A 27-year-old Las Vegas man had nearly twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system when he crashed on Thanksgiving and killed a mother of three, a prosecutor says.
Courts
A district judge ordered a civil lawyer handcuffed in her courtroom this week after finding that he violated a longstanding order to pay court costs and attorney fees.
A Las Vegas woman shot by police while she was holding a shovel filed a $7 million federal civil rights lawsuit Tuesday against the police department and the officer involved.
A Las Vegas mother pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder and child abuse charges in connection with the death of her 3-year-old son.
A Las Vegas man was convicted Monday of fatally shooting his girlfriend and her 17-year-old daughter, as well as critically wounding her 4-year-old daughter.
A third defendant in the death of a 24-year-old model faced a Las Vegas judge Wednesday on murder and kidnapping charges.
Las Vegas attorney Alexis Plunkett, serving probation for allowing clients to use cellphones in jail, has been disbarred from practicing law in Nevada.
Maria Flores wanted out of her tumultuous three-year relationship with Manuel Mata III, prosecutors told jurors Wednesday during opening statements of his capital murder trial.
A Las Vegas man pleaded not guilty Tuesday in the slaying of a 24-year-old model whose body authorities said was found inside a 250-gallon water tank that had been covered with concrete and wood.
UNLV student Paula Davis was raped as she died from a pair of gunshot wounds to the back of her head, court records show.
A man who twice burglarized entertainer Wayne Newton’s home must serve at least 22 years in prison, a judge in Las Vegas ruled Tuesday.
A Las Vegas judge set bail at $500,000 on Tuesday for a man charged with the slaying of a 24-year-old model whose body authorities said was found encased in concrete.
A Las Vegas family whose dog was shot and killed by a Metro officer has filed a federal lawsuit against the police department and the officer.
Lawyers for real estate broker Scott Gragson, charged in a DUI crash that left a woman dead and others injured, want his blood alcohol test thrown out.
Defense attorneys for Kody Harlan and Jaiden Caruso are seeking a new trial in the shooting death of 17-year-old Matthew Minkler.