Nevada domestic violence by the numbers Rebecca Ferreira knows firsthand about the isolation of being an immigrant victim of domestic violence, and she knows firsthand how the lack of data about such crimes is handcuffing agencies serving those women.

Nevada brush fire leaves 26 homes in ruins RENO, Nevada (Reuters) - A fierce brush fire on the outskirts of northern Nevada's largest city left 26 houses in ruins, but most of the thousands of people chased from their homes were allowed to return even as a major freeway remained closed on Friday, officials said. By morning, a team of 400 firefighters working with hand tools and bulldozers had managed to carve containment lines around ...

Crime Numbers Decline Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie knows the major standard used to judge police agency effectiveness: crime stats. Gillespie proudly declared Tuesday during a news conference that Las Vegas police in 2011 reduced crime in five major categories: homicides,

Nevada brush fire burns 20 homes A wind-driven fire raged through parched brush near Reno, Nevada, on Thursday, engulfing at least 20 homes and prompting residents and livestock to flee by the thousands as belching smoke and debris from the blaze forced closure of a major highway.

Fireplace ashes ignited Nevada fire that gutted 26 RENO, Nevada (Reuters) - The careless disposal of hot fireplace ashes by an elderly man ignited the fierce brush fire that destroyed 26 houses, prompted thousands of people to flee their homes and closed a major highway near northern Nevada's largest city, officials said on Friday. The man, who was not publicly identified, turned himself over to authorities on Friday expressing deep remorse for ...

Elderly woman's body found amid ashes as Nevada wildfire contained ;As rain helped crews surround a brush fire that destroyed 29 homes and forced thousands to flee, the family of the blaze's only known fatality said Saturday that prosecuting the man who admitted to starting it wouldn't "do any good."

Disasters prompt many to ask 'why?' Like a hospital patient beset by recurring illnesses and repeated injuries, the Northern Nevada community over the past year has been slammed by one major disaster after another.

Crews contain Reno fire that claimed 29 homes (01-21) 11:57 PST Reno, Nev. (AP) -- Rain and snow helped firefighters surround a brush fire that destroyed 29 homes and forced thousands to flee near Reno, leading officials to declare the blaze contained early...

Police, Safety Advocates Try Changing Driver's Habits With people dying on roads each day, we may want to look at our own speeds to lower those numbers. More than one third of all traffic deaths involve speeding, and what may be even more surprising is most of those deaths here in Nevada happen on neighborhood streets.

Domestic violence gets a closer look RENO — The Nevada Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team (DVFRT) held its inagural meeting on Thursday to address and combat rising violence against women, with Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto leading the charge.