LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- The I-Team spoke with one of Nevada's most well-known criminal defense attorneys about the Derek Chauvin verdict and charges. Of note, it is rare for a jury to convict a police officer in America.

Criminal Defense Attorney David Chesnoff points to a strategy used by the prosecution to tell the jury this wasn't prosecution against police. It was prosecution against a man who happened to be a police officer.

Again, jurors are usually sympathetic to law enforcement, but this jury came back with a verdict of guilty on all three counts.

Chesnoff says he believes both the prosecution and defense did a good job in this case. He tells the I-Team he believes there's not much Chauvin's defense attorney could do, especially because of the video of Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd's neck. ... Read More

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A verdict has been reached in the trial of ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged in the death of George Floyd.

The verdict will be read Tuesday afternoon, between 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. PST.

8 News Now will live stream the coverage in the player above.

Floyd died last May after Chauvin, a white officer, pinned his knee on the 46-year-old Black man’s neck for about 9 1/2 minutes in a case that triggered worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the U.S.

The jury deliberated for 10 hours over two days in a city on edge against another outbreak of unrest.

Chauvin, 45, is charged with second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The most serious charge carries up to 40 years in prison... Read More

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Unemployment dropped to 8.8% in the Las Vegas metropolitan area in March, according to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR).

That compares to 9.3% in February and 9.9% in January.

While the Las Vegas unemployment rate is steadily dropping, it is still above the national figure of 6.2%, and it's keeping the state's unemployment rate at 8.1%. Nevada's two other metro areas reported lower unemployment numbers, with Reno at 4.6% and Carson City at 5.1%, according to DETR.

By county, Clark County still has the highest rate in Nevada at 8.8%. The next-closest is Nye County, at 5.7% unemployment.

Data on cities shows North Las Vegas with the highest unemployment rate:... Read More