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Spontaneous New York-New York 9/11 shrine lives on at UNLV as historical collection

By HENRY BREAN LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Sep 11 2016 - 7:20am

In a climate-controlled storage room at the heart of UNLV’s Lied Library, a historic collection of sympathy and solidarity fills 491 boxes. Lift the lid on any one of them, and 9/11 comes pouring out as though the past 15 years never happened.

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Conservation group takes control of Nevada’s iconic ‘Hilton ranch’

By BENJAMIN SPILLMAN RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL
Sep 10 2016 - 10:22pm

The remote desert ranch that for decades provided a scenic backdrop for flights by some of the world’s most daring aviators is under new ownership.

UCLA pulls away to beat Rebels at Rose Bowl

By TODD DEWEY LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Sep 10 2016 - 11:54pm

A lot has changed since UNLV’s 37-3 loss to UCLA last season in Las Vegas, as the Rebels were much more competitive against the Bruins on Saturday before an announced crowd of 63,712 at the Rose Bowl.

EPA clears belongings after mercury discovery at Las Vegas school

By JESSICA TERRONES LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Sep 10 2016 - 2:53pm

More than 700 bags of items left behind at Johnson Junior High School following the discovery of mercury on campus Wednesday have been screened and cleared, according to the Enviornmental Protection Agency.

Windy and cool weather for the week ahead

By RACHEL HERSHKOVITZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Sep 11 2016 - 7:40am

Weather should be windy and much cooler as we head into this next week, meteorologist Caleb Steele said.

Las Vegas NHL team name to have word ‘Knights’ in it

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Sep 10 2016 - 5:34pm

Las Vegas’ NHL team will definitely have the word ‘Knights’ in it but everyone will have to wait until next month for the official reveal of the full name along with the logo and the team uniform.

Reorganization of Clark County School District gets final approval

By NEAL MORTON LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Sep 9 2016 - 5:48pm

A controversial plan to overhaul the Clark County School District, with more money and autonomy flowing to individual campuses, is officially law.

Police identify suspect wanted in connection with central Las Vegas fatal shooting

By CHRISTIAN BERTOLACCINI LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Sep 10 2016 - 3:22pm

Police on Saturday identified a suspect wanted in connection with Friday morning’s fatal shooting in the central Las Vegas valley.

Election hacks raise fears of Russian influence; Harry Reid ‘deeply shaken’

By DEB RIECHMANN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sep 10 2016 - 9:01pm

Recent hacks of election data systems in at least two states have raised fear among lawmakers and intelligence officials that a foreign government is trying to seed doubt about — or even manipulate — the presidential race, renewing debate over when cyberattacks cross red lines and warrant a U.S. response.

Woman in iconic WWII Times Square kiss photograph dies at 92

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sep 10 2016 - 8:31pm

The woman who was kissed by an ecstatic sailor in Times Square celebrating the end of World War II has died at the age of 92.

Brothel fees may go up in Nye County

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sep 10 2016 - 7:38pm

The cost of brothel licensing is up for debate in one Nevada county. Possible changes to the Nye County legalized prostitution ordinance would be the first updates in more than two decades.

New $2.7 Parisian resort to open Tuesday in Macau

By RICHARD N. VELOTTA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Sep 10 2016 - 6:52pm

The $2.7 billion, 3,000-room Parisian, operated by Las Vegas Sands subsidiary Sands China Ltd., is slated to open Tuesday with 410 table games and 1,600 slot machines.

Here’s how you can watch UNLV football at UCLA Saturday

By KIRA TERRY REVIEWJOURNAL.COM
Sep 9 2016 - 7:00pm

UNLV football takes it’s first road trip of the season Saturday as the team heads to the Rose Bowl to face UCLA.

Some police departments in US say body cameras too costly

By RICK CALLAHAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sep 10 2016 - 4:46pm

Police departments in at least two states that outfitted their officers with body cameras have now shelved them, blaming new laws requiring videos to be stored longer, which they say would significantly increase the cost.

Short-lived ‘Puppet Up!’ faces Sept. 17 closing at Venetian

By JOHN KATSILOMETES LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Sep 10 2016 - 4:03pm

A show filled with smart improv and inspired puppetry, ‘Puppet Up! Uncensored’ nonetheless is closing at Sands Showroom.

Clinton calls half of Trump backers deplorables

By CATHERINE LUCEY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sep 10 2016 - 8:58am

Hillary Clinton verbally banished half of Donald Trump’s backers to a “basket of deplorables,” and the Republican presidential nominee quickly pounced, saying Saturday she had smeared many Americans and would pay a heavy political price.

Utah lawmaker challenges legality of Yosemite park expansion

By SCOTT SMITH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sep 10 2016 - 3:47pm

A U.S. lawmaker accused Yosemite National Park of breaking federal law by adding 400 acres for a wildlife preserve without clearing it through Congress, but federal park officials said Friday that he’s misinterpreting the law.

Nature gets new frame of reference during painting with a park ranger

By KIMBER LAUX LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Sep 10 2016 - 3:38pm

Under a bright-blue sky speckled with tiny white clouds and framed by red-brown mountains west of Las Vegas, eight aspiring artists set out Saturday morning at Spring Mountain State Park to capture the beauty of the desert with water paints.

