A Las Vegas jury is hearing evidence Friday to help it to decide whether Javier Righetti should receive the death penalty for raping and killing a 15-year-old girl.
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A grand jury has accused two Las Vegas men of running an eBay scam, the Nevada attorney general’s office said Friday.
An attorney for Shane Schindler, charged with attempted murder for bashing a mannequin near downtown Las Vegas, told a judge on Friday that she will not challenge the defendant’s competency.
Metro officers’s constitutional rights were violated when they faced termination for refusing to cooperate with internal investigations, a police union lawsuit against the department alleged this week.
After the verdict Friday, Jerry Earl Johnson, who was acquitted of a second charge, was taken into custody without bail. He faces 10 years to life in prison at an April sentencing for the 2009 incident at Wyndham Grand Desert hotel.
Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy was ordered Thursday to remain behind bars as he awaits trial on a slew of criminal charges tied to the April 2014 armed standoff with law enforcement near Bunkerville.
The Clark County coroner’s office has ruled the Jan. 30 shooting death of Denise Gray, 40, an accident.
The Clark County Wetlands Park is plagued by crimes, and county officials are sick of it.
Andrea Lipomi of Mountain’s Edge was taking an early morning walk last fall when she came to her community’s mailbox banks to see a startling sight. “The entire front was open,” she said. “It was obvious that all the mail had been taken.”
A man was shot Wednesday night at an apartment complex just south of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the Metropolitan Police Department confirmed.
A man is hospitalized in stable condition after he was stabbed 10 times at a central valley apartment complex, Las Vegas police said.
A woman is hospitalized in serious condition after she was shot in North Las Vegas, police said.
A 23-year-old man has pleaded guilty to the rape and murder of a 15-year-old Arbor View High School freshman more than four years ago.
Metro Sgt. Eric Kerns’ partner was attacked with a machete as he tried to bring a suspect into custody Friday. The partner received numerous wounds to the head and face, and was rushed to the hospital for surgery.
Clark County Chief District Judge David Barker ruled Wednesday that Las Vegas Sands has provided no new grounds to remove District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez from a wrongful termination case against the company.
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