A drug manufacturer filed suit Tuesday in an effort to stop this week’s execution of convicted murderer Scott Dozier.
David Ferrara
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David Ferrara covers courts and legal affairs. He joined the newspaper in 2014 after more than six years reporting in the Deep South, where he wrote extensively about the BP oil spill. Prior to that, he worked for newspapers, magazines and a wire service in Chicago. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
Two teens should face a jury on murder charges in connection with the shooting death of 17-year-old Matthew Minkler, a Henderson judge decided Monday.
A manual details the moments leading up to Nevada’s first execution in 12 years. If it goes according to plan, Scott Dozier will be dead by 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Scott Dozier’s case spent two years working through the court system, including a ruling from the Nevada Supreme Court, after he waived his appeals. Now the state is ready to kill him.
With a week and a day until Nevada’s first execution in a dozen years, the Department of Corrections disclosed its lethal injection procedures on Tuesday, revealing for the first time the planned use of a drug banned in Arizona and decried by civil rights groups across the country.
A Las Vegas man was acquitted of first-degree murder on Monday in a fatal shooting inside his home.
Family and friends of a 17-year-old boy who was shot and killed last month packed a Henderson courtroom on Monday.
A Las Vegas man was convicted of first-degree murder this week in Washoe County.
A Las Vegas doctor, two nurses and a surgical technician are facing federal charges in connection with a sweeping crackdown on health care fraud announced this week by the Department of Justice.
A Las Vegas man was convicted Thursday of killing his ex-girlfriend and another man just hours after she called police to report a previous attack.
Family Court Judge Jennifer Elliott has announced her retirement, effective June 30.
A Las Vegas judge on Thursday vacated the death penalty for a Vietnam War veteran who raped and killed a 68-year-old woman more than 10 years ago.
A Las Vegas man charged in connection with the shooting death of his 2-year-old son has agreed to plead guilty to a pair of felonies.
Juvenile Court Hearing Master Soonhee “Sunny” Bailey and Family Court Judge William Voy have launched a specialty court aimed at children with autism.
A Las Vegas man who told a church member he idolized the Route 91 Harvest festival mass shooter was ordered Wednesday to undergo mental health treatment.