A news release said the strike force would involve collaboration with other agencies. Attorneys offered mixed reactions.
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The Nevada Department of Corrections announced two inmate deaths on Wednesday: one at Southern Desert Correctional Center and one at High Desert State Prison.
Michael McKee, 39, was arrested Saturday by police in Rockford, Illinois, and remains in custody at the Winnebago County Justice Center, according to Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office online records.
Bryan Vargas-Caicedo previously pleaded guilty in District Court to reckless driving and, in a lower court, to misdemeanor DUI in connection with the death of 37-year-old Wesley Larsen.
A man was found dead Tuesday night at a business south of the Arts District.
The man sought by police in connection with the sexual assault of a child under 14 was no stranger to the family. Guadalupe “Lupe” Barrales, 32, has been named as a suspect in an Oct. 17 sexual assault near Commerce Street and Carey Avenue, North Las Vegas police said.
A man who was shot and killed near the University of Nevada, Las Vegas main campus was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.
A judge set bail at $200,000 Wednesday for a Henderson man who faces a murder charge for fatally shooting a woman in the head.
Adrian Navarro-Canales, a Henderson teenager charged as an adult in the stabbing deaths of his brother and mother, appeared before a judge Wednesday and waived his right to a preliminary hearing.
A Utah school teacher is trying to drum up support for a proposal to honor educators who die while protecting students, citing a Nevada teacher’s death in a school shooting this week.
Ammar Harris, a self-proclaimed pimp charged in a Strip shooting that left three people dead, has new counsel to represent him in his death penalty case.
Benjamin Frazier doesn’t remember anything. He doesn’t recall being drunk or arguing with staff at Drai’s After Hours nightclub inside Bally’s on the Strip early Oct. 21.
A man died after being shot at an apartment complex near UNLV Tuesday night.
A man was arrested Monday after police say he strangled a woman several times and hit her in the head with a hammer.
Police are searching for a man suspected in the sexual assault of child under 14 years old.
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Three hours before his clients arrived at the Las Vegas Grand Prix last year, Nevada Stupak was already there, walking the route they’d take that evening. He rode the shuttle to time it. Scoped out the Paddock Club grounds. Found the spots where the light would hit just right for photos. Reserved the best table in the hospitality suite. Even talked his way into getting them front-row seats for a driver’s speech.
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The fourth grade teacher told police that he had a crush on his student and gave into his urges to touch the boy by grabbing his genitals, according to his arrest report.
Antwone Washington was a coach and campus security officer before he was accused of having a sexual relationship with a student.
Edgar Flores, D-Las Vegas, was arrested on suspicion of DUI after he was found asleep at a traffic light on North Lamb and East Lake Mead boulevards at 4 a.m. on Sept. 12, according to police.
The defendant, accused of wielding a machete, was shot by a constable and appeared in court with his face bloody and bandaged.
