Newly elected and appointed judges tend to get the benefit of the doubt from local attorneys during their early days on the bench, according to results of the 2010 Judicial Performance Evaluation Survey.
Five jurists rated in this year’s judicial survey are running in contested elections for judicial seats. The publication today of attorneys’ recommendations whether they should be retained in office is intended to help voters decide whether to elect them again, or make some other lawyer a judge.
Las Vegas police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide that occurred in the northeast valley Saturday afternoon.
Shella Lynn Gordon became the 1,000th graduate of Nevada State College during a commencement ceremony tonight at the Henderson Pavilion in Henderson. The four-year school in Henderson opened its doors seven years ago and held its its first commencement ceremony in May 2004 with just 13 graduates.
The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for the Las Vegas Valley from noon to midnight Sunday night.
U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz.,on Saturday dismissed criticism of Sue Lowden for suggesting people can barter with their doctors, calling the gaffe by the GOP front-runner in the Senate race a “distraction” ginned up by her opponent Sen. Harry Reid, if she wins the Republican primary.
SALT LAKE CITY — Republican Sen. Bob Bennett was thrown out of office Saturday by delegates at the Utah GOP convention in a stunning defeat for a once-popular three-term incumbent who fell victim to a growing conservative movement nationwide.
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NEW YORK (AP) — A Staten Island ferry with a history of accidents lost power as it approached its terminal Saturday and smashed into a pier with a jolt that tossed passengers to the deck and hurt as many as 37 people.
NEW YORK (AP) — Finnish cell phone maker Nokia Corp. said Friday that it has extended its patent-infringement claims against Apple Inc. to include the new iPad.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Ex-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has outraged some of her fans with an endorsement of former Hewlett-Packard executive Carly Fiorina in the GOP’s U.S. Senate primary in California.
NEW YORK (AP) — Drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. plans to appeal a $356 million Las Vegas district court verdict awarded to a plaintiff who says he contracted hepatitis C when one of Teva’s drug vials was used by more than one patient.