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Help sought in finding recently identified man's killer

Lyon County authorities are hoping someone can help them find the killer of Vincent Trapp, whose body was found in 1992 and not identified until last summer.

Homeless man held to answer in case of woman killed in tent

A homeless man accused of raping and murdering a woman he was sharing a tent with last fall was bound over to district court on Friday.

Three men arrested for soliciting minors on internet for sex

One of three men arrested Friday in what authorities describe as a human trafficking investigation in Stateline was still in custody on Monday.

Deal vacates month-long trial in 2017 beating death

Settlement resolves a 2017 beating case that was scheduled for a month-long trial

Man sentenced to prison in after hours shopping spree

A Carson City man who wandered around the Target for five hours after it closed was sentenced to 20-60 months in prison on Tuesday.

Niners fan sought in connection with Best Buy theft

Douglas authorities would like to find out who allegedly stole from the Best Buy in Carson Valley Plaza

Man sent to prison in domestic battery

A man with a history of domestic battery convictions was sentenced to 2-5 years in prison on Monday.

Men connected to school cancellation free on bail, again

A man sporting a sidearm when he allegedly harassed a deputy and his wife at a Gardnerville grocery store, wasn’t supposed to have firearms.

New DNA tests authorized in Bodden murder case

Federal public defenders have received authorization to conduct new DNA tests on hair samples in a 15-year-old murder case.

Man faces up to 60 years for sex with teenager

A former Carson Valley man is facing up to 30 years in prison after he pleaded guilty on Tuesday to blackmailing a 15-year-old girl into sex.

Man jailed for failing to yield to protesters in crosswalk

Man convicted for driving pickup through crowd of protesters

Sentencings delayed in trailhead vehicle burglaries

Sentencing was delayed for two people who admitted burglarizing a half-dozen vehicles last May at trailheads in Lake Tahoe and Jacks Valley.

11 ounces of meth sized in Thursday arrests

Three people were arrested with more than 300 grams of methamphetamine in two separate arrests on Thursday

Authorities identify man killed in reported Topaz Ranch Estates home invasion

David Francis was identified Friday as the man killed on May 4 in Topaz Ranch Estates