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Police highlight mental health crisis within Clark County jail

As part of the national Stepping Up Initiative, Metropolitan Police Department officials are exploring new approaches to get low-level offenders into treatment instead of keeping them locked up.

Cowboy hat maker raises funds for Las Vegas shooting survivor

Natalie Grumet, who suffered a gunshot wound to her face during the Oct. 1 shooting, got a check Saturday from Down N Dirty Hat Co. owner Bart Godinez. He created a special cowboy hat as a fundraiser.

Lovelock Correctional Center inmate found dead in cell

An inmate was found dead in his cell early Tuesday afternoon in Lovelock Correctional Center, the Nevada Department of Corrections said in a statement.

Reno police arrest man who was paroled in 1988 Henderson murder

A 61-year-old man who was arrested after he told police he killed a woman Sunday at a Reno motel had been released from prison in September after serving more than 20 years for the murder of his fiance in southern Nevada, state records show.

Las Vegas police arrest fugitive from Arizona

Police in Las Vegas arrested a northwest Arizona fugitive who was convicted of manslaughter and other charges after skipping his trial in Kingman last week.