A 13-year-old boy admitted to a voluntary manslaughter charge in connection with the fatal beating of a 17-year-old Rancho High School student.
Katelyn Newberg
Katelyn Newberg began covering the courts and legal affairs for the Las Vegas Review-Journal in October 2021. Following two internships, she joined the newspaper staff in 2018 as a breaking news reporter. She is a native of central Florida and a 2018 graduate of the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications.
Manuell Rogers pleaded guilty but mentally ill to fatally shooting a man and then opening fire on his wife and children at a Laughlin storage facility in 2022.
Fernando Martinez Jr. lost 64 pounds over 77 days before he died at the Clark County Detention Center without receiving proper medical treatment, according to a federal lawsuit.
Las Vegas Review-Journal reporters, photographers, videographers and graphic designers won first place in seven of the contest’s 14 categories.
Tiffany Carter was sentenced to prison this week after pleaded guilty to DUI in a February crash that killed a 6-month-old baby.
Six alleged gang members have been indicted in connection with a series of crimes including two fatal shootings.
Victor Villanueva was sentenced to jail time and three years’ probation for shooting a McDonald’s employee on the Strip after he was fired from the fast-food restaurant.
Jurors heard closing arguments in the trial of Caleb Rogers, a police officer accused of stealing more than $164,000 in three casino robberies.
A 57-year-old man was sentenced Thursday to at least a year in prison for selling drugs to a pregnant woman who died of an overdose in December 2021.
A 20-year-old woman accused of concealing evidence after a fatal hit-and-run crash was sentenced to between five and 15 years in prison.
A former Las Vegas wrestling coach accused of sexually assaulting two of his students was sentenced to probation on Tuesday.
“We’re still in session trying to figure out what we do going forward to never have a situation like this again,” Assemblyman Gregory Hafen said this week.
The Never Give Up Youth Healing Center— the subject of a recent Las Vegas Review-Journal investigation into allegations of child abuse — refused to give updates to a state oversight commission on Thursday.
Federal public defenders argued before the Supreme Court that lawmakers need to more clearly designate how lethal injections can be carried out in Nevada.
According to court documents, a settlement has been reached between Tony Hsieh and the late Zappos CEO’s friend and financial manager.