In the same year the Nevada Legislature decided not to act on a bill to end capital punishment, three men were removed Nevada’s death row — two by legal means and one by suicide.
Courts
The Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline decided Tuesday that it would not suspend a pair of Las Vegas judges over questions about profanity off the bench and administrative complaints involving court clerks.
A woman charged in a drug robbery that left a Las Vegas man dead a year ago was ordered released from jail Monday on her own recognizance.
A 41-year-old man was convicted Friday of murder in connection with a northwest valley slaying.
In more than 40 years, the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline has suspended only two sitting judges from the bench.
A high-definition home surveillance video captured Glenn Harris shooting his 30-year-old son in the chest and throat inside the garage of a northwest valley home.
Octavia Carter, 40, accused of stabbing her husband to death in front of their children is expected to undergo a competency evaluation.
A court hearing has been postponed for a father and daughter accused in the kidnapping and rape of a woman who authorities have said was abducted in North Las Vegas.
The first court appearance for a woman accused of stabbing her husband to death in front of their children over the weekend was postponed after she refused to attend.
A judge in Las Vegas agreed to strike portions of a lawsuit alleging the Can Can Room’s owner ran an illegal brothel at the decades-old strip club.
Two Las Vegas men pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to charges related to their roles operating two online illegal streaming services based in Las Vegas.
Jaime Zuniga, 34, was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for the murder of Edward Turner during a 2015 robbery.
Kody Harlan, 19, and Jaiden Caruso, 18, were found guilty in August of murder and robbery with a deadly weapon in connection with the death of Matthew Minkler.
A Las Vegas business owner was sentenced Tuesday to six months in prison for trafficking in nearly $1.5 million in counterfeit electronics from China.
A woman accused of killing her ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend will not be granted bail due to a pending domestic violence case filed against her by the ex-girlfriend.