Sheriff Kevin McMahill told a packed audience that the department has “alienated” many members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities over the years.
Estelle Atkinson

Police were called on the evening of June 6, when Diaja initially reported that her son was missing, according to a Metropolitan Police Department arrest report.
Four suspects have been charged for stealing a bag containing about $250,000 worth of diamonds from a jewelry vendor as he grabbed a drink at a Palazzo bar May 31.
After a gunman killed five people in North Las Vegas, mourners gathered to remember the victims. About 100 attended the vigil at the Craig Ranch Villas complex.
The Clark County coroner’s office identified a man who was shot and killed by police after he allegedly pointed a rifle at officers in a downtown apartment complex.
A man who was fighting with a person in a home while armed with a knife was shot by police after officers responded to calls of a burglary.
The Clark County School District Police Department released its most recent code of conduct, showing what consequences police officers face for violations.
Nonprofit workers and representatives of the Nevada attorney general’s office met with the public Saturday to discuss so-called junk fees and how to dump them.
The names of the officers who shot and killed a man in a downtown Las Vegas apartment complex on Thursday were released Saturday.
The Washoe County District Attorney’s Office says the family of Senior U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks will host a Celebration of Life in his memory in Reno next week.
The woman died Thursday night after a vehicle hit her on Boulder Highway, then fled, police said.
A woman who died in a fatal crash on Cheyenne Avenue near the 215 Beltway has been identified.
A man was shot and killed by police after pointing a rifle at officers in a downtown Las Vegas apartment complex, according to police.
The family and their lawyer are upset with the Clark County School District. “It seems that nobody wants to take responsibility for anything,” attorney Gus Flangas said.
A viral video shows a woman climbing on a craps table and throwing chips at people. The woman was arrested Saturday on suspicion of four counts of battery, according to the Reno Police Department.