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Laughlin man gets 25-year sentence in killing of father

A Laughlin man convicted of second-degree murder for killing his octogenarian father was sentenced Tuesday to 18 to 45 years in prison.

Battle over sage grouse in Nevada heads to federal court

The showdown over sage grouse in Nevada heads to a federal courtroom, where lawyers for the attorney general’s office and rural interests will ask a judge to block federal land-use restrictions intended to protect the bird and its habitat.

Supreme Court asked to reopen case in 1994 Las Vegas slaying

Lawyers for a Las Vegas man serving a life sentence for a 1994 murder he says he didn’t commit urged the Nevada Supreme Court on Friday to reopen the case based on new evidence they say exonerates their client.

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Family of dead High Desert inmate negotiates with Nevada AG

CARSON CITY — Lawyers for the family of a Nevada inmate shot and killed by a corrections officer a year ago at High Desert State Prison are in negotiations with the attorney general’s office to try to reach a settlement, court records show.