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SAN DIEGO, California - Zhao Wang, a 41-year-old from Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison for orchestrating a $27 million fraud and money laundering scheme that targeted approximately 2,000 elderly victims across the United States. Wang, also known as "Oscar," was the lead defendant in a five-person indictment unsealed in 2024. The conspiracy involved technical support, bank...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Businesses in Chinatown say pothole-like damage along Spring Mountain Road has been rattling drivers and leaving a bad impression on tourists for years. Joe Muscalione, co-creator of Shanghai Taste and creator of ChinatownVegas.com, said he has documented major indentations along Spring Mountain for about three to four years.

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A woman was stabbed near the North Las Vegas Airport on Friday morning, and police took a suspect into custody. According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, officers responded to the 5000 block of Medre Mesa Drive, near North Decatur Boulevard and North Rancho Drive, shortly after 8 a.m. on Friday, May 8.

The exclusive Del Webb neighborhood at Lake Las Vegas faces a structural crisis affecting nearly 90 luxury homes, which owners claim are sinking. The homeowners association has filed a lawsuit in Nevada against Pulte Homes, accusing the builder of constructing on unstable soils and unsuitable “geological climates.”. While residents...

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help in locating Josette Spadoni, who they say may be in severe emotional distress and in need of medical assistance. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Missing Persons Detail said Spadoni was last seen on May...

While police have identified the driver of a blue truck that struck a pedestrian during a street takeover event last month, they are still looking for the victim.

The man accused of shooting and killing a Las Vegas police officer in 2022 pleaded guilty but mentally ill to over 20 charges, including murder, according to documents obtained by 8 News Now.

HENDERSON (KSNV) — A long-vacant parcel near downtown Henderson’s Historic Water Street District is set to become a small community of tiny homes aimed at expanding attainable homeownership. Blue Skye Development LLC, in partnership with Larson & Associates Building Company, LLC, officially broke ground on “Six on Tin,”...

Former Las Vegas officer Jason De La Garrigue appeared at the Regional Justice Center facing multiple aggravated stalking charges. Judge Nadia Wood lowered his bail to $250,000 , down from $1 million , after hearing arguments from De La Garrigue’s attorney, David Roger , the prosecutor, and testimony from individuals who claim they were stalked. Jason De La Garrigue’s Bail Was Reduced Roger filed a motion this...

A housing development proposed along the edge of Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument is causing concern among advocates for the Las Vegas monument.