The Department of Public Safety is changing its name to Nevada State Police, officials announced Tuesday.
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Day two of a three-day evidentiary hearing regarding Nevada’s plan to execute death row inmate Zane Floyd began Wednesday morning in federal court.
Nevada’s death row houses 64 inmates. Some of them have killed multiple people, including children. Others ended the lives of elderly victims. Some shot police officers or strangers, while others stabbed someone they knew.
Nevada’s death row houses 64 convicted killers, all men, most of whom have been awaiting execution for more than two decades.
Friday marks 10 years since Nevada began prosecuting animal abuse as a felony, but activists say the state still has a long way to go.
A combination of enforcement, education and motorists taking personal responsibility when they are behind the wheel are key to reducing the problem, police say.
After a tragic accident, couple wants to use their experience to help change the laws on distracted driving and vehicular manslaughter in Nevada while improving roadway safety.
Mesquite officials are defending their city after a former councilman said growing tensions had led to a “civil war” in the community and caused him to fear the police.
A recently published report shows that a primary caregiver’s partner — typically a mother’s boyfriend — was identified as the suspect in more than half of child abuse and neglect cases in Clark County in fiscal 2016.
At the root of the issue is the state’s consumer protection statutes that limit title loans to 210 days and prohibit a loan to exceed the fair market value of the vehicle.