Members of the Nevada National Guard are preparing to provide support for the presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C.
Briana Erickson
Briana Erickson covers homeless and veterans’ issues for the Review-Journal. A proud “Florida Woman” living in the desert, she centers her reporting around people living in the shadows.
Barbara Tinch, who contracted COVID-19 last year at a Las Vegas nursing home, conquered the disease, but her loved ones said she later died from its long-term effects.
Amazon asked a federal judge to deny a request by Parler, a Henderson-based social media platform, to reinstate its account after it was ousted from web-hosting services.
Jan. 11 is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, and Nevada’s statewide collaboration is focused on increasing prosecutions against traffickers.
The lawsuit comes after a judge held an investigator on the defense team in contempt of court for refusing to testify in a criminal case involving a deadly fire.
Experts say the trend reflects that homeless populations are getting older and sicker, drug use is soaring, and the pandemic has made it more difficult to access health care.
Two Las Vegas women who pleaded guilty to leaving their two 8-month-old terriers to die in their kennels must now serve up to 18 months of probation.
A man indicted in the fatal shooting death of another man in January was ordered to be held without bail again Tuesday.
A North Las Vegas man who punched a military veteran on a public bus last year, causing him to lose his right eye, must serve up to five years’ probation for the attack.
Clark County District Judge-elect Crystal Eller was served with a grand jury subpoena last week and said she believes the incumbent she defeated is behind it.
A Nevada judge sentenced a Michigan woman Friday to three years in prison for a $1.7 million fraud scheme against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
An investigator working for the Alpine Motel Apartments owner’s defense team was found in contempt of court Tuesday after refusing to testify during a preliminary hearing.
A new diversion program allows homeless people to accept services and housing instead of being fined or jailed for committing minor crimes.
Las Vegas Justice Court is postponing many hearings until next year because of a rising number of COVID-19 cases, but in-person hearings will continue for evictions.
District Court has suspended jury trials until at least Jan. 11 and halted all in-person criminal and civil hearings, according to an order announced Tuesday.