Arizona is essentially firing the private company that operates a Northwest Arizona state prison that has struggled with high-profile problems such as an inmate escape that led to a double-homicide five years ago, the murder of an inmate in January and extensive rioting.
A lawsuit that accuses Circle K Stores Inc. of failing to pay overtime wages to store managers may proceed as a national class action, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in Las Vegas.
Two people are in custody after an auto theft Wednesday afternoon prompted the evacuation of a west valley apartment complex, according to Las Vegas police.
A prisoner serving time in a northern Nevada prison died on Sunday, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.
Former Utah Attorney General John Swallow pleaded not guilty on Monday to 14 criminal counts arising from a corruption scandal that has embroiled him and his predecessor in a wide-ranging criminal investigation, his lawyer said.
For the third time in three years, a former real estate agent is defending himself at trial in a mortgage fraud scheme federal prosecutors allege defrauded lending institutions out of more than $24 million.
For the past two months, a pack of thieves has rigged stolen cars and trucks to intentionally ram law enforcement vehicles, and police worry the attacks are becoming more dangerous.
A teenager connected to an early Monday shooting that left a 16-year-old boy dead has spoken with detectives, according North Las Vegas police.
A man and woman who admitted being too high on methamphetamines to rescue three toddlers killed in a Las Vegas mobile home fire were sentenced Monday to 10 to 30 years in prison.
The county prosecutor investigating the death of a black woman at a Texas jail days after her arrest during a traffic stop said on Monday outside attorneys will help with the probe, which likely will go to a county grand jury in August.
The Las Vegas police department has identified the three officers who were involved in a fatal shootout Saturday.
The Nevada Supreme Court named 23 people Friday to a panel aimed at reforming and improving the state’s guardianship system.
Five people have been indicted on charges of racketeering and theft in connection with a Las Vegas telemarketing scam that pilfered hundreds of thousands of dollars from elderly victims.
Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help in finding two men in connection with a robbery Sunday morning in the south valley.
A 39-year-old North Las Vegas woman who pleaded guilty to felony child abuse for keeping a filthy home where eight children lived was ordered to serve four years probation Wednesday.
