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Virginia City man accused of killing wife can leave state

A Virginia City man who is free on bail after he was charged in the 2014 killing of his wife has been given permission to relocate to California to live with his son pending a preliminary hearing scheduled for March.

Task force begins weighing overhaul of Nevada’s juvenile justice system

A task force of judges, prosecutors, legislators, youth advocates and juvenile probation officials on Tuesday began considering options to improve Nevada’s juvenile justice system and break a cycle of repeat offenders.

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2 inmates injured in brawl at prison camp near Elko

Police and sheriff’s deputies from surrounding areas called in Sunday night to help quell fighting involving as many as half the inmates at Carlin Conservation Camp.

Idaho murder suspect arrested in Pahrump

The Nye County Sheriff’s Office assisted Idaho authorities in arresting Jeremy James White, a 39-year-old Idaho Falls suspect in an Idaho murder case. A woman — Deena Aday, 49, of Idaho Falls — was also detained and later arrested on an accessory to a felony crime charge.

Police in Elko County wound man fleeing after strip club shooting

Police say a gunman fleeing as officers arrived to reports of a shooting at a strip club in a Nevada-Utah state line town in Elko County was wounded after crashing his car and firing at officers.

Exotic animals removed from Pahrump home

Exotic animals have been removed from a Pahrump home, after officers responding to reports found indications that the animals were not being cared for properly, according to the Nye County Sheriff’s Office.

Suspect in Reno bank robbery has long criminal history

Ray McAdoo, 76, has been in and out of prison since the mid-1960s, said he recently moved into the local homeless shelter because he couldn’t afford to pay his monthly rent.