A change in Nevada law has allowed the Las Vegas Justice Court to establish it’s own mental health court, replicating an existing program in District Court.
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Linda and Mikell Dale helped start Candlelighters in 1978 after their young daughter was diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma.
Four teens arrested in connection with the fatal beating of a Rancho High student have been formally charged with second-degree murder. Also, about 100 people remembered the teen during a vigil.
A graduation ceremony celebrated 22 people who completed a diversion program for those who need help with mental health or substance abuse.
“We have seen increasing trends of unsafe and unlawful activity over the past few years that is not just limited to DUI incidents,” a National Park Service spokesperson said.
Prosecutors have dropped charges against a man who spent decades in prison after he was convicted of acting as a getaway driver in a bank robbery that ended in a FBI agent’s death.
In court documents filed last week, lawyers for former Raiders coach Jon Gruden argued that the NFL cannot use his terminated contract to force him into arbitration.
A woman suffering from “locked-in syndrome” was awarded $47 million by a jury this week, although her lawyer said a Nevada law will severely limit the amount of money she will receive.