Judge Walker will replace the late Judge Patrick Flanagan who passed away earlier this year.

District Court Judge Patrick Flanagan passed away suddenly on October 6. Now a commission will have to choose candidates to fill the empty seat.

The Second Judicial District Court has reported Chief Judge Patrick Flanagan passed away Friday evening. 

The Washoe County District Attorney’s Office says Sergio Antonio Ponce-Garcia, 24, was found guilty after being arrested for a DUI that resulted in the death of another person in November of 2014.

Washoe County District Attorney Chris Hicks has announced that a Washoe County man was sentenced Wednesday in District Court to a term of life in prison with the possibility of parole for his role in a June 2015 sexual assault case involving a 22 year old female victim.

Jury selection begins Monday at the murder trial for an elderly Sparks man who claims he was acting in self-defense when he fatally shot an unarmed trespasser in a case that has brought attention to Nevada's "stand-your-ground" law.

A Washoe County district judge plans to begin a murder trial Monday for a 74-year-old Sparks man who claims he was acting in self-defense when he fatally shot a trespasser in a vacant duplex.

A judge in Reno has pushed back until next week a decision on whether the murder trial can still begin May 18 for a 74-year-old Sparks man who fatally shot an unarmed trespasser last year.

The lawyer for a Sparks man accused of murdering an unarmed trespasser says the 74-year-old's mental impairment makes it impossible to try him without violating his constitutional rights and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The lawyer for a Sparks man accused of murder in the shooting of an unarmed trespasser says she can't promise Wayne Burgarello will be ready to go to trial next month given the prosecution's continued questioning of his competency.