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Henderson man sentenced in Ely slayings

November 8, 2008 - 10:00 pm

ELY — A Henderson man has been sentenced to at least 60 years in prison for the January 2005 shooting deaths of two people in Ely.

Isaac Asusta, 26, will not become eligible for parole until he is 86 years old under the sentence imposed Oct. 30.

He took a plea deal in the deaths of Frankie Coca and Melody Hawkins. Prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty in the crimes that began with a drug deal gone bad.

Asusta blamed methamphetamine and sleep deprivation.

Jim Seebock is sworn in as Ward 1 City Councilman by City Clerk Jose Luis Valdez, right, as his ...

Newly-elected Henderson councilmember to retire from Metro

June 3, 2023 - 5:27 pm

Assistant Sheriff Jim Seebock, who was elected to the Henderson City Council in April, has been with the Metropolitan Police Department for three decades.

The Nevada State Legislature Building at the state Capitol complex on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, in ...

Lawmakers introduce familiar budget bill

By Jessica Hill and Taylor R. Avery / RJ

June 4, 2023 - 12:37 am

A new version of the Appropriations Act introduced in the state Senate is identical to a bill Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed on Thursday.

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt, File)

6 things to know about Lombardo veto of the fake-electors bill

By Steve Sebelius / RJ

June 3, 2023 - 3:00 pm

Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed a bill that would have criminalized participating in a fake-elector scheme; here are six things to know about that veto.

President Joe Biden addresses the nation on the budget deal that lifts the federal debt limit a ...

Biden signs debt ceiling bill

Chris Megerian The Associated Press

June 3, 2023 - 11:52 am

President Joe Biden signed legislation on Saturday that lifts the nation’s debt ceiling, averting an unprecedented default on the federal government’s debt.

This photo shows smoke rising from a fire on Friday, June 2, 2023, at Wahweap Marina on Lake Po ...

Houseboats catch fire — again — at Lake Powell

By Sam Metz and Rio Yamat The Associated Press

June 3, 2023 - 7:00 am

More than half a dozen house boats caught fire at a popular boating destination on the Utah-Arizona line.

Gov. Joe Lombardo speaks at the old Assembly Chambers in Carson City on May 30, 2023. (AP Photo ...

List of vetoed bills growing in Carson City

By Jessica Hill / RJ

June 3, 2023 - 12:38 pm

Gov. Joe Lombardo has vetoed bills on guns, trains and climate change.

Michael Swayze, 23. (Mohave County Sheriff's Office)

Porn star pleads guilty to stealing cab on Strip with passenger inside

By Katelyn Newberg / RJ

June 2, 2023 - 4:07 pm

An adult film actor has pleaded guilty to disobeying police officers after he stole a cab on the Strip last year and led police on a pursuit toward Logandale.

A Nevada medical insurer could be placed under state supervision after findings of financial in ...

State moves to take control of insurer amid financial inconsistencies

By Sean Hemmersmeier / RJ

June 2, 2023 - 2:58 pm

Nevada has filed a motion to take over the operations of medical insurer Friday Health Plans, which could result in over 2,800 Nevadans needing to find a new insurer.

Bryan Scott speaks during a Black History Month panel called “Leaders In Law: Celebratin ...

Las Vegas city attorney set to retire

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

June 2, 2023 - 8:22 pm

Las Vegas City Attorney Bryan Scott is stepping down from the post after three years.

Water from the Colorado River diverted through the Central Arizona Project fills an irrigation ...

Drought forcing Arizona to limit home construction; is Vegas next?

By Jacques Billeaud and Suman Naishadham The Associated Press

June 2, 2023 - 6:30 am

Arizona will not approve new housing construction on the fast-growing edges of metro Phoenix that rely on groundwater thanks to a multi-decade drought.