Las Vegas Review-Journal

Almost every one of Clark County’s 217 public elementary schools exceeded Nevada class-size caps in the winter quarter ending Jan. 14. Those schools on Tuesday received retroactive waivers for that from the Nevada Board of Education.

A pair of accidents has tied up traffic on U.S. Highway 95 and Summerlin Parkway.

Tuesday’s meeting of the Legislative Committee on Education was anything but ordinary as heated discussion revolved around one topic for nine hours — the Common Core – and what’s coming with them as Nevada public schools phase in the new state standards.

Look at what Las Vegas and Clark County have done, then do the opposite. That was the consensus reached at North Las Vegas City Hall Tuesday night, where a crowd warned city leaders against over-regulating marijuana operations.

A pedestrian is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle Tuesday night in south Las Vegas, according to Las Vegas police.

Talks between Barrick Gold Corp and Newmont Mining Corp about a potential merger have snagged, but sources close to the situation say the companies remain keen to reach a deal and discussions are likely to resume. Analysts and some investors have long thought a deal, particularly involving their major operations in Nevada, was logical from a cost-cutting perspective.

“The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” was on a break last week when Cliven Bundy and the BLM were doing their dance in Bunkerville. But fear not, snark fans. Stewart returned on Monday night and wasted no time giving his take on America’s most famous rancher and the militia men who have his back.

A jury in northwest Arizona has awarded $300,000 to the plaintiff in a civil case involving a penile implant gone wrong.

Clark County has received 206 proposals to operate medical marijuana establishments from 109 companies jousting for a foothold in a new industry for Nevada.

Wednesday’s Rape Crisis Center’s Denim Day event, which encourages the community to wear denim to show solidarity with victims of sexual violence, will take place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the first-floor lobby of Las Vegas City Hall.

A six-month federal audit found two “significant deficiencies” at the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority, which provides housing for low-income people.

A duplex fire in the southwest valley forced seven people from their homes Tuesday afternoon.

A new report analyzing the financial ramifications of a takeover of some of Nevada’s millions of acres of federal lands suggests the state would benefit from such a transfer.

A 50-year-old man was arrested on a murder charge after a double stabbing last week that left one man dead and another injured. John Russell was charged with murder and attempted murder, according to a Las Vegas police report released Tuesday.