Crime

A newly introduced bill in the Nevada Legislature would create a statewide police reform advisory task force.

An arsonist was convicted of three counts of first-degree arson in a 2019 blaze that damaged three buildings in downtown Lovelock.

Nevada Attorney General Ford joined a national effort to shut down a massive telefunding operation that millions, mostly through illegal robocalls.

NDOC is behind a bill that would realign priorities for distribution of money seized from inmate accounts, including wages and money deposits from friends and family.

Frederick Steese, who served 18 years in prison following his wrongful conviction, this week was granted a Certificate of Innocence by Nevada’s Eighth Judicial District Court.

Advocates are calling for decriminalization of traffic infractions, a matter being taken up by the Nevada Legislature with Assembly Bill 116.

After 13 years spent in prison under a wrongful conviction, Reginald D. Mason was granted a Certificate of Innocence and awarded $975,000 by the State of Nevada.

The department reported three incidents of sexual assault in 2020, and said there was no trouble involving the requirements of the state law in those cases.

Some say the Nevada Department of Corrections isn’t taking the health concerns of medically fragile inmates seriously, especially during the COVID pandemic.

Carson City Sheriff Kenneth Furlong, his deputies and other area law enforcement agencies are prepared for planned protests in the capital between now and Inauguration Day on Jan. 20.