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Judge spares killer dog for another day

Onion, the dog that killed a 1-year-old Henderson boy last month, will live another day – and possibly another week.

Inmates freed after ‘sick-out’ in North Las Vegas

About 70 inmates were released from the North Las Vegas jail this week after an unusually large number of corrections officers called in sick last weekend.

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Death sentence upheld for man who killed Las Vegas woman

A Vietnam War veteran who was honored for bravery, but developed post traumatic stress disorder after leaving the military, should be executed for raping and killing a 69-year-old Las Vegas woman, the Nevada Supreme Court has ruled.

John L. Smith blog: Judge Glass goes from TV trials to Private Trials

Former District Judge Jackie Glass, who as a district judge presided over the high-profile O.J. Simpson robbery trial and most recently has starred in “Swift Justice with Jackie Glass,” has joined the Private Trials arbitration and mediation firm.

Man sentenced to 237 years for robbery spree

A Las Vegas man was sentenced to 237 years and three months in prison Thursday for his role in nine armed robberies, mostly at convenience stores, during a two-day spree in August 2010.

Las Vegas woman sentenced in death of woman, 95

A Las Vegas woman was sentenced Thursday to 10 to 25 years in prison for mugging a 95-year-old woman, which resulted in injuries leading to her death.

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