Today's News

Las Vegas’ Municipal Court has 1,532 outstanding warrants — and little is being done to reduce that number because of a lack of manpower, officials say.

“This has become a monster,” Municipal Judge Eddie Trujillo said. “The warrants haven’t been reduced at all. I signed 50 more today.”

The pile of warrants may sound like a big number to many, but it’s not entirely unusual.

One of the women accused of killing an 83-year-old man last year admits on tape that she was to blame, saying she wanted to take the man’s money to buy drugs, according to a transcript.

Tom Clayton, a prosecutor with the district attorney’s office, states in a pleading before the court that he may present a transcript at trial in which Jessica Livingston, 24, takes responsibility for the injuries that led to the death of Jose Apodaca in June 2007.

Livingston’s trial is set for next month.

KFUN recently canceled its liberal talk show, saying its host was “too opinionated” and had a sarcastic attitude.

But the station wants to keep the program’s co-host, who has expressed an interest in staying with KFUN.

Bernard Schaer, host of “The Bernard Schaer Show,” was told by station owner Joseph Baca a couple of weeks ago that he should turn in his keys because the station was ending his show.

A mechanic shop owner is accused of attacking a man who owes him money.

Michael Romero, who turned 32 Saturday, faces a number of charges in the attack, which took place at his business, Michael’s Precision Automotive, 514 Commerce St., police said.

Last Monday afternoon, Romero visited Slim’s Tattoo Shop and asked the alleged victim if he had the $1,300 that he owed Michael’s Precision for car repairs, according to a criminal complaint filed in Magistrate Court.