Author: TheNevadaGlobeStaff

NEVADA – Nevada senators approved several big federal aid allocations on Thursday, including more than $28 million to support an additional year of universal free school lunches for the 2023-24 school year, as well as $11 million for an affordable housing project in Las Vegas’ Historic Westside. These and other...

NEVADA – The Nevada Board of Pardons will consider commuting all state death sentences. The legislation is on the agenda for a meeting of the Board of Pardons next week. According to the agenda, the board will consider whether to commute all death penalty sentences to life in prison without...

RENO, Nev. (775 Times, NV Globe) – Police are investigating a shots fired complaint on East Winnemucca Blvd. on Tuesday night. Police said a guy with a pistol shot numerous times at another man during the dispute in the 1200 block of the road. No one was injured. The matter...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (702 Times, NV Globe) –Investigators says, a homeless guy is facing felony charges after reportedly infiltrating an elderly man’s house and kidnapped him for hours including showering in the flat before fleeing with the victim’s valuables. Nathan Maynard, 33, is charged with domestic assault, robbery, abduction, and...

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,...