A nurse volunteering her time at the 2022 Burning Man festival in northern Nevada is alleging she was unlawfully detained while trying to help a festival attendee.
Estelle Atkinson
Former Breaking News Reporter
Metro Sgt. Kevin Menon, accused of battery on another Metro officer and illegally detaining people, has been a defendant in multiple federal lawsuits in recent years.
The Government Wash camping site closed in July after an influx of “residential-type visitors” led to damaged natural resources and high rates of crime, officials said.
Two officers fired at a 15-year-old vehicle burglary suspect in a North Las Vegas neighborhood after the teen shot at them first, police said.
High Desert State Prison will become a maximum-security institution, with Ely State Prison’s status downgrading to a medium-security institution, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.
Ricky Lee Trader is accused of killing Theresa Romano, 28. A key witness in the case was represented by the public defender’s office in 2011 and 2019.
Conservationists are warning about the dangers of lead-based ammunition on wildlife after an endangered California condor died earlier this year from lead poisoning in Zion National Park.
Metropolitan Police Department officers apprehended a person of interest in a battery offense.
Kevin Menon, who has been with Metro since 2014, faces multiple felony and misdemeanor counts.
A Metro sergeant is facing charges that include oppression under the color of office and battery.
The executive director of the Society of Professional Journalists said “violence of any kind against journalists has no place in American life.”
Nevada police officials and public safety advocates say too many lives are being lost on the state’s roads, and this year’s total is on pace to
A District Court judge on Wednesday declined to make a decision on whether the Clark County Public Defender’s Office has a conflict of interest in the case of a man accused of a 2003 killing.
Proceedings in a former cold-case homicide have come to a halt after the State of Nevada said that defendant Ricky Lee Trader’s representation, the Clark County Public Defender’s Office, has a conflict of interest in the case.
One case of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, has been reported at the Clark County Detention Center, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.