Justice of the Peace Amy Chelini set the bail after attorneys said they had agreed to a bail of $100,000.
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A jury found a man guilty of first-degree murder and kidnapping for his role in the death of a 27-year-old Las Vegas man in the Nye County desert.
The killing of 13-year-old Aaron Jones was the subject of a 2020 Review-Journal investigation into child protective services repeated contact with the family.
Tyson Hampton, accused of killing Las Vegas police officer Truong Thai, pleaded not guilty to 28 felony charges during a court hearing Thursday.
Prosecutors have dropped murder charges against one of two people accused of killing and dismembered a man whose body was found in a large drum in November.
The Washoe County district attorney’s office moved Friday to stop the Nevada Board of Pardons from commuting the death sentences of all 57 prisoners on death row.
A man convicted of fatally shooting his teenage son was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison with the possibility of parole.
A judge sentenced a woman on Thursday to life in prison with the possibility of parole for killing her 7-year-old son, whose body was found on a hiking trail near Las Vegas.
Murder suspect Robert Telles gave a jailhouse interview Friday but refused to answer questions about the killing of Review-Journal reporter Jeff German.
The state’s top doctor said he could not give an opinion on the effectiveness of a never-been-tested combination of drugs intended to execute Zane Floyd.
“No human being should be exposed to the terror and agony of not being able to breathe,” said Dr. Mark Heath, an anesthesiologist.