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Inmate from Clark County dies at Reno hospital

An inmate at Lovelock Correctional Center died Friday night at a Reno hospital. according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.

Supreme Court asked to reopen case in 1994 Las Vegas slaying

Lawyers for a Las Vegas man serving a life sentence for a 1994 murder he says he didn’t commit urged the Nevada Supreme Court on Friday to reopen the case based on new evidence they say exonerates their client.

Low staffing levels cited in Nevada prison shootings

There were more than 200 incidents of correctional officers firing shotguns during inmate incidents in the past three years at six prisons, with the vast majority occurring at High Desert State Prison, a review released Tuesday shows.

Former Boulder City rodeo trainer sent to prison

A former Boulder City rodeo trainer, accused of sexually assaulting five female victims, was sentenced to up to five years in prison Thursday and ordered to register as a sex offender.

Metro report describes rape case involving Arizona cop

A police report provides new details in one of the cases against former Bullhead City, Ariz., police Sgt. Jesse Hoag who is accused of forcing himself upon two women he met at the same Laughlin bar during separate October incidents.

Ex-Australian police officer sentenced in Reno

A former Australian police officer has been sentenced to life in prison for exposing himself and viewing pornography in the presence of two young girls in Sparks.

Las Vegas man indicted in drug deal slaying

A 21-year-old Las Vegas man was indicted Friday in connectin with fatal shooting that occurred more than a year ago.

Man sent to Arizona prison 17 years after slaying

Sentence was imposed in Kingman, Ariz., on Friday for a man who drove from Vilas, N.C., to Arizona in June to confess that he killed a woman in Bullhead City 17 years ago.