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Courtroom error cuts $2.2 million restitution to just $50,000

Federal prosecutors wanted a key player in a health care fraud tied to a deadly hepatitis C outbreak to pay $2.2 million in restitution to hundreds of victims, but a judge has ruled their own errors mean a bill of just $50,000.

Supreme Court reverses Vegas sex assault conviction

The Nevada Supreme Court reversed the sexual assault conviction of a Las Vegas man Thursday because a Clark County judge refused to swear in prospective jurors before jury selection began.

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Las Vegas police crash in Arizona prompts lawsuit

An Arizona man has sued a Las Vegas police officer who rear-ended him this year while driving a patrol vehicle in Bullhead City.

Cincinnati traffic stop shooting investigation over

A grand jury was seated in Cincinnati on Thursday as prosecutors consider whether to bring charges against a university police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man during a traffic stop over the weekend.

Man to serve up to 40 years after fatal 9-car wreck

A 32-year-old man who rammed his Dodge Challenger into another vehicle at nearly 100 mph, killing a Las Vegas woman and causing a nine-vehicle crash, must serve up to 40 years in prison, a judge ordered Thursday.

Police seek man in northwest valley robbery

Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man involved in the July 10 robbery of a northwest valley 7-Eleven, the department announced Wednesday.

Judge postpones trial in Tammy Meyers killing

Trial was postponed Thursday for two men charged in the slaying of 44-year-old mother of four Tammy Meyers, who was shot outside her home after following a car she thought had hit hers.

 
Freddie Gray autopsy shows his death was ruled a homicide

The autopsy of the Baltimore black man who died after being hurt while in police custody shows he suffered a “high-energy injury” like those in shallow-water diving accidents, the Baltimore Sun reported on Tuesday.

 
Man gets life in prison for role in Las Vegas mother’s death

A 32-year-old man was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for his role in the slaying of a mother of four in her northwest valley home, where her daughter was critically injured from gunfire.

Metro makes arrest in May shooting death

Las Vegas police arrested a man on Sunday in connection with a fatal shooting of 31-year-old Rahmond Suri.

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