A judge ordered a 36-year-old man accused of randomly bludgeoning a woman to death with a sledgehammer early Thursday at a Las Vegas laundromat held without bail on Friday.
David Ferrara
Before being named assistant city editor in September 2021, David covered courts and legal affairs for the Review-Journal. He joined the newspaper in 2014 after more than six years reporting in the Deep South, where he wrote extensively about the BP oil spill. Prior to that, he worked for newspapers, magazines and a wire service in Chicago. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
A man who exposed himself during the World Series of Poker Main Event was indicted on a terrorism charge in connection with threats against a Strip casino.
A former Las Vegas retail store security guard who shot at his manager after she told him to stop complaining about customers was sentenced to 16 to 40 years behind bars.
Nearly two dozen people tied to the Aryan Warriors, a violent white supremacist prison gang in Nevada, faced a judge Thursday afternoon in Las Vegas.
Two years after Anthony Williams was suspected of helping a fellow inmate stab another man to death in prison, he was freed without facing charges in the killing.
A Nevada doctor and nurse are facing criminal charges after federal prosecutors said they conspired to prescribe opioids outside the “usual course of professional practice.”
Prosecutors on Wednesday announced an indictment against a Las Vegas developer and head of an accounting and tax firm on charges that he helped prepare false tax returns.
A British poker pro who made the final table of the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event can finally collect all of his winnings, recent court filings indicate.
Two people charged in a shooting that left a Metro detective injured faced judges Tuesday.
Nevada officials should have conducted more thorough background checks on potential pot companies before handing out a round of dispensary licenses, a judge ruled Friday.
Attorneys for a Las Vegas man facing life behind bars for drug possession want him to get the same treatment as tech billionaire Henry Nicholas III.
Prosecutors have charged 23 people tied to a violent white supremacist Nevada prison gang with more than 150 counts, including murder, robbery and drug trafficking.
Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo wants a lawsuit against him thrown out, acknowledging in court documents that he reached a settlement with a woman who accused him of rape.
A judge in Las Vegas is set to decide whether Nevada should reverse course on issuing marijuana business licenses.
A man charged with making terrorist threats is being held on $250,000 bail, after authorities said he boasted on Facebook about a desire to carry out a mass shooting in Las Vegas.