IN BRIEF
NEVADA VOTING REGISTRATION
Nonpartisans outnumber party registrants in October
The secretary of state's office says more people registered as nonpartisan voters in Nevada last month than those who registered for all other political parties combined.
As of the end of October, 184,276 people were registered as nonpartisan in the state, an increase of 356 from September. The number of registered Democrats increased by 182 to 523,345, while the number of active Republicans fell 116 to 425,635.
Election officials said 1,197,252 Nevadans were registered to vote as of the end of October, an increase of 525 from the month before.
LATEST INCIDENT TARGETING ELDERLY
Police seek two suspects in home invasion robbery
Two men are being sought in connection with a home invasion earlier this week in the east valley in which an elderly couple was tied up, Las Vegas police said Saturday.
The robbery occurred Thursday about 6:30 p.m. in the area of Desert Inn and Theme roads. Police said two men knocked on an elderly couple's door. They used a ruse stating their basketball had gone over the fence, police said. While the front door was opened, the men forced their way into the home and an elderly man was punched in the face. Police said the attackers then tied up the couple.
Police did not report what items were stolen.
The first suspect is described as black, between 35 and 40 years old, between 6 feet and 6 feet 2 inches tall. He weighs about 220 pounds. He was dressed in all black and carrying a semi-automatic handgun, police said.
The second suspect is described as black, between 25 and 30, about 6 feet tall and 190 pounds.
This is the latest robbery targeting seniors in their homes.
On Oct. 20, police allege, 44-year-old Glenn Scruggs robbed and severely beat a 69-year-old woman and her daughter in their home near Fremont and 11th streets.
On Oct. 14, police said, 20-year-old Daniel Ruiz attacked 65-year-old Constance King at her home near Smoke Ranch Road and Buffalo Drive. Both Scruggs and Ruiz are now in the Clark County Detention Center.
BRIANNA DENISON SLAYING
Judge postpones trial in Reno of man facing murder charge
A judge agreed Friday to delay the trial of a man charged with kidnapping, raping and killing a woman and assaulting two others on or near the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno.
James Biela had been scheduled to go to trial in February in the January 2008 murder of 19-year-old Brianna Denison.
But Washoe District Judge Robert Perry granted a request Friday from Biela's public defender to push the trial back to May 10 because she hasn't had enough time to prepare for the case.
FEDERAL PLEA DEAL
'Girls Gone Wild' founder sentenced to time served
A judge sentenced "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis on Friday to 301 days already served and a year of probation for filing false income tax returns and bribing Nevada jail workers.
U.S. District Judge S. James Otero accepted the terms of a plea deal between Francis and prosecutors, who struck the agreement after learning on the eve of trial that a key witness had withheld information from them.
The plea deal also required Francis to pay $250,000 in restitution to the IRS.
FEDERAL PLEA DEAL
LV woman stabbed, dies in apparent domestic dispute
A Las Vegas woman was stabbed to death Saturday in what appears to be a domestic dispute, Las Vegas police said.
The slaying occurred about 9 a.m. at 4136 Otis Court, near Tenaya Way and Alexander Road. Police said it was a dispute between a husband and wife. No further details were available.
