Justice of the Peace Melissa Saragosa-Stratton is stepping down to take a position at a prominent local law firm.
Katelyn Newberg
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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.
Julie Bush is accused of intentionally hitting and killing her boyfriend with her vehicle.
The Clark County district attorney’s office has filed a motion accusing District Judge Erika Ballou of failing to follow orders from the Nevada Supreme Court.
The order reverses a CCSD policy that blocked members appointed by Clark County, Henderson, Las Vegas and North Las Vegas from filing motions at board meetings.
A woman has sued Las Vegas police, alleging that police kept her hijab from her when she was being detained, and that she resorted to using her own bra as a covering.
Colin Czech is accused of killing a man outside a downtown convenience store and eating parts of the victim’s face, police said.
Las Vegas City Attorney Rebecca Wolfson has raised more than $340,000 in a race for Municipal Court, out fundraising all other judicial candidates in the upcoming primary elections.
Shiva Gummi was arrested in April 2023 after he told a 911 dispatcher he had killed his wife, who was a new doctor at University Medical Center.
Roidan Durruthy Mendoza is accused of killing his estranged wife and injuring three others during a shooting at an apartment complex in August.
Henderson Justice Court Department 1 and Department 3 are both on the ballot in the upcoming primary election.
Three attorneys are vying for a position in Las Vegas Municipal Court in the upcoming primary election.
Two public defenders are challenging Justice of the Peace Joseph Sciscento in the upcoming election for Las Vegas Justice Court Department 2.
Employees with the Clark County public administrator’s office filed a federal lawsuit Friday alleging that Robert Telles created a hostile and discriminatory work environment.
Justice of the Peace Amy Chelini set the bail after attorneys said they had agreed to a bail of $100,000.
The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that the NFL can force former Raiders coach Jon Gruden into an arbitration process over a 2021 lawsuit.
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