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.
The opinion from the Nevada Supreme Court stems from a lawsuit filed by a woman who claimed she was subject to a “demeaning and humiliating” strip search while visiting a Nevada prison.
The Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court’s decision to hold an investigator in contempt of court for refusing to testify in a preliminary hearing more than two years ago about the Alpine Motel Apartments fire.
A third victim has come forward with allegations against a man also charged in assaults on two sex workers.
Two New Mexico tourists were killed in the crash on Wednesday evening near the Fremont Street Experience.
Between November 2021 and April, 96 SafeNest clients were asked what justice meant to them after being victims of domestic violence.
A man accused of sexually assaulting and kidnapping a sex worker on Dec. 15 had just pleaded guilty weeks earlier to falsely imprisoning a sex worker at different hotel garage.
Prosecutors on Wednesday dismissed charges against a woman arrested in 2019 in connection with her 2-month-old son’s death.
Joshua Estrada, who was 17 at the time, pleaded guilty as an adult to one count of assault with a deadly weapon in exchange for the period of probation.
A woman accused of a crash that killed her two nieces appeared in North Las Vegas Justice Court. The mother of the girls remains hospitalized.
John Boyd Jr. pleaded guilty in October to driving under the influence resulting in substantial bodily harm.
Intense heat grips southern Nevada every summer. However, in recent years, the topic of worksite heat stress safety has become a focus. In 2022, Federal OSHA introduced its national emphasis program on heat stress safety. The same year, Nevada OSHA also issued its state heat stress guidelines for businesses. As summer 2024 approaches, it’s time […]
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.