Rene Valladares has served as the federal public defender for Nevada since 2011.
Courts
The murder trial of Brandon Toseland, a man accused of killing his girlfriend’s 4-year-old son, has been postponed for nearly a year.
A Las Vegas police officer is asking the high court to hear her lawsuit over the police union’s policy dictating when officers can resign as union members.
A judge denied a Las Vegas fire captain’s request for a new trial on Wednesday, after a jury found him guilty of a domestic violence charge.
Former Nevada Assemblyman Alexander Assefa has pleaded no contest to charges of theft and lying about his residency in a filing to run for office.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Stacy Kollins said she is anticipating filing additional charges against three people accused of holding a teenager captive in a bedroom for a year.
Hours before investigative reporter Jeff German was killed, Robert Telles was told that Clark County was preparing to release copies of his emails to the Review-Journal.
Deputy Public Defender Rebecca Saxe has won the race for Justice Court Department 13, replacing incumbent Justice of the Peace Suzan Baucum.
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.
A judge has granted the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s motion to access copies of all search warrants executed in the investigation into reporter Jeff German’s death.
A man accused of shooting a waiter multiple times at a Chinatown restaurant has pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and mayhem charges.
A woman accused of killing a psychiatrist with her boyfriend in 2019 has pleaded guilty to a second-degree murder charge.
The NFL is asking the high court to halt proceedings in former Raiders coach Jon Gruden’s lawsuit against the league.
A judge ordered 19-year-old Alonzo Brown, a suspect in three fatal shootings, to undergo a mental health evaluation.