A former police officer was acquitted Wednesday evening of charges he failed his duties to confront the gunman at an Uvalde elementary school shooting.
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District Judge Jessica Peterson previously tried to restrict media coverage in the sexual assault trial of Nathan Chasing Horse.
Steven Brooks was expelled from the Nevada Legislature in 2013 after he threatened to kill Assemblywoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick.
If Brian Boxler, 45, completes six months of counseling and meets other conditions, the misdemeanor battery charge he faces will be dismissed.
Nathan Chasing Horse is accused of targeting the Native American community and sexually assaulting multiple women.
A 19-year-old man is accused of attempted murder in a shooting that hit an occupied Metropolitan Police Department vehicle in east Las Vegas.
The shooting occurred around 1 a.m. in the basketball court area of East Las Vegas Family Park. The victim and defendant were both 17.
A suspect was arrested in a stabbing that killed a UNLV student; the victim was also identified as an Army veteran.
His manager first instructed the dealership owner to wait to cash the checks, then said not to cash them at all, the suit alleged.
A lawsuit has been filed against a Strip property for failing to perform lifesaving intervention on a patron after suffering a medical emergency inside one of its restaurants.
A domestic altercation in a far northwest Las Vegas neighborhood ended in gunfire and a homicide investigation, according to police.
The shooting happened just after 6 p.m., according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Michael Thompson, 39, was serving a sentence of 30 years to life with the possibility of parole for murder in the second degree and murder in the first degree, according to a press release.
A teenager has been arrested in a “sophisticated cyber crime” case involving several Las Vegas casinos, police said.
The family of a 17-year-old Las Vegas boy who was fatally shot are calling for two juvenile suspects to be tried as adults, and for another teen who has already been charged to be denied bail.
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Nathan Chasing Horse is accused of targeting the Native American community and sexually assaulting multiple women.
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.
A news release said the strike force would involve collaboration with other agencies. Attorneys offered mixed reactions.
