Clark County commissioners approved the appointment of Nancy Lemcke, a 23-year veteran public defender, to lead the office.
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Two recent lawsuits filed against the Nevada Department of Corrections allege a pattern of corrections officers allowing prisoners to be attacked by incarcerated gang members at High Desert State Prison.
The Henderson Police Officers’ Association and Henderson Police Supervisors’ Association changed their disciplinary codes after the City Council approved the agreements.
Metro’s RAID team, dedicated to preventing illegal street takeovers and street racing, has made 185 arrests, cited 238 people and towed 215 cars.
A judge dismissed a domestic violence case against a Nye County commissioner, but the prosecutor intends to refile once witnesses respond to subpoenas to testify.
Jeremiah Nichols, 32, was arrested twice before being taken to High Desert State Prison.
CASA program is working with the Eighth Judicial District Court to get more volunteers in the courthouse to advocate for children.
Jeff German reported alleged bullying and favoritism by Public Administrator Robert Telles. After his arrest, some workers said they have been fearful for months.
The Department of Corrections did not say how many cases have been detected in state corrections facilities or whether the increase involves inmates, staff or both
Nevada’s death row houses 64 convicted killers, all men, most of whom have been awaiting execution for more than two decades.
Las Vegas scored a recent courtroom victory in its costly legal battle with the landowner of a defunct golf course. The ruling is expected to be appealed.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is set to hear arguments Tuesday regarding COVID-19 restrictions on churches in Nevada.
Paying 3,000 Nevadans was a good start — but 70,000 would be better, a lawyer in the case against the state employment agency argued.
Nevada lawmakers on Thursday moved to replenish a state fund earmarked for protecting visiting politicians. The fund was unexpectedly depleted in the wake of the Oct. 1 mass shooting, which prompted visits from President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
Just as the Sandy Hook school shooting prompted efforts to regulate gun policies in Nevada in 2013, the mass shooting in Las Vegas on Oct. 1 will likely result in a new push when the Legislature convenes in 2019.
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The student’s lawyers claim he was threatened, discriminated against at UNLV, amid taunts from pro-Palestinian protesters and inaction by the administration and Board of Regents.
The fire was first reported before noon on Memorial Day and is located near the Late Night trailhead along Route 160, west of Las Vegas.
The Mirage volcano’s days are numbered after permits to clear the area for future construction were issued to Hard Rock contractors.
The park near Bermuda Road and Pebble Road honors a Metropolitan Police Department sergeant who was shot and killed in the line of duty in 2006.