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Nevada’s ‘stand your ground’ law in spotlight

Nevada’s “stand your ground” law is in the spotlight with the filing of murder charges against a 73-year-old suspect who says he acted in self-defense when he fatally shot a man and wounded a woman trespassing on his property in Sparks.

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Murder charge in killing of Sparks trespasser

A 73-year-old Sparks man has been arrested and booked on suspicion of murder three months after police say he shot and killed a man he claimed was trespassing on his property.

O.J. Simpson files appeal in Palace Station robbery case

O.J. Simpson is asking the Nevada Supreme Court to reverse a judge’s ruling denying him a new trial in a 2007 robbery case, in an appeal filed in the wee hours Thursday.

Man given 56-year prison term in deadly Utah-Nevada crime rampage

A man who authorities say went on a crime rampage that spanned two states and left a Utah couple dead has been sentenced to up to 56 years in Nevada for a kidnapping, robbery and botched carjacking at a casino.

Police: Nevada school shooter left conflicting suicide notes

A Nevada seventh-grader who went on a deadly schoolyard shooting rampage had images of the Columbine gunmen on his cellphone and told a therapist three days before the October attack that classmates were teasing him, authorities said Tuesday.

Nevada Supreme Court orders hearing in parental rights case involving couple charged with murder

The Nevada Supreme Court has reversed a lower court decision that maintained the parental rights of a Las Vegas couple awaiting trial in the killing of a 17-year-old girl. Rather than rule for the termination of rights, however, the high court’s unanimous Thursday decision ordered a full evidentiary hearing into the case with instructions on how to proceed.

Satanic inmate sues Reno jail for religious meals, including ice cream

A Nevada inmate who says he practices Satanism is accusing county jailers of violating his constitutional rights by denying him meals consistent with the strict diet of his pagan religion, including ice cream.