Devonte Jackson, 29, is accused of using a handgun and stealing more than $300,000 from an armored truck outside a Las Vegas bank.
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A multi-agency operation targeting child sex predators led to the arrest of eight individuals over the past two weeks in Henderson.
The shooting stemmed from a dispute over the teen’s electronics access, court records indicate.
A traffic stop on Interstate 15 in Mesquite led to the discovery of nearly 70 pounds of methamphetamine, according to a news release.
He had been charged with sexually abusing four children, and his attorney expects he will die in prison. One of the charges carries a 35-year minimum sentence.
Every year, parties involved in civil actions in Clark County write thousands of dollars in checks for the right to change the judge assigned to their case.
A Las Vegas police captain under internal investigation for arranging a private ride in a department helicopter for a rock star’s wedding proposal has retired in lieu of a pending demotion, the Review-Journal has learned.
A Carson City father shot and killed by his daughter’s ex-boyfriend has been identified by authorities as 52-year-old Guy Perry.
Lawyers appealing an ex-Nevada lobbyist’s conviction for illegally contributing to U.S. Sen. Harry Reid’s re-election say he should be kept out of prison while the U.S. Supreme Court ponders a forthcoming ruling on campaign finance laws that have been “twisted into a pretzel” through a series of recent court decisions.
A woman was arrested Monday after a road-rage incident lead to a shooting on the Strip.
Las Vegas police might stop responding to minor accidents because of decreased manpower and rising calls for service.
Of 31 judges in Las Vegas, Henderson and North Las Vegas justice and municipal courts, a sampling of Southern Nevada lawyers said three don’t deserve to keep their jobs: Henderson Municipal Court Judge Diana Hampton, Justice of the Peace Conrad Hafen and Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Janiece Marshall.
One person was shot near the Rancho Mesa Apartments Monday night, Las Vegas police said.
Five months after an Esmeralda County man went missing, two men were arrested in connection with his death, according to an Esmeralda County arrest report.
She was a lovesick teenager when she ran away from her mother’s home in the middle of the night to be with Melvyn Sprowson. Five months later, she still is.
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A Dino’s Lounge bartender is happy to be alive after a Jeep driven by a suspected DUI driver plowed into the front of the bar near downtown Las Vegas.
One person died and a second was critically injured after an apparent dispute between the two resulted in a stabbing, police said.
A 34-year-old man was shot by an officer Aug. 8 after the man appeared to make an aggresive move toward police.
Jonathan Lewis, 17, was fatally beaten by a group of Rancho High School students in 2023.
