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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (702 Times, NV Globe) – The federal judicial system sentenced a U.S. man who had lived in Ukraine to three and a half years in jail for his involvement in an international criminal business that stole money from victims’ bank accounts. Harold Sobel, 69, assisted others in

NEVADA – The Washoe County District Attorney’s Office has filed an emergency petition against Governor Steve Sisolak’s addition of commuting all Nevada death sentences just a few days before the Pardons Board meeting. On Wednesday evening, December 14, Gov. Sisolak added a request to commute all death sentences to the

NEVADA – When it comes to traffic tickets for minor crimes, Nevada is about to undergo a significant adjustment. They will no longer be criminalized as of January 1, 2023, which means that people will no longer be arrested for failing to pay. All outstanding warrants for minor driving infractions

NEVADA – After four years of freedom, Robert Paul Eikelberger is back behind bars, facing open murder charges in the killing of Sierra Ceccarelli, 29, in December 2016. Eikelberger was detained Thursday afternoon by Reno Police officers after a grand jury indicted him for open murder on Wednesday. In February

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

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) – The Reno city council decided Wednesday to remove the liquor licenses of two downtown convenience shops, which authorities say deplete law enforcement and fire resources and are related with increased crime rates. Council members decided 5-2 to restrict the sale of alcoholic drinks

SPARKS, Nev. (775 Times, NV Globe) – In a 2021 road rage incident, a Sparks man was convicted guilty of second-degree murder. Isaiah Alexander Norwood, 20, was convicted on one count of second-degree murder with a dangerous weapon and one count of firing a handgun from a vehicle in a

NEVADA – Washoe County commissioners voted Tuesday to approve an ordinance prohibiting non-recreational camping, a proposal proposed by the sheriff in order to allow his staff more leeway in cleaning up homeless encampments in the county’s unincorporated areas. If enacted, the proposition would change Washoe County statute to make “unauthorized