Under the deal, Adrian McClintock, 22, would be convicted of conspiracy to commit a robbery, conspiracy to commit murder and discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle. He and co-defendant Julio Renteria, 20, are charged with one count each of murder and two counts of …
Lawsuit charges news conference comment regarding TB was false
Thursday, June 19, 2014
The lawsuit points to a May 13 news conference in which Cottle implied the hospital may have avoided diagnosing Vanessa White and her baby with tuberculosis in order to skirt …
The gun-control debate took center stage last week in the wake of a Las Vegas shooting that left five people dead at the hands of a heavily armed couple on an anti-government rampage. Gun-control advocates say...
Workplace lawsuits are a common headache for most large employers, including Las Vegas' booming Strip casinos. Last year alone, 18,492 lawsuits were filed in federal courts nationwide over perceived labor law violations. The total makes up nearly 7 percent of all civil cases submitted. From Mandalay Bay to Circus Circus, each Strip casino gets caught up in...
Unresolved claims remain against the restaurant, and potential plaintiffs have plenty of time to seek damages before Nevada's two-year statute of limitations runs its course. Lawsuits spawned by the outbreak accuse ...
A Las Vegas man accused of fatally stabbing his elderly grandfather after escaping from an Oregon psychiatric facility refused to attend an arraignment for the fourth time today, prompting a judge to order a mental evaluation. Steven Woodard, 43, was to...
Sections of Martin Luther King Boulevard will shut down the next four weekends as construction crews fix median islands. The street’s inside northbound and southbound lanes will...
A man involved in a shootout with Metro Police after a robbery high-speed chase last week killed himself during the confrontation, according to the Clark County Coroner’s Office. Danny Michael Wadsworth Jr. pulled a gun and...
A man who accidentally banged on the door of a stranger’s house early this morning was shot by the homeowner, Metro Police said. Lt. Ted Glaude said the victim...
A Clark County judge reduced bail this morning for a man accused of posing as a Mormon missionary and muscling his way into a Las Vegas home to rob a man at gunpoint. During a pretrial conference this morning...
Attorneys representing Kirk Bills, a suspect in a Las Vegas pet shop fire, unsuccessfully tried today to have his $310,000 bail reduced. Calling the amount excessive and...
A Las Vegas man accused of fatally beating his girlfriend after spanking her with a belt as punishment pleaded not guilty today to a count of murder. Edward Edgerton was arrested...
Jan Lukac crouched over the bouquets of flowers adorning his son's grave, squinting hard to shield his eyes from the searing mid-afternoon sun. Joined by his wife at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, he was among at least 600 who gathered there Monday afternoon for the town's annual homage to patriots ...
An 11-year-old boy was shot in the head this morning near Vegas Drive and North Michael Way. Homicide detectives don't know yet if the boy was shot intentionally.
Prosecutors had sought first-degree murder conviction, settle for second-degree murder guilty verdict
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Jason “Blu” Griffith, 35, a former dancer in “The Beatles Love,” sat motionless as the verdict was read. Family of his dancer ex-girlfriend sobbed and hugged one another as they …
A July trial has been set for the Las Vegas man accused of sparking a scuffle and firing a gun as he tried to steal costumes and props from members of the "Thunder From Down Under" male ...
After two weeks of hearing dramatic testimony, a jury is expected to begin deliberations Wednesday to decide if Las Vegas Strip dancer Jason Griffith ...
Lindsay Gambit, who first submitted the case last summer in Clark County District Court, is suing Bellagio on allegations that include false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress and …
Jason Griffith dabbed tears from his face as he testified Wednesday that the ex-girlfriend he's accused of strangling and dismembering three years ago was a ...
A man fatally wounded last week in a shooting at an apartment complex in Sunrise Manor has been identified as Dan E. Archie, 24, of North Las Vegas, according to the Clark County Coroner’s Office. Archie was found dead about 11:30 p.m. Thursday on a sidewalk in...
Metro Police are investigating a shooting late this morning in the southern Las Vegas Valley. Police spokesman Larry Hadfield said the shooting occurred...
A group of beheaded chickens has left the Las Vegas Animal Control office with a mystery on its hands. Animal Control officers found 10 mangled birds on May 5 behind the...
Fire ripped through three houses under construction in the southwest Las Vegas Valley this morning, causing an estimated $250,000 damage. Flames erupted about...
A man this afternoon surrendered to Metro Police and said he was the driver who fled from fatal traffic accident Wednesday evening. Edward Barber, 49, turned himself in at …
Opening statements now are expected Thursday afternoon in the murder trial of a man accused of killing and dismembering a Las Vegas Strip dancer three years ago. Jason Griffith, 35, has been charged...
Likening the actions of admitted dog killer Jeremy Espiritu to that of a budding serial killer, Chief Deputy District Attorney Bernie Zadrowski successfully persuaded a judge Tuesday to impose strict punishment on the 22-year-old to ...
Increase in number would ease burden on federal courts, critics say
Friday, May 2, 2014
Of 4,534 cases closed in Las Vegas between October 2012 and March 31, about 3 percent were tossed administratively by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to ICE data surveyed by …
Ference Farkas, 53, was reportedly working in the kitchen of the Northern Nevada Correctional Center on May 11, 2013, when he accidentally spilled oven cleaner on the front of his pants. The caustic substance seeped …
North Las Vegas Police believe Darius Sorrells, 30, killed his mother and sister in late March before taking a chainsaw to one of the bodies and cutting off …
A Las Vegas football fan has filed a federal lawsuit seeking $50 million because he couldn’t buy tickets to the NFC Championship game in Seattle due to …
The trio accused last year of stuffing a homeless man inside his own suitcase and drowning him in a motel bathtub won’t be tried until early 2016. Attorneys representing the defendants said they needed …
As Southern Nevada readies for expanded access to medical marijuana, legal experts have a warning for parents: One of the drug's myriad effects is its heavy sway on …
An 18-year-old Utah woman who drove away from a crash that injured eight pedestrians outside a North Las Vegas church last summer has been sentenced to...
Homeless, unemployed and struggling with the legal aftermath of a DUI arrest, Chante Fields never guessed her military veteran status would be the key to turning her life around last year. For more than two years, she agonized over fees for the misdemeanor offense until …
A former Las Vegas doctor serving prison time in connection with a 2007 hepatitis outbreak has been ordered into federal custody for a mental competency evaluation in a separate health care fraud case. Desai lost his medical license after ...
A trio accused last year of stuffing a homeless man inside his own suitcase and drowning him in a motel bathtub likely won't face trial until 2016 while attorneys …
Richard Ferst's long-awaited ashes sit on a bed at his mother's Las Vegas home, a temporary resting place before she finally buries them at sea in the Pacific Ocean this summer. For half a year since Ferst died inside a cell at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center, his remains were in limbo because …
A woman accused of torching her Las Vegas pet shop and endangering 27 puppies in an alleged insurance scheme pleaded not guilty today to fraud and attempted theft charges. Gloria Eun Hye Lee, 35, was...