A 32-year-old man accused of pointing a gun at people in shopping centers, fatally shooting one, appeared in court on Wednesday.
Katelyn Newberg
Katelyn Newberg began covering the courts and legal affairs for the Las Vegas Review-Journal in October 2021. Following two internships, she joined the newspaper staff in 2018 as a breaking news reporter. She is a native of central Florida and a 2018 graduate of the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications.
The Eighth Judicial District Court has halted all jury trials that are expected to last longer than a week due to increased COVID-19 cases.
A Las Vegas Justice of the Peace on Thursday said a judge should not have blocked prosecutors from accessing the medical records of former Raiders star Henry Ruggs’ girlfriend.
A North Las Vegas police officer was arrested last week on suspicion of DUI, officials said.
Sheri Aoyagi was killed in 2018 so the 17-year-old who robbed her home would “leave no witnesses behind,” District Judge Tierra Jones said Monday.
The jury began deliberations Wednesday in a murder trial for two men accused of a 2016 fatal shooting, one of whom is facing the death penalty.
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified a man who was found dead in a southeast Las Vegas apartment on Monday morning.
Nevada on Friday reported 1,280 new coronavirus cases and 40 additional deaths, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
The incident involved a truck and a utility pole on Sands Avenue, between Koval Lane and Paradise Road, police said.
Police investigated a bomb threat Friday morning at Foothill High School in Henderson.
Las Vegas police are investigating after a man in his 30s was shot and killed Tuesday morning in an east valley apartment complex.
The two-week moving average of new cases, which now stands at 468, has been climbing since it reached a low of 132 on June 5.
Las Vegas police have arrested a 31-year-old man in the beating death of his girlfriend on Monday at a hotel near the Strip, according to an arrest report.
Nevada on Thursday reported 436 new coronavirus cases and eight additional deaths over the preceding day as the state positivity rate remained unchanged at 5.4 percent.
The crash happened about 11:45 p.m. Wednesday at Warm Springs Road and Stephanie Street, the Henderson Police Department said in an emailed news release.