Plea expected Wednesday in West Wendover teen’s murder By Aaron Falk The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 9, 2012 11:38AM MDT A West Wendover teen is expected to plead guilty this morning to killing his schoolmate and former girlfriend, accepting a deal that spares him the possibility of a death sentence. Kody Cree Patten, 19, was scheduled to appear in Nevada’s Elko District Court on Wednesday ...

Court » Kody Cree Patten now faces up to life in prison. A West Wendover teenager has pleaded guilty to killing his schoolmate and childhood girlfriend, accepting a plea deal that will spare him the possibility of a death sentence.

Sandy bank robbery suspect arrested in W. Wendover By bob mims The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 12, 2012 11:25PM MDT Police in West Wendover, Nev., have arrested a suspect in a Sandy bank robbery. West Wendover police Sgt. David Wiskerchen said Ryan Grubbs, 36, was taken into custody at 1:39 a.m. Saturday while gambling at an unspecified local casino. He was not armed, did not resist, was ...

ELKO — While federal government has the day off for Memorial Day, law enforcement in northeastern Nevada will be stepping up seatbelt enforcement.

A teenager suspected of murdering his West Wendover classmate in March of last year is expected to plead guilty next week.

ELKO — Newmont Mining Corp. has filed a plan of operations to mine at Long Canyon in Elko County and still predicts gold resources will be triple or four times the resource at the time the company acquired the project.

ELKO, Nev. (AP) -- One of two teens accused in the March 2011 killing of a West Wendover High School classmate is expected to plead guilty in Elko to first-degree...

ELKO — A West Wendover teen confessed to taking another’s life in order to possibly spare his own.

Kody Cree Patten, 19, of West Wendover listens at his change of plea hearing Wednesday in Elko District Court. ELKO — To avoid the possibility of death, West Wendover teen Kody Patten confessed to taking the life of 16-year-old Micaela Costanzo.

Christopher Nathaniel Ahlin, 26, of Elko was sentenced by Elko Justice of the Peace Barbara Nethery to 60 days house arrest and to pay $637 after being found guilty of driving on a canceled, suspended or revoked license.