One of the nearly 50 people named Tuesday in the national college bribery scandal was a San Diego media executive who recently relocated to Las Vegas.
Rachel Crosby
Former Assistant City Editor
It took a monthslong legal fight and a Nevada Supreme Court order for Las Vegas police to start releasing records related to the mass shooting on the Strip.
Gathered in a quiet, green garden tucked within the dry expanses of Death Valley National Park, 12 immigrants became U.S. citizens early Friday.
A Las Vegas firefighter filed a sexual harassment lawsuit this week that claims supervisors lacked concern for her reputation after co-workers circulated a sexually explicit video of her without her knowledge.
Clark, Washoe and Elko counties asked state lawmakers Wednesday to approve the addition of a combined nine new judges in their district courts.
The U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant accused of plotting to kill politicians and journalists previously lived in Boulder City and Henderson, the Las Vegas Review-Journal has learned.
Raised in Las Vegas, Asha Jones has been a leader since she was a teen, when she petitioned Rancho High School to incorporate more black history into its curriculum.
A Nevada bill stands to strengthen stipulated plea deals and eliminate any surprises for defendants should a judge decide to deviate from agreed-upon sentences.
The Rape Crisis Center has a new, larger office space, which officials on Tuesday said will help its staff better serve the increasing number of sexual assault survivors who are choosing to come forward and seek services in the Me Too era.
The same day state lawmakers heard a marathon of testimony on a bill that stands to enact enforceable background checks on private-party gun sales and transfers, Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford announced he was moving ahead with a separate strategy.
“I finally decided that … I was in a position to be able to use my experience — and holding elected office — to take action,” she said. “And I kind of felt that it was my obligation to do it.”
Nevada lawmakers are expected Tuesday to hear a new version of the background check initiative that state voters approved two years ago but never implemented.
Nevada’s highest court heard public comment Tuesday on a proposal to overhaul how judges evaluate whether defendants should be jailed before trial.
Chronically ill patients often require extended stays at outside hospitals, Dzurenda said. That means a surge in overtime corrections officers who are tasked with accompanying patients.
As the sun broke through the gloomy overcast sky above Nevada’s Capitol building on Monday, legislators and lobbyists trudged through slush to kick off the 80th session of the Nevada Legislature before the governor shut down work for the day.
