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Kingman teacher relieved about not guilty verdict

A Kingman, Ariz., schoolteacher vindicated at trial Wednesday expressed relief and was critical of the decision to prosecute him for sex crimes alleged by a Boulder City teenager.

LV man involved in fatal Arizona hit-and-run

A Las Vegas man who police did not immediately identify was the driver involved in a fatal pedestrian-vehicle collision in northwest Arizona on Monday.

Ex-Nevada deputy accused of forced sex at jail

A former Lyon County sheriff’s deputy accused of forcing female inmates to perform sex acts at the jail is free on bail awaiting a pretrial hearing Dec. 4.

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Coroner: Man shot by CHP trooper died from head wound

Authorities say a man shot by a California Highway Patrol trooper in Jean after a more than two-hour chase that crossed state lines died of a gunshot wound to the head.

Nevadan, 77, sentenced to life for rapes

A 77-year-old Elko County man has been sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of raping and molesting three young step-relatives.

Man shot by trooper in Jean has died

The man who was shot by a California Highway Patrol trooper after a nearly 200-mile chase that led to Nevada has died, Las Vegas police said on Friday.

Man shot in Jean after police chase

A man was shot Thursday evening after a police chase that started in California and ended along Interstate 15 near Jean, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

Rural parole officers not getting AR15 rifles

A panel of state lawmakers on Wednesday rejected a request by the state Division of Parole and Probation to buy AR15 rifles for the agency’s 32 rural officers.

New Nevada DNA swab law sees little pushback

A Nevada law that requires DNA samples be taken from every person arrested on a felony charge — and criticized by civil rights groups as an invasion of privacy — has seen surprisingly little pushback in the four months it’s been in practice.

Nevada ranchers offer reward in 60 cattle shootings

Ranchers are offering a $20,600 reward after the shootings of some 60 head of cattle across Northern Nevada since mid-summer.

Inmate death investigated in Carson City

The Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City was on lockdown Saturday while officials investigated a homicide, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.