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Police highlight mental health crisis within Clark County jail

As part of the national Stepping Up Initiative, Metropolitan Police Department officials are exploring new approaches to get low-level offenders into treatment instead of keeping them locked up.

North Las Vegas doctor sentenced for kissing, groping patients

Jorge Burgos, who pleaded guilty to three counts of open and gross lewdness, was sentenced Thursday to three years probation and seven days incarceration — one day for each of his victims, the judge said.

Henderson police step up diversity efforts

Efforts to increase racial and gender diversity in the Henderson Police Department have been paying off, according to city officials.

Postal service replacing mailbox banks to combat thefts

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.”

 
Protesters disrupt Catholic Masses in Las Vegas — VIDEO

In response to a string of protests that have disrupted Mass services across the valley, the Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas wonders why we all can’t just get along.