phony victims, the Nevada attorney general said.
Read moreVegas Shooting Victims Sue Bump Stock Maker
Three people who attended the country music festival where a gunman massacred 58 people Oct. 1 have filed a class action against the maker of bump stock, an attachment used by the gunman to modify his semi-automatic rifles to fire at almost the same rate as automatics.
Read moreNRA Backs New Regulation on Device Used in Vegas Shootings
The National Rifle Association on Thursday called for additional regulations on the device that allowed the Las Vegas shooter have the semi-automatic guns used in the worst mass shooting in U.S. history to function as fully automatic weapons.
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Some in GOP Open to Banning Gun Accessory Used in Vegas
Senior congressional Republicans say they are open to considering legislation banning “bump stocks” like the shooter in Las Vegas apparently used to make semi-automatic rifles perform more like fully automatic weapons.
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