Groups seek federal investigation into Las Vegas police

Two Southern Nevada civil rights groups formally called for a U.S. Department of Justice investigation into the Metropolitan Police Department’s use of deadly force, citing a history of controversial fatal shootings and a review system that rarely holds officers accountable.

Air Jordan shoe collection heisted from North Carolina home

CHARLOTTE, N.C.– A Charlotte, N.C., man says 30 pairs of Nike Air Jordan sneakers still in their boxes that he’s been collecting since middle school have been heisted.

LA-area hospital: Heather Locklear ‘stable’ in ICU

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Actress Heather Locklear remained in an intensive care unit Friday following an emergency call that brought paramedics to her home, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Priest gets 37-month term in church thefts

Mercy was not in the cards for a priest who stole and gambled away hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Las Vegas Catