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Appeals court needed to speed up justice, panel says

Nevada needs an appeals court before its legal system can graduate from the “horse and buggy” era, a panel of experts said Monday.

Prosecutor: Vegas urologist endangered patients

Jury selection began Monday morning in the federal trial of a Las Vegas-area urologist charged in a scheme to reuse needle guides meant for single use in prostate procedures.

 
Reno incident prompts science demo scrutiny

A federal agency on Monday urged museums and schools to stop using methanol and other flammable chemicals in their fire-based science demonstrations in light of a flash fire that injured 13 people, most of them children, at a Reno museum earlier this month.

Undisclosed payments landing cases back in court

A 17-year-old was railroaded after prosecutors failed to disclose that they’d relocated the only person who identified him as a gunman in a 2008 shooting at a school bus stop, a defense attorney argues.

Police seek help identifying armed robbers

Las Vegas police are seeking the public’s help in identifying two men and a vehicle connected to an armed robbery in the northwest part of the valley.

Man who killed girlfriend with beer mug sent to prison

A man who admitted to beating his girlfriend to death with a beer mug was sentenced to up to 25 years in prison Monday. Dana “Doc” Baker pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in July.