LAS VEGAS—Prosecutors in Nevada filed additional charges and told a judge on Monday a grand jury may review evidence that a Las Vegas man held a woman and her children captive, killed her 4-year-old son, and hid the body in a garage freezer. Brandon Lee Toseland’s appointed attorney, Scott Coffee, noted outside court that medical…
Nevada’s First Execution in Nearly 16 Years on Hold Again
LAS VEGAS—Nevada’s first execution in nearly 16 years is on hold again after the state’s lawyers told a federal judge on Monday they couldn’t possibly satisfy the legal requirements necessary to put Zane Michael Floyd to death before April. “It would be impossible,” Randall Gilmer, chief deputy Nevada attorney general, told U.S. District Judge Richard…
Nevada Ends Mask Mandate, Including in Schools
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak on Thursday became the latest Democrat governor to ease or remove mask mandates in recent days, despite federal health officials’ recommendation to keep masking in most settings. Sisolak, who is up for reelection in 2022, said in publicly available remarks that “given all of these updates and the tools we have,…
‘Mass-Casualty Traffic Collision’ Kills 9, Injures More in Las Vegas
A six-vehicle crash described as a “mass-casualty traffic collision” by police left at least nine people dead in Las Vegas, said officials. “We have not seen a mass-casualty traffic collision like this before,” Alexander Cuevas, with the North Las Vegas Police, told reporters on late Saturday. On Saturday evening, a Dodge Challenger ran a red light…
Nevada to Join $26 Billion Opioid Settlement With J&J, Drug Distributors
Nevada has agreed to join a proposed nationwide settlement worth up to $26 billion resolving claims that three large U.S. drug distributors and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson fueled a deadly opioid epidemic, the state’s attorney general said on Tuesday. Nevada was one of a handful of states that until now was not participating in…
Nevada Becomes First State to Impose Surcharge on Unvaccinated Workers
Nevada on Thursday became the first U.S. state to impose a surcharge on workers who have not gotten a COVID-19 vaccine, though the penalty doesn’t take effect until the middle of next year. All but two members of the state’s Public Employees’ Benefit Program Board (PEBP) voted during a meeting to approve a surcharge of $55…
Salvadoran Man Admits Guilt in 4 Nevada Killings
RENO, Nev.—A Salvadoran immigrant told a judge Thursday he killed four people in northern Nevada, beginning a two-stage legal process that the judge and prosecutors said will avoid two death penalty trials and put the 22-year-old man in state prison for the rest of his life. Wilber Ernesto Martinez Guzman pleaded guilty, after intense questioning…
Nevada Governor Suffers Minor Injuries in Weekend Car Crash
LAS VEGAS—Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak was involved in a weekend vehicle crash while he was driving in a Las Vegas suburb and was resting at home Monday after suffering minor injuries, officials said. The two vehicle-crash at an intersection in the suburban community of Spring Valley happened Sunday afternoon and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police…
Sisolak Declares State of Emergency in Response to Caldor Fire
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak declared a state of emergency on Monday in response to the Caldor Fire burning in bordering California. The governor’s declaration comes after local emergency officials in the California resort city of South Lake Tahoe ordered nearly 22,000 residents to evacuate. Officials expect the blaze to cross into Nevada in the coming…
Discovering the Real Nevada
Fairly or not, most people think of Las Vegas when they think of Nevada. However, as I learned recently, there is more to the Silver State than the city that never sleeps. My recent visit started after flying into Reno, which admittedly felt like a smaller Las Vegas. After picking up a rental car and…
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