A Las Vegas man was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for killing his grandmother and burying her body in the Nye County desert.
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.
Lawyers for New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara and three other men accused of battery in connection with a February brawl on the Strip said they have received surveillance footage regarding the alleged incident.
A man was sentenced on Wednesday to between 7 and 20 years in prison for his role in the overdose death of a 13-year-old girl.
A candidate for the Nevada Assembly arrested in connection with a bank robbery appeared in court on Tuesday morning.
A man whose young daughter died in his hot car was sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail and three years of probation.
An assemblyman stole thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from Las Vegas’ Ethiopian community, according to grand jury transcripts.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has sued Las Vegas lawyer Matthew Beasley and six others accused of operating a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme.
A 32-year-old man accused of pointing a gun at people in shopping centers, fatally shooting one, appeared in court on Wednesday.
A Las Vegas judge on Tuesday ordered a competency evaluation for a teenager accused of beating and sexually assaulting an Eldorado High School teacher.
A former Bureau of Reclamation official was sentenced to federal prison on Monday for tax fraud and accepting bribes.
Las Vegas police will not pursue criminal charges against singer Trey Songz after former UNLV basketball player Dylan Gonzalez accused him of sexual assault.
A Las Vegas judge sentenced a man on Friday to prison for fatally punching a tourist on the Strip last year.
Prosecutors on Friday said they are in the process of determining if Brandon Toseland will face the death penalty in the death of his girlfriend’s 4-year-old son.
A professional gambler will be jailed without bail for posting tweets about an altercation he had with another high roller at Resorts World, a judge has ruled.
A prosecutor said Mason Dominguez suffered a cut to his left eye; bruising on his torso, abdomen and extremities; and abrasions “throughout his head.”