An aspiring judge and an incumbent appointed nearly a year ago are facing off in the general election for Clark County District Court’s Department 8 judicial seat.
Katelyn Newberg
Katelyn joined the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s metro desk in June after graduating from the University of Florida. She previously worked with the paper in the summer of 2017 as an intern on the business desk. Before graduating college she was the editor in chief of the Independent Florida Alligator. She was born and raised in Orlando, Florida.
With 602 additional coronavirus cases reported in Nevada on Saturday, state data showed the largest increase in cases in the past month.
The victims were taken to an area hospital, and the injuries are not considered life-threatening.
Nevada reported an additional 556 cases of the coronavirus on Friday and nine more deaths, according to state data.
A Friday morning crash in Henderson near St. Rose and Maryland parkways left a pedestrian dead, police said.
A 23-year-old man was arrested Sept. 18 after he allegedly hit an Uber driver with a gun in a Strip hotel valet area, according to an arrest report.
Nevada on Thursday reported 390 additional cases of the coronavirus, along with eight new deaths, according to state data.
A man accused of killing 43-year-old Geoffrey Going in Las Vegas more than a year ago was arrested Wednesday in Pahrump, Las Vegas police said.
The Clark County coroner’s office has identified a 39-year-old man shot and killed Monday morning at a Motel 6 near the Strip.
Nevada reported 509 additional cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday, along with 10 more deaths, according to state data.
Carlos Figueroa, accused of shooting a woman whose burnt body was found outside Las Vegas in July 2019, faced a judge Wednesday in the murder case.
Nevada on Tuesday reported 262 additional cases of the coronavirus, along with 15 more deaths, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
A man accused of killing his girlfriend and burning her body last year outside the Las Vegas Valley had allegedly escaped federal custody last week, court records show.
Las Vegas police and business owners are worried that an increase in mobility scooter rentals on the Strip is creating safety concerns.
Las Vegas police have arrested a 38-year-old man charged with murder in connection with a woman whose burnt body was found outside the valley last July.