Author: TheNevadaGlobeStaff

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (702 Times, NV Globe) – A grant has been awarded to UNLV researchers to examine police enforcement traffic stops in Nevada. The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine says it obtained $560,000 from the Nevada Department of Public Safety to conduct the research. A team will examine records...

WASHOE COUNTY, Nev. (775 Times, NV Globe) – For two distinct offenses involving weapons and narcotics trafficking, a Sparks man was sentenced to a total of 30 years in prison, with parole eligibility after nine and a half years. James Learren Brooks, 49, pled guilty in September to two charges...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (702 Times, NV Globe) – The Nevada Department of Corrections is looking for a missing offender who left a DMV appointment in Las Vegas and did not return to his designated transitional housing, the department said Wednesday. NDOC received a missing person report for Roberto Munoz, 51,...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (702 Times, NV Globe) – A father sentenced to 28 years to life in jail on Wednesday for killing shooting his homosexual son because of his sexual orientation, according to his family. In May, a Clark County jury convicted Wendell Melton guilty of first-degree murder and child...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (702 Times, NV Globe) – Babies, believe it or not, have a lot to say even before they can talk. In fact, research suggest that kids as young as six months old can communicate using sign language. That is why the Rhodes Ranch Learning Experience childcare center...

RENO, Nev. (775 Times, NV Globe) –The Center for Biological Diversity has formally filed a notice of intent to sue the United States. On November 15, the Fish and Wildlife Service was fined for failing to conserve the Fish Lake Valley tui chub under the Endangered Species Act. The Fish...

RENO, Nev. (775 Times, NV Globe) – Many people are asking when the campaign signs around town will start to disappear now that the midterm elections are finished. The City of Reno says it takes a proactive approach to removing them and has written letters to candidates and property owners...