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FILE - Former NFL football star O.J. Simpson reacts after learning he was granted parole at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nev., on July 20, 2017. The 74-year-old former football hero, acquitted California murder defendant and convicted Las Vegas armed robber was granted good behavior credits and discharged from parole effective Dec. 1, the day after a hearing before the Nevada state Board of Parole, Kim Yoko Smith, spokeswoman for the Nevada State Police, said...

OJ Simpson a ‘completely free man’; parole ends in Nevada

by Ken Ritter Associated PressDecember 14, 2021December 14, 2021

LAS VEGAS — O.J. Simpson is a free man.The 74-year-old former football hero and actor, acquitted California murder defendant and convicted Las Vegas armed robber was granted good behavior credits and discharged from parole effective Dec. 1, Nevada…

Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III is taken out of the courtroom in a wheelchair after making an initial appearance in Las Vegas Justice Court in Las Vegas Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. Ruggs is facing charges relating to a fiery vehicle crash early Tuesday in Las Vegas that left a woman dead and Ruggs and his female passenger injured. Photo is taken through a glass window. The team released Ruggs just hours after the crash. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

Prosecutor: former Raider Henry Ruggs III driving over 150 mph before fatal crash

by Ken Ritter Associated PressNovember 3, 2021November 3, 2021

FILE - Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III heads off the field after an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Oct. 24, 2021, in Las Vegas. Police in Las Vegas said Ruggs is facing a driving under the influence charge after a fiery vehicle crash early Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, that left a woman dead and Ruggs and his female passenger injured. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

Police: Raiders’ Henry Ruggs III to face DUI case in Las Vegas fatal crash

by Ken Ritter Associated PressNovember 2, 2021November 2, 2021

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2018, file photo, Megan Murphy, right in hat, embraces Cara Knoedler as Kenneth Wright wipes his eyes on the first anniversary of the mass shooting in Las Vegas. In the two years since the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, the federal government and states have taken some action to tighten gun regulations. But advocates say they're frustrated more hasn't been done since the attack in Las Vegas killed 58 people on Oct. 1, 2017, and that mass shootings keep happening across the country. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

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Casino giant settles Vegas shooting lawsuits for up to $800M

by Ken Ritter Associated PressOctober 3, 2019

File - In this Jan. 29, 2019, file photo, the FBI and Justice Department findings report on Stephen Paddock, who killed 58 in a 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting, the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history in a short report concluded the investigation shown here in Phoenix. President Donald Trump is "disappointed" the FBI couldn't figure out what specifically motivated Paddock to carry out the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history. Trump's comments to The Daily Caller on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, came a day after the FBI released its final report on the 2017 Las Vegas shooting that left 58 people dead. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

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FBI report on Vegas massacre prompts anger

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, and Ken Ritter Associated PressJanuary 31, 2019

In this Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019 photo the under-construction Encore Boston Harbor luxury resort and casino stands among smaller structures, in Everett, Mass.

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Judge shields Wynn documents in state review

by Ken Ritter Associated PressJanuary 4, 2019

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2017 file photo, a woman sits on a curb at the scene of a shooting outside a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip. It took 11 minutes for the gunman in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history to kill 58 people. Then he killed himself. A year later, Las Vegas police and the FBI have found no motive for the rampage. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

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Las Vegas marks anniversary of nation’s deadliest mass shooting

by Ken Ritter Associated PressOctober 1, 2018

Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo speaks at a news conference Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, in Las Vegas. Lombardo spoke about the final report on the Oct. 1, 2017 shooting that became the deadliest in modern U.S. history. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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Motive of Las Vegas gunman may never be known

by Ken Ritter Associated Press, Michelle L. Price Associated Press, and Michael Balsamo Associated PressAugust 3, 2018

Attorney Todd Bice, representing drug manufacturer, Alvogen, appears before judge Elizabeth Gonzalez the court at the Regional Justice Center during a hearing on Wednesday in Las Vegas. Alvogen filed suit in an effort to stop Nevada using their drugs in the execution of death row inmate Scott Dozier.

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Execution blocked after company objects to use of its drug

by Ken Ritter Associated Press, and Michelle L. Price Associated PressJuly 11, 2018

FILE - This Oct. 2, 2017 file photo shows police tape blocking off the home of Stephen Craig Paddock in Mesquite, Nev. A federal judge is being asked to unseal documents telling what federal agents learned before searching properties belonging to the gunman responsible for the Oct. 1, 2017 massacre on the Las Vegas Strip. Prosecutors aren't opposing a Friday, Jan. 12, 2018 request from media organizations for U.S. District Judge Jennifer Dorsey to release redacted affidavits underlying warrants for locations including Stephen Paddock's home in Mesquite. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

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FBI knew Las Vegas gunman had big gun stashes, records say

by Ken Ritter Associated PressJanuary 12, 2018