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4 inmates injured in Nevada prison melee

Four inmates suffered nonfatal injures when they and six other inmates fought during dinner at High Desert State Prison near Indian Springs on Friday night, prompting guards to skip bird shot rounds at them.

Pahrump man arrested in death of stepmother

A Pahrump man has been charged with murder after police said he admitted killing his stepmother and hiding her body.

Las Vegas police crash in Arizona prompts lawsuit

An Arizona man has sued a Las Vegas police officer who rear-ended him this year while driving a patrol vehicle in Bullhead City.

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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.

Arizona prisons chief reveals details on inmate melees

Arizona prisons Director Charles Ryan has provided additional details of unrest and rioting that injured 12 people and ransacked the state prison in northwest Arizona last week.

Police need help finding man in Henderson bank robbery

A robber entered the bank at 75 S. Valle Verde Dr., near Green Valley Parkway and the 215 Beltway, about 5:30 p.m. Friday and pointed a gun at a bank employee, Henderson police wrote in a release Friday night.

700 inmates moved after Arizona prison melees

Seven-hundred inmates are being relocated from a privately operated state prison in northwest Arizona after two nights of unrest that injured eight corrections staff members and caused major damage to the campus.

Second lawsuit filed over November prison shooting

An attorney for a High Desert State Prison inmate has filed a use-of force lawsuit alleging the inmate was “sadistically and maliciously shot” by a guard in November.

6 guards hurt in Arizona prison melee

A half dozen corrections officers were hurt in a disturbance at the Arizona State Prison in northwest Arizona on Wednesday night.