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.
An Alpine Motel Apartments property manager and his live-in girlfriend narrowly escaped a fire that killed six people, she testified Tuesday.
“There was no warning,” Tiacherelle Dotson said. “There was nothing. There was no time to do anything. No fire alarms, no smoke detectors. I barely had time to get out.”
A judge set bail at $50,000 for Adolfo Orozco, the landlord of a downtown Las Vegas apartment building where six people died in a fire in December.
Chief Deputy District Attorney John Giordani also asked a judge to order Adolfo Orozco to surrender his passport, citing “substantial ties” to other states and Mexico.
Authorities filed involuntary manslaughter charges Thursday against Adolfo Orozco, the landlord of the downtown Las Vegas apartment building where six people died.
A 48-year-old man who remains hospitalized from injuries he suffered in a deadly fire at the Alpine Motel Apartments has sued the building’s owner and others.
Former tenants of the Alpine Motel Apartments, the site of the deadly Las Vegas fire, can start retrieving personal property within about a month.
Former residents of Alpine Motel filed a lawsuit on Monday against the building’s owner and companies that installed alarm systems.
Marwan Porter, an attorney for the family of Cynthia Mikell, 61 told reporters that The Cochran Firm has launched its own investigation into the fire.
Pure Maintenance, a Utah-based mold removal expert known for its non-destructive, demolition-free mold remediation method, has added Jackie Henson as its newest partner for the Las Vegas area. Henson’s addition brings the number of Pure Maintenance partners serving different areas around Las Vegas to three. This means that more residents and property owners in the […]
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.