Prosecutors agreed to drop the death penalty Monday against a man accused of fatally shooting three people during a drug robbery.
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David Ferrara covers courts and legal affairs. He joined the newspaper in 2014 after more than six years reporting in the Deep South, where he wrote extensively about the BP oil spill. Prior to that, he worked for newspapers, magazines and a wire service in Chicago. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
Prosecutors have declined to pursue a trespassing charge against four-weight world champion Adrien Broner, who was arrested outside MGM Grand Garden last month.
Real estate broker Scott Gragson pleaded guilty Friday in his fatal DUI case and is expected to spend several years in prison.
A judge set bail at $50,000 on Friday for a former Las Vegas police officer facing child sex charges.
A judge ordered a Las Vegas pastor facing sexual abuse allegations held on $800,000 bail on Thursday as prosecutors announced an indictment against him and his wife.
Prosecutors are asking the Nevada Supreme Court to overturn a judge’s decision to throw out attempted murder and battery charges at the start of a trial this week.
A former Metropolitan Police Department officer accused of taking unauthorized videos of people was ordered Tuesday to serve probation and perform community service.
Two men were convicted Monday in the robbery and murder of a 24-year-old Las Vegas nursing student.
A judge has thrown out second-degree murder charges against a man charged with driving drunk and killing two people in Las Vegas.
Christopher Peto, 47, was arrested last month on charges of engaging in sex acts for the past two years with at least two girls in the Laughlin area.
A judge set a 2021 trial date on Wednesday for a man who remains out of custody while facing the death penalty in a Las Vegas double homicide.
A Las Vegas mother must serve at least 14 years behind bars in connection with the death of her 3-year-old son, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Just days before the Nevada Democratic caucuses, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Monday touted her ability to reach across the political aisle and find common ground with political opponents.
A woman with ties to the death of a 24-year-old Las Vegas model whose body was found encased in cement has pleaded guilty to an accessory to murder charge, court records show.
A judge on Friday signed off on a step toward paying thousands of victims of the Route 91 Harvest festival massacre.