Antwone Washington was a coach and campus security officer before he was accused of having a sexual relationship with a student.
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A 25-page complaint alleges the City of North Las Vegas, its police department and jail employees or contractors failed to protect the inmate from the known risk of exposure to fentanyl.
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.
Terry Sylvanie was arrested Dec. 19, and Las Vegas police said he was on house arrest last week.
The former Guns & Ammo magazine editor who shot and killed his friend in Golden Valley, Ariz., says he’s relieved and gratified that the Mohave County attorney’s office has moved to dismiss a second-degree murder charge and not try him again.
A veteran Mesquite police officer was shot and wounded while exchanging gunfire with a suspect during a traffic stop Thursday morning.
A 36-year-old woman arrested Tuesday night is accused of repeatedly locking her 4-year-old daughter in a bedroom and depriving her of food, water and a bathroom, North Las Vegas police said Wednesday.
Shawn Rice, an activist in the anti-government “sovereign citizens” movement, was sentenced Wednesday to 98 months in federal prison for his role in a $1.3 million money laundering scheme.
Nevada lawmakers questioned Corrections Department Director Greg Cox on Wednesday about the need to build a new $700,000 execution chamber at Ely State Prison.
A 30-year-old Boulder City man accused of trying to kidnap a 6-year-old girl from a park Monday was arrested Tuesday, Henderson police said.
A class of 14 firefighter recruits won’t be allowed to graduate after suspicions of cheating on a written test surfaced last month, a Las Vegas city official said Tuesday.
A 46-year-old man whose body was discovered in a southwest valley apartment was fatally stabbed, Las Vegas police said Tuesday.
Another former Palms race and sports book employee pleaded guilty Monday in a betting scheme federal authorities say defrauded the resort of more than $800,000.
Former Henderson firefighter Dwight C. Jackson was sentenced Monday to 21 months in federal prison for tax crimes.
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The Metropolitan Police Department provided more details about a pair of January police shootings.
Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man accused of burglarizing a home in Summerlin in December.
Police said T’Shawn Allen, 27, stole hundreds of dollars from businesses such as Pink Box Donuts, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Pretty Soul Kitchen and caused potentially thousands in damages over a two-day theft spree.
Devyn Michaels was found guilty by a jury after a sensational trial in November. The victim was her on-and-off boyfriend.
