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Cliven Bundy wants to fire attorney just before trial

Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy wants to fire his lawyer less than a month before he is to stand trial on charges related to a 2014 standoff with the Bureau of Land Management.

3 inmates wounded in Northern Nevada prison shooting

A fight between two inmates Tuesday morning at a Northern Nevada prison spurred a guard-involved shooting that left three inmates wounded, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.

Whittemore’s law license suspended until 2017

Former power broker and attorney Harvey Whittemore, convicted of funneling money to U.S. Sen. Harry Reid 2007 re-election committee, on Friday was suspended from practicing law for four years, according to the Nevada Supreme Court.

New DNA evidence in Nevada slaying scrutinized

A Nevada judge considering a new trial for a woman who has served more than 30 years in prison for a murder she says she didn’t commit has postponed his decision after her lawyers said they have additional, new DNA evidence they believe will prove her innocence.