Commissioners voted 5-0 Tuesday night to appoint the former Las Vegas councilwoman justice of the peace, which in smaller counties in Nevada does not require a law degree.
Jeff Burbank
Former Breaking News Reporter
Joshua Estrada, who was 17 at the time, pleaded guilty as an adult to one count of assault with a deadly weapon in exchange for the period of probation.
Thieves are resorting to armed robbery of mail carriers to steal mailbox keys to access checks, money in people’s mail. One such armed robbery occurred in Las Vegas on Dec. 9.
The Las Vegas Rescue Mission hosted its 13th annual Holiday Toy Giveaway for children and teens at Cashman Field on Saturday.
A judicial officer in the initial appearance courtroom ordered Anthony Cardenas, of Henderson, held without bail and continued the hearing until Tuesday.
A man in a motorized wheelchair was struck and killed trying to cross Las Vegas Boulevard South near Pebble Road.
The free event, put on by a Henderson couple as a way to give back, features more than 50 decorated Christmas trees and 38,000 lights. It seeks to raise funds for the homeless.
A female passenger was killed when the driver of a pickup truck traveling at a high rate of speed veered off the road and crashed into a wall early Friday.
A woman accused in the attempted theft of a $12,000 Rolex from a Strip hotel room Sunday was due in court the next day for a different case in which she is accused of stealing a $100,000 watch.
Samuel Brinton, accused of taking a woman’s suitcase at Reid International Airport, appeared in Las Vegas Justice Court on Wednesday.
The officers who killed a man whose gun turned out to be a blank-shooting starter pistol will not face criminal charges.
UMC’s Lions Burn Care Center, Firefighters of Southern Nevada Burn Foundation and the North Las Vegas Fire Department held a holiday event for pediatric burn survivors Saturday.
E-cigarette maker Juul Labs, which paid Nevada $14.4 million, agrees not to market its products to minors.
An estimated 5,000 people dressed in Santa suits Saturday took part in a holiday run in downtown Las Vegas to raise funds for Opportunity Village.
After years of delays, a couple awaits sentencing in the death of their 18-year-old grandson, Gianni Scott Corsentino.