PHOENIX — A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America’s self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people.
Sunny but possibly smoky skies and warm temperatures are on the horizon for the busy Memorial Day weekend in Las Vegas.
The “More Cops” bill that would allow the sales tax to be boosted in Clark County to put more police officers on the street was approved 18-3 in the Nevada Senate on Friday.
Standing in a black pinstripe suit, 56-year-old Michael Bohan quoted the final lines of Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” to 27 men and women who graduated Friday from a week-long leadership workshop that helps newly released prisoners reenter the workforce.
The Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital is not at risk of losing millions of dollars in federal funding, at least for now.
U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro overrode the government’s plea deal with Las Vegas bankruptcy attorney Randolph Goldberg and gave him the maximum possible under federal guidelines — two years in prison instead of the agreed upon 18 months. She gave him the maximum fine of $40,000. He paid restitution of $720,719.
With last Tuesday’s reopening of the Cathedral Rock area near Mount Charleston, hikers and picnickers now have access to new picnic and hiking amenities in Kyle Canyon, including a wading pool excavated from old avalanche debris and an event amphitheater.
The May 22 indictment states Powers will face charges of one count of arson and one count possession of unregistered firearms. It alleges that Powers damaged and attempted to destroy an autism sports facility with fire and explosive devices, and that he was in possession of unregistered Molotov cocktails.
Benjamin Kyker is very familiar with the Nevada prisons system, but the veteran prison guard could soon be bunking with the kind of men he’s been guarding.
Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s assistance as they search for a “Quick Pinch” armed suspect in a series of robberies on the west side of town.
