Ken Ritter, Associated Press

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NTSB investigators return to scene of Lake Mead tour helicopter crash: Friday, Dec. 9, 2011; A federal crash investigator said Friday in Henderson that a Las Vegas tour helicopter that crashed, killing all five people aboard, made a sudden climb and sharp turns moments before plunging into a canyon near Lake Mead.
Las Vegas DA won't seek jail for 'Pacman' Jones: Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011; NFL football player Adam "Pacman" Jones won't face jail time in Nevada based on his conduct in a Cincinnati bar scuffle last summer, the district attorney in Las Vegas said Tuesday.
'Girls Gone Wild' chief suing Wynn over Las Vegas debt: Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011; The founder of the "Girls Gone Wild" video empire has upped the ante in a legal dispute over a $2 million casino debt with Las Vegas Strip casino mogul Steve Wynn and the Wynn Las Vegas resort.
IndyCar drivers out of Las Vegas hospital after crash: Monday, Oct. 17, 2011; Two IndyCar drivers have been released from a Las Vegas hospital after overnight treatment for injuries they received in a fiery crash that killed two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon.
Lawsuit challenges Nevada 'personhood' initiative: Friday, Oct. 14, 2011; A court challenge is being mounted to block an anti-abortion Nevada ballot initiative that would change the state constitution to define life as beginning at conception, and demand civil rights for unborn children.
Henderson doctor pleads not guilty in stem cell case: Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011; A prominent Henderson pediatrician pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges that he and a man who falsely claimed he was a doctor conspired to implant chronically ill patients with stem cells harvested from human placentas.
Not guilty plea for Desai in Las Vegas hepatitis case: Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011; A lawyer for a former physician-owner of Las Vegas-area endoscopy clinics entered a not guilty plea to federal conspiracy and fraud charges stemming from a 2008 hepatitis outbreak that affected thousands of patients.
Jury awards couple $104 million in Las Vegas hepatitis case: Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011; A jury has found drug companies liable for $104 million in damages in a third product liability lawsuit stemming from a hepatitis C outbreak four years ago at Las Vegas outpatient colonoscopy clinics.
Former Las Vegas prosecutor takes plea deal in cocaine case: Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011; A former Las Vegas prosecutor who handled the Paris Hilton and Bruno Mars celebrity cocaine cases has taken a plea deal that'll let him clear his own record in a felony cocaine case if he stays out of trouble for three years.
Las Vegas jury finds Navy SEAL guilty in weapons case: Friday, Oct. 7, 2011; A federal jury in Las Vegas found an active-duty Navy SEAL guilty on 13 of 15 charges alleging he smuggled machine guns from Iraq and Afghanistan and headed a conspiracy to sell weapons and explosives in the U.S.