For the first time in his career, Washoe County District Attorney Chris Hicks is running opposed. His challenger is Sparks City Attorney Wes Duncan, and things have gotten contentious.
A man accused of shooting a woman to death in 2016 is now scheduled to go to trial in April 2027.Â
Washoe County District Attorney Chris Hicks has announced his intention to seek re-election in 2026.
A man convicted of torturing and killing seven dogs in 2014 has been denied parole for a second time in three years.
In honor of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, businesses, venues and organizations around town are expected to go purple this week.
On Thursday night, Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp and Washoe County District Attorney Chris Hicks delivered remarks for a criminal justice reform town hall at the Elks Lodge #597 in Reno.
As a result, the item is being removed from the agenda.
A change this year to the cash bail system may allow lower level offenders, or those without the ability to post bail, to be released depending on their circumstances.
A prosecutor says a 28-year-old man is going to prison for at least 20 years for tying up, threatening and sexually assaulting a Reno-area woman while her young children cried in the next room.
U.S. immigration authorities say a man suspected of killing four people in Nevada over the last few weeks is from El Salvador and entered the United States illegally.