Nevada’s death row houses 64 convicted killers, all men, most of whom have been awaiting execution for more than two decades.
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A California man arrested last week in a three-day string of robberies and shootings in Las Vegas and Henderson has been connected to a third homicide, a senior police official said.
A state court judge denied a stay of execution Monday for death row inmate Zane Floyd and agreed to issue an order of execution for July 26.
As Daniel Halseth’s family and friends frantically tried to reach him, his daughter sent messages to her grandmother in an effort to keep them away, new court documents show.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is set to hear arguments Tuesday regarding COVID-19 restrictions on churches in Nevada.
A Las Vegas man appealing his felony convictions and decadeslong prison sentence has asked the Nevada Supreme Court to remove a judge from his case, alleging corruption.
Proponents say a settlement in a class-action lawsuit will ensure that poor criminal defendants in rural Nevada counties receive adequate legal representation.
Sahara Las Vegas has filed a defamation lawsuit against a local blogger who reported what the casino’s owners said was an inaccurate rumor that the property would close next month.
A Las Vegas man who practices law in California is defending a white woman charged with filing a false report with police against a Black bird-watcher in New York.
The Nevada Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned why prosecutors in Las Vegas have decided to charge some DUI suspects with murder, evoking commentary on whether race and wealth played a role.
Gregory Kerkorian, an heir to the “father of the Las Vegas mega resort,” could die in prison from the novel coronavirus, his lawyers argued in a petition to state leaders.
A Las Vegas man must spend the rest of his life in prison for fatally shooting a 24-year-old liquor store clerk during a robbery, jurors decided Friday.
A man facing the death penalty and accused in the rape and killing of UNLV student Paula Davis pleaded not guilty Thursday.
Attorneys for a woman accused of pushing a 74-year-old man off a bus in March, said Wednesday they would ask the Nevada Supreme Court to throw out a first-degree murder charge.
Two teens were convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday in the shooting death of Silverado High School student Matthew Minkler.