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.
Stephanie Alvarado, 30, was booked Wednesday at the Clark County Detention Center on suspicion of attempted murder with a deadly weapon and domestic battery.
Calls to domestic violence hotlines increased by 20 percent last year in Southern Nevada, but fewer residents filed reports with Las Vegas police.
A boyfriend is suspected of shooting a 40-year-old woman in the neck multiple times before stealing her SUV and leaving the state, according to an arrest warrant released Thursday.
The 61-year-old man was taken to University Medical Center on April 18 but died there Thursday, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
A Las Vegas man with a lengthy criminal history has been charged with the unprovoked stabbing of a stranger at a central Las Vegas convenience store Sunday morning.
Records show that the matter initially was reported to Las Vegas police as an “assault/battery.” The officer resigned from the department nine months later.
A second suspect has been arrested in a brothel plot involving witchcraft and animal sacrifices, according to Las Vegas police.
Walther Pina, 23, also faces charges of robbery and conspiracy in the April 11 attack on the victim, 32, who died five days after being attacked by two men with baseball bats.
A founder of the Democracy Prep Public Schools, which has campuses across the U.S., including one in Las Vegas, is accused of stealing more than $200,000 from the network.
A local news anchor was arrested last month after she was found passed out behind the wheel of her car, according to a police report released Tuesday.
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.
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.
A Las Vegas judge sentenced a 24-year-old woman to between 10 and 25 years in prison for killing her 3-month-old son.
Senior U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks died after he was hit by a vehicle near the district courthouse in downtown Reno, the Reno Police Department said. He was 80.