Cheesy choice: ATM at Ohio college serves pizza

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sep 10 2016 - 2:36pm

A newly installed ATM at an Ohio university is doling out the next best thing to money — pizza.

Sports Betting Spotlight: Arizona Cardinals season preview

By MATT YOUMANS LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Sep 10 2016 - 10:17am

Arizona has won at least 10 games in each of coach Bruce Arians’ three years. But with quarterback Carson Palmer starting to show his age, is this team still a Super Bowl threat?

Ronald Reagan’s would-be assassin to live with mother in Virginia

By JESSICA GRESKO ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sep 10 2016 - 7:55am

The man who shot President Ronald Reagan is scheduled to leave a Washington mental hospital for good on Saturday, more than 35 years after the shooting.

Stolen guns used for safety create danger

By PAUL HARASIM LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Sep 10 2016 - 12:23pm

Near 2500 guns that people use for protection in Las Vegas are stolen by thieves. In a country where the FBI reports that are more than 2 million home burglaries each year, it isn’t easy easy to have guns for protection when thieves are at work.

Sex education debate again roils school board meeting

By ANA LEY and NEAL MORTON LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Sep 10 2016 - 9:55am

Schools in only three states — Nevada, Mississippi and Utah — still operate under an opt-in mandate for sex education courses. And when the Clark County School Board debated whether it should lobby lawmakers to remove the Silver State from that short list, some members of the public weren’t terribly happy.

Explosion and fire kill 23 in Bangladesh factory

The ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sep 10 2016 - 7:01am

A boiler exploded and triggered a fire at a packaging factory near Bangladesh’s capital on Saturday, killing at least 23 workers and injuring dozens, officials said.

Government stops pipeline work after tribe looses court battle

By DAVE KOLPACK and JAMES MacPHERSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sep 10 2016 - 8:29am

The federal government stepped into the fight over the Dakota Access oil pipeline Friday, ordering work to stop on one segment of the project in North Dakota and asking the Texas-based company building it to “voluntarily pause” action on a wider span.

Not yet dead: The Amazing Johnathan turns 58

By JOHN KATSILOMETES LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Sep 9 2016 - 9:26pm

The Amazing Johnathan’s heart condition is no illusion, but he has survived long past a diagnosis of 2013.

Mercury brought to school campus prior to Wednesday, officials say

By LAWREN LINEHAN LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Sep 9 2016 - 6:57pm

Clark County School District Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky said the EPA hasn’t determined when the mercury came in the building, but it says it was before Wednesday.

Las Vegas will see a hot weekend followed by a cooler week

By MAX MICHOR LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Sep 10 2016 - 9:22am

The Las Vegas Valley will see a warm weekend before temperatures finally begin to fall, according to the National Weather Service.

Woman in critical condition after Friday night DUI crash downtown

By MAX MICHOR LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Sep 10 2016 - 7:11am

A woman is in critical condition after a Friday night DUI crash near downtown Las Vegas.

Heck fares better than Trump with Nevada’s Latino voters, poll finds

By ADELAIDE CHEN LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Sep 9 2016 - 7:46pm

Latino voters in Nevada overwhelmingly favor Democrat Hillary Clinton over Republican Donald Trump for president, but they are less familiar with the major party candidates running to replace Harry Reid in the U.S. Senate and haven’t solidified their voting plans, according to a new poll.

How to watch Week 2 of college football games on TV in Las Vegas

By KIRA TERRY REVIEWJOURNAL.COM
Sep 9 2016 - 8:30pm

Week 2 of college football is jam-packed with plenty of games being televised Saturday.

Las Vegas woman arrested in boyfriend’s death had stabbed him months earlier

By RACHEL CROSBY LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Sep 9 2016 - 10:13pm

The woman arrested Thursday in connection with the death of her live-in boyfriend Wednesday had been arrested at least twice before in domestic incidents involving the same man, records obtained Friday by the Las Vegas Review-Journal show.

UNLV’s Tony Sanchez getting very familiar with UCLA QB Josh Rosen

By TODD DEWEY LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Sep 9 2016 - 11:24pm

For the third straight September, a football team coached by Tony Sanchez will square off against a squad quarterbacked by Josh Rosen when UNLV takes on UCLA at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Rose Bowl.

Pediatrician who let man impersonate doctor reaches settlement with state medical board

By PASHTANA USUFZY LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Sep 9 2016 - 9:35pm

A pediatrician accused of allowing a man under her supervision to impersonate a doctor and looking the other way as he treated hundreds of patients has reached a settlement agreement with the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners and will face no disciplinary action.

Workforce diversity seen as key for future of drone industry

By NICOLE RAZ LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Sep 9 2016 - 11:36pm

The drone industry is in its infancy, which experts say makes now the right time to talk about workforce diversity.

Las Vegas Paiutes demonstrate in solidarity with tribe fighting North Dakota pipeline

By RAVEN JACKSON LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Sep 10 2016 - 1:10pm

Protesters marched on the Strip and chanted slogans Friday evening in solidarity with a North Dakota tribe that is fighting construction of a pipeline it says will endanger its water supply.

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