Several longtime judges did not move to retain their District Court seat in this year’s election by the filing deadline.
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Nearly five months after the shooting, the Metropolitan Police Department arrested Alexander Johnson, citing new evidence showed he had misrepresented the events leading up to the shooting.
Frederick Blanche pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder charges in December and agreed to a long sentence.
Police said they received reports of a shooting in the 1800 block of Lewis Avenue. One man died at the scene and another died at a hospital.
Police investigated an incident in which a man was struck by a vehicle and a “blunt object” during an altercation in a Las Vegas neighborhood.
Las Vegas police are investigating a homicide Tuesday morning in the northwest valley.
The victim’s sibling said he wished he could change places with his brother, who suffered severe injuries, including skull fractures.
Keenan Jackson struck McKenzie Scott near the entrance to the school in May. Members of the victim’s family were in court for the plea.
Police said Darin McCuistion, in a drug treatment court program for a prior conviction, was driving 85 mph on Torrey Pines when he hit 78-year-old Jodie Collins-Wells on a mobility scooter.
The Metropolitan Police Department said the two injured people were taken to a hospital, but their conditions are unknown as of Sunday evening.
Dandre Owens is accused of killing a woman at a Las Vegas Strip hotel and fatally shooting a man he lured into the desert.
The principals of Saville Middle School, Cram Middle School and Shadow Ridge High School said that classes at the schools were continuing as normal.
A Las Vegas woman is accused of stealing upward of $113,000 from the armored truck company where she worked that was intended to go two local casinos, police say.
A man’s death in the area of Sunset Park is being investigated as a possible case of self-defense, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
One person has been arrested following a possible social media threat at a southeast Las Vegas performing arts school, according to the school’s principal.
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Frederick Blanche pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder charges in December and agreed to a long sentence.
A news release said the strike force would involve collaboration with other agencies. Attorneys offered mixed reactions.
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.
