102°F
weather icon Clear

Courts

Woman accused in fatal hit-and-run to face jury

After a lengthy, often heated morning-long hearing, a judge decided Wednesday that a 29-year-old woman should face a jury on a charge that she struck and killed 63-year-old Michael Grubbs while he was pushing his granddaughter in a stroller along Rainbow Boulevard.

Family Services probing death of 4-month-old

The Clark County Department of Family Services is investigating the death of a four-month-old girl.

Man accused in Walgreens slaying makes court appearance

The man accused in the fatal shooting of a Las Vegas Walgreens employee during a robbery appeared in court Wednesday, while his attorney said he still needed to obtain copies of police reports about the slaying.

 
Woman charged after 2 men thrown from top of moving car

Las Vegas police arrested a woman Friday on a DUI charge, among others, after two men riding on the trunk of a car were thrown from it near Sahara Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard.

Got a police tip? Text it to Metro

Tipsters can now text Las Vegas police when they see something suspicious or when they know a crime is going to be committed.

THE LATEST
Metro used federal program to get military helicopters, equipment

Las Vegas police have used a controversial military surplus program known as “1033” to get equipment including including helicopters, remote-operated robots, tourniquets and storage containers.

Six-officer team keeps the peace on Mount Charleston

Metro police Sgt. Andy LeGrow leads a six-officer unit that works out of a double-wide trailer on the north side of Kyle Canyon Road, keeping the peace on Mount Charleston and surrounding communities

Man found dead in Henderson roadway identified

The man who was found dead in a Henderson roadway early Saturday morning was identified Sunday by the Clark County coroner’s office.

2 wounded in east valley shooting

Las Vegas police responded to an east valley shooting Thursday night that happened on Bonanza Road near Nellis Boulevard.

Location for making restitution payments changes

The Las Vegas Justice Court will not accept restitution on behalf of the Clark County district attorney’s office for criminal cases starting Friday, the county reported.

 
Woman accused in home invasions appears frail in court

The frail, quiet woman who appeared in a Las Vegas courtroom Thursday was a far cry from the raging killer police described in this week’s deadly home invasions. Natasha Galenn Jackson faces eight felony charges for her alleged role in Tuesday’s random attacks that left a man dead and a woman in critical condition.

Las Vegas man gets prison in Egg & I crash

A Las Vegas man who crashed into an Egg & I restaurant last year and injured 10 people was sentenced Thursday to 6 to 20 years in prison.