The family of a 37-year-old man who died in police custody two years ago has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Metropolitan Police Department.
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.
Clark County on Monday reported 6,245 new coronavirus cases and 27 additional deaths over the weekend.
Justin Weniger, the head of the Life is Beautiful music festival, has withdrawn his creditor’s claim against Tony Hsieh’s estate.
A Las Vegas man was sentenced to prison Thursday after pleading guilty to an involuntary manslaughter charge in his girlfriend’s overdose death in 2020.
The father of an inmate who was killed in May at the Clark County Detention Center has filed a federal lawsuit that accuses the jail of failing to protect his son.
German Santanilla worked for decades as a court interpreter in Las Vegas. “Throughout his career he remained one of the best,” a colleague said.
Following a Nevada Supreme Court ruling overturning the sentence for a man who pleaded guilty in a fatal DUI crash, a new judge on Tuesday imposed the same prison term.
A man was sentenced on Friday to two to seven years in prison for the July death of his girlfriend’s 15-year-old son at a shooting range near Laughlin.
A man was sentenced to at least 28 years in prison on Friday for fatally shooting a 20-year-old woman in 2018 at a Las Vegas resort.
Steve Wolfson raised $887,477 last year, while opponent Ozzie Fumo raised a fraction of that amount. Wolfson’s list of donors includes former casino executive Steve Wynn.
Chief District Judge Linda Bell announced Thursday that she is running for a seat on the Nevada Supreme Court.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada is asking the Department of Justice to investigate the Clark County Detention Center’s treatment of deaf inmates.
A Florida man claims Tony Hsieh’s estate owes him nearly $400,000 for helping to sell 11 buses the Las Vegas tech mogul bought before his death, according to court papers filed Friday.
The Eighth Judicial District Court has halted all jury trials that are expected to last longer than a week due to increased COVID-19 cases.
A Las Vegas Justice of the Peace on Thursday said a judge should not have blocked prosecutors from accessing the medical records of former Raiders star Henry Ruggs’ girlfriend.