A woman who spent more than 30 years in prison was cleared of murder charges Friday when prosecutors in Reno announced they will not pursue a retrial, basing their decision on new DNA evidence that shows she did not commit the crime.
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Phoenix attorney Gerald Gavin is the new lead defense lawyer representing a Bullhead City man who is facing a possible death sentence if convicted in a high-profile child homicide case.
A man police say helped rob a Pahrump couple and their disabled daughter almost a week ago has been arrested, according to Nye County officials.
U.S. Rep. Cresent Hardy on Thursday put in a request to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell that Nevadans be given more time to weigh in on a new resource management plan for 3.1 million acres of federal land in Southern Nevada.
Nevada is going through a growth spurt and Clark County is leading the way. And the trend is probably going to continue at least for the next 18 years based on projections by Nevada Demographer Jeff Hardcastle.
A northwest Arizona man facing murder charges repeatedly told his father he wanted to plead guilty in the fall asphyxiation death of his friend’s 8-year-old daughter, according to records obtained Wednesday.
A Nevada high school for troubled boys had its fourth riot on Saturday in only four months. The riot at the Yerington facility left two buildings, a school maintenance building and laundry storage area, with significant fire damage, said Mason Valley Fire Chief Scott Draper.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech urging Congress to take a firmer hand on Iran than what is being pursued by President Barack Obama was applauded by Nevada Republicans but was greeted with frustration by Democrats.
Police in Nye County are asking for the public’s help in locating a man they say helped rob an elderly Pahrump couple and their disabled daughter early Saturday morning.
A Senate resolution that asks Congress to convey more than 7 million acres of federal land to state control generated a large volume of testimony on both sides of the issue at a Monday hearing, but the issue appeared to be as polarizing as ever.
Officials from a Pentagon agency toured the tunnels of Yucca Mountain last month but do not intend to do work at the Nevada site, a spokesman said Monday.
The State Bar of Nevada has filed a complaint seeking further disciplinary action against suspended defense lawyer Brian Bloomfield in light of his guilty plea in an extensive courthouse counseling scheme.
The two robbers found the three residents asleep and one of them forced the 80-year-old man from one room to another to open a safe holding cash and valuables, the release said.
At 1:30 p.m., Las Vegas police responded to a call for a missing woman, 62, who was separated from two companions while hiking on Scenic Loop Drive in Red Rock Canyon on Saturday, Metro spokesman Lt. Erik Lloyd said.
Whether he was patrolling the halls of the Legislature or roaming the backroads of his adopted Silver State, for 37 years Ed Vogel was a remarkably durable and reliable scribe.