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Bundy defendants interviewed in undercover FBI operation

Undercover FBI agents posed as documentary filmmakers for a production titled “America Reloaded” to draw statements from the men who rushed to support rancher Cliven Bundy in his 2014 stand against the federal government.

Nevada inmate, 69, dies in conservation camp

An inmate at Three Lakes Valley Conservation Camp in Indian Springs has died, the Nevada Department of Corrections said Monday.

Las Vegas woman in middle of brain death battle

The battle over maintaining life support for a 20-year-old Las Vegas woman continues this week in Reno. It focuses on the question of when is a person considered dead.

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Specialty courts set to expand with new funding

Nevada’s specialty courts are set to expand significantly with the infusion of $3 million a year in new funding provided by the 2015 Legislature, court officials said Monday.

Pahrump man found dead day after being released from jail

The Nye County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a Pahrump man whose body was found behind a casino and who had recently been released from jail.

Nevada inmate dies at Carson City hospital

A 77-year-old inmate at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center died at the Carson Tahoe Hospital in Carson City on Thursday.

Training ‘a joke’ for state prison officers

Officers at Southern Desert Correctional Center can relate to the challenges of watching over hundreds of inmates with insufficient staffing and equipment.

Sentence upheld for Arizona sovereign citizens movement activist

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld the convictions of Arizona resident Shawn Rice, who was an activist in the anti-government “sovereign citizens” movement.

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.

Inmate, 73, dies in Nevada prison

A 73-year-old inmate serving a life sentence died on Monday at the Regional Medical Facility at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center of a prolonged illness, officials said.

Las Vegan arrested in voter registration incident

Nevada secretary of state investigators on Tuesday arrested a Las Vegas-area woman who is alleged to have registered to vote twice under a false name and now faces seven felony charges.