Ruben Robles was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole in 15 years for opening fire at the Fremont Street Experience, killing a man and wounding a bystander.
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Four of the teenagers arrested in connection with the fatal beating of a Rancho High School student were indicted by a grand jury.
A change in Nevada law has allowed the Las Vegas Justice Court to establish it’s own mental health court, replicating an existing program in District Court.
Antonio Lucas was shot outside a Circle K at St. Louis Avenue and East Fremont Street. Police arrested Emanuel Hodges, 42, in the killing.
Tony Hsieh’s former attorney claimed in court documents that text messages she received from the late Zappos CEO’s father indicate his family did not believe Hsieh was struggling with drug use around the time of his death.
Former owner Adolfo Orozco and former building manager Malinda Mier face manslaughter and other felony charges in the 2019 Alpine Motel Apartments fire that killed six people.
The Citizen Review Board either dismissed complaints or sided with Las Vegas Metropolitan Police internal affairs in most cases the past three years, records show.
A case against two reputed Aryan Warriors will be prosecuted separately from 21 other gang members because both men face the death penalty.
A 22-year-old man faces 11 felony charges including burglary, home invasion and grand larceny in connection with two June 2018 break-ins at the Las Vegas entertainer’s southeast valley home.
A 36-year-old man accused of spitting into a Las Vegas police officer’s mouth and eyes and telling her “I hope you enjoy the hepatitis C” is facing charges that carry a possible sentence of 10 years to life in prison, according to an indictment handed down Wednesday.
Copperfield’s court-ordered revelation of his “Lucky #13” illusion came in a civil trial over an audience member’s slip and fall during a Las Vegas show in 2013.
Twenty-four people were indicted last week on racketeering, fraud and battery charges in a massive scheme to stage east valley car crashes, then file fraudulent insurance claims.
The son of a woman killed in what police are calling a road rage shooting, who went out looking for a car that had nearly hit hers Feb. 12, had an earlier brush with road rage himself. Brandon Meyers, the 22-year-old son of Tammy Meyers identified by family on Tuesday, made public posts on social media with expletive-laden remarks about an incident last summer.
Robert Gibbs wasn’t looking to have a day named in his honor, but Clark County commissioners decided he deserved it.
Local and federal narcotics detectives confiscated about $200,000 worth of marijuana plants Thursday in the southwest valley, Las Vegas police said.