DNA leads to Las Vegas man’s arrest in 1974 murder of 22-year-old

NATIONAL CITY, Calif. (KSWB) — A man has been arrested in Las Vegas in connection with the 1974 killing of a 7-Eleven clerk in National City, California, police said Thursday. Carlin Edward Cornett, 68, was arrested at his Las Vegas home 47 years after 22-year-old Christy Ellen Bryant was killed, the National City, California, Police…

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Police: Murder suspect, girlfriend dropped victim at Las Vegas hospital, attempted to clean crime scene

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Metro police said a suspected murderer and his girlfriend drove a shooting victim to the hospital before leaving and cleaning up the crime scene. Police took Avondre Kelly, 24, into custody Monday; records showed more than a year after police said he shot and killed a man near Las Vegas Boulevard and…

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Suspect found with 42,000 pounds of stolen pistachios from California farm

TULARE COUNTY (KPIX) — A suspect has been arrested after about 42,000 pounds of pistachios were stolen from a Central California farm this month. The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office said during a recent routine audit, the Touchstone Pistachio Company discovered that thousands of pounds of pistachios had gone missing. On Friday, some leads helped detectives…

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Guns, illegal drugs and VIN-switched cars: LVMPD arrests 28 suspects linked to auto theft ring

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — In a news conference on Monday, Las Vegas police said 28 arrests were made in connection with an auto theft ring across Clark County. According to LVMPD Captain Shane Womack of the Theft Crimes Bureau, authorities made “many, many arrests” in connection with profit-based auto thefts in the Las Vegas Valley.…

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Big three drug distributors blame doctors, regulators in trial over opioid epidemic

 The three largest U.S. drug distributors, facing their first trial over claims that they fueled the opioid crisis, said responsibility for ballooning painkiller sales lies with doctors, drugmakers and regulators. AmerisourceBergen Corp (ABC.N), McKesson Corp (MCK.N) and Cardinal Health Inc (CAH.N) are defending themselves against a lawsuit brought by the city of Huntington and Cabell…

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Breaking down closing arguments in the Chauvin trial as jurors deliberate a verdict: “The world is watching”

Minnesota state officials are in crisis mode as they and the rest of the world await the jury’s decision in the Derek Chauvin trial. Governor Tim Walz declared a public safety emergency Monday, requesting law enforcement backup from neighboring Ohio and Nebraska in addition to the 3,000 active duty National Guard troops on duty guarding businesses and offices.…

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2 Nevada Inmates Plead Guilty in Deadly Prison Yard Attack

LAS VEGAS (AP) — TWO Nevada prison inmates have pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing another inmate in what authorities called a gang-related recreation yard attack at a correctional facility outside Las Vegas more than four years ago. Jeremy Kenneth Nuckles, 43, and Justin Matthias Muncy, 36, pleaded guilty Thursday in Clark County District Court to second-degree murder…

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