Justice of the Peace Melissa Saragosa-Stratton is stepping down to take a position at a prominent local law firm.
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The children who suffered sexual abuse at the hands of a Clark County School District bus driver have, through their parents, filed a lawsuit alleging that the district either knew or should have known the risk they faced.
The resignation of Sharon Knafo, head of Shenker Academy, was announced May 24, a week after the arrest of teacher Eryka Westover.
Julie Bush is accused of intentionally hitting and killing her boyfriend with her vehicle.
The Clark County district attorney’s office has filed a motion accusing District Judge Erika Ballou of failing to follow orders from the Nevada Supreme Court.
Long before Emilio Arenas tortured and killed a man in an east Las Vegas apartment, he inflicted violence, humiliation and degradation upon those he encountered, prosecutors said Thursday.
A 33-year-old man pleaded guilty Thursday to voluntary manslaughter in a fatal shooting at a strip club near downtown Las Vegas.
The woman charged with murder in the death of a nail salon manager made a brief court appearance Thursday in Las Vegas.
Prosecutors on Thursday filed several new charges against Antwon Perkins, a former state corrections officer accused in at least two abduction and sexual assault cases involving minors.
Prominent sports bettor David Oancea, known in gambling circles as “Vegas Dave,” pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor in federal court.
Two men were convicted Friday in the slaying of a 50-year-old Las Vegas man whose body was bound with electrical tape and stuffed in a suitcase.
Henderson officials have responded to a lawsuit against the Police Department that alleges officers punched, kicked and jolted a sporting goods store manager with a stun gun, mistaking him for a shoplifting suspect.
Federal prosecutors are moving forward with their appeal of a judge’s dismissal of felony conspiracy and weapons charges against Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy, his sons Ammon and Ryan and independent militia member Ryan Payne.
Special prosecutors have been assigned to review a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery against Clark County District Judge Stefany Miley, officials said Tuesday.
A former Heart Attack Grill waitress has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the Las Vegas restaurant’s owner, Jon Basso.
Las Vegas is a special kind of resort city. On the inside, you get The Strip (and now, the Sphere); on the outside, you get the vast Mojave Desert with its nostalgic attractions. In the past, people visiting Las Vegas would do so with the phrase in mind: “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” […]
Julie Bush is accused of intentionally hitting and killing her boyfriend with her vehicle.
The Clark County district attorney’s office has filed a motion accusing District Judge Erika Ballou of failing to follow orders from the Nevada Supreme Court.
A motorist accused of killing a pedestrian in central Las Vegas fled the scene and intentionally charred and ditched his car in a deserted area, according to police.
Imprisoned for a Las Vegas fatal DUI, former NFL player Henry Ruggs is in a prison work program that placed him at the Governor’s Mansion.