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2 plead guilty in connection with 2016 break-in at protected spring

Edgar Reyes of North Las Vegas and Steven Schwinkendorf of Pahrump pleaded guilty to destruction of government property for their actions at Devils Hole on April 30, 2016, the National Park Service announced Friday.

Case focuses on decision over school, child’s best interests

A Las Vegas family court judge should have been more thorough when considering the best school interest of a child wrapped up in her parent’s divorce, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

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Woman’s decomposing body found in Kingman

The decomposing remains of a woman were found in Kingman, Ariz., in a hilly, desert area south of Radar Hill on Sunday morning.

Inmate killed in prison had 4 months left in sentence

By March 14, according to the Nevada parole board, 28-year-old Carlos Manuel Perez Jr.’s debt to society would have been paid. But instead of leaving High Desert State Prison a free man, he left a dead man.

Nevada Court of Appeals hears first oral arguments

Cued by the words “all rise,” the three judges of Nevada’s new Court of Appeals entered their Las Vegas courtroom Wednesday to hear oral arguments for the first time.

Nevadan, 77, sentenced to life for rapes

A 77-year-old Elko County man has been sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of raping and molesting three young step-relatives.

Ex-GSA official indicted in M Resort conference

A federal grand jury has indicted a former official who headed the federal General Services Administration unit that came under fire for holding a lavish 2010 conference at the M Resort in Henderson.

Justices to get Vegas home possession case

A former real estate agent accused of breaking into homes he didn’t own and renting them out to unsuspecting tenants wants the Nevada Supreme Court to throw out the charges against him.

Ex-Simpson lawyers in Las Vegas case reach settlement

O.J. Simpson’s feuding former Las Vegas trial lawyers have settled a breach-of-contract lawsuit in Nevada federal court and a slander claim in Florida state court, leaving one dispute remaining between the imprisoned former football star’s ex-lawyer from Miami and one of his current attorneys in Nevada.

Northern Nevada sheriff hopeful won’t be charged with DUI

Prosecutors say they won’t file felony driving under the influence charges against a former Elko County sheriff candidate because his blood-alcohol level was below the legal limit.