A Las Vegas widow was awarded $4.5 million this week in a product liability case against Ford Motor Co. Jurors returned the verdict on Tuesday in favor of Teresa Trejo, whose husband was killed when their 2000 Ford Excursion rolled over in New Mexico on Dec. 16, 2009.
A Las Vegas orthopaedic surgeon was suspended from practicing medicine this week after admitting to using drugs that police found in his home, according to the Nevada Board of Medical Examiners.
Several traffic lanes on Decatur Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue were closed after a pedestrian was critically injured when struck by a car Friday morning, Las Vegas police said.
A federal grand jury has indicted a former official who headed the federal General Services Administration unit that came under fire for holding a lavish 2010 conference at the M Resort in Henderson.
A juvenile was struck by car in a hit-and-run Friday morning near a southwest valley middle school, according to Las Vegas police.
A 25-year-old man accused of trying to steal props, costumes and underwear from male dancers of “Thunder From Down Under” has once again been found competent to stand trial, but his new lawyer wants to evaluate medical examinations.
Four activists who express themselves with sidewalk chalk filed a civil rights lawsuit Friday against the Metropolitan Police Department. According to the federal lawsuit, the department has engaged in “a policy and practice of deliberate indifference to the constitutional rights of individuals engaging in peaceful protests.”
A Las Vegas mother accused of throwing two of her children out of a second-story window was found competent to stand trial Friday.
Students at Palo Verde High School were dismissed early Friday because of electrical problems, the Clark County School District said.
Cash-strapped North Las Vegas will have to pay for improperly firing a police officer, according to a state labor board. The officer’s attorney said the bill could be more than $500,000.
