Author: TheNevadaGlobeStaff

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (702 Times, NV Globe) – The Plaza Hotel & Casino said Thursday that it will once again celebrate New Year’s Eve in downtown Las Vegas with a fireworks display. In addition to the midnight fireworks display, the Plaza announced that this year’s event will feature a drone...

CARSON CITY, Nev. (775 Times, NV Globe) – Attorney General Aaron Ford of Nevada has announced compensation for a man who was unfairly imprisoned. Luqris Thompson was granted $351,390.40 in restitution for time served in jail beginning in 2007. In April of that year, two guys, neither of whom Thompson...

RENO, Nev. (775 Times, NV Globe) – A Reno man was extradited from Mexico to face drug trafficking allegations. On Tuesday, Nassrollah Behmard appeared in court for the first time in the Southern District of California. His next court appearance is scheduled on December 27. In June of this year,...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (702 Times, NV Globe) – The guy discovered deceased within a wash near Bullhead City in August has been identified by the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO). According to a news statement from the Mohave County Medical Examiner’s Office, the corpse was positively identified as 53-year-old Steven...

WASHOE COUNTY, Nev. (775 Times, NV Globe) – Washoe County Health District officials said the number of flu and RSV cases is unusually high for this time of year. They reported an additional 211 RSV cases being registered, for a total of 1,224 RSV cases since October, an increase from...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (702 Times, NV Globe) – The woman convicted of murdering a small child she was babysitting last year was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday. Lauren Courtney, now 23, will be eligible for parole after serving 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree murder...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (702 Times, NV Globe) – Families around the valley are preparing to prepare some holiday dinners, and Southwest Gas wants to remind customers of ways to remain safe when heating up those appliances. Natural gas leak detection: Smell of a distinct, sulfur-like odor, similar to rotten eggs....