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Defendants seeking more chances crowd Youth Offender Court

It’s standing room only in Judge Cedric Kerns’ courtroom these days. The 30 or so Youth Offender Court defendants and their families squeeze into the sixth-floor room at the Regional Justice Center in hopes that Kerns can wean them off drugs once and for all.

Ex-FBI agent gets prison time for hammer attack

A former FBI agent and Vietnam War veteran who was convicted of voluntary manslaughter for slaying his son’s girlfriend in November 2008 was sentenced Wednesday to eight to 20 years in prison .

Rocker Neil released from jail

Rocker Vince Neil has been released from the Clark County Detention Center and placed under house arrest to serve out the rest of his sentence for driving under the influence.

Jury in toddler’s death to return Monday

A jury was sent home Friday evening after deliberating all day and not reaching a verdict in the trial of two parents charged with murder for leaving their 4-year-old disabled son in an SUV for at least 17 hours in June 2008.

Details emerge about blundering suspects arrested in Rio robbery

From the bumbling gaffes displayed in Thursday’s robbery of the Rio, it’s clear — anything is possible when there’s money involved. The poorly thought-out plot was detailed in an arrest report for Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, 61, and Edward Land, 41, accused of being accomplices to the crime.

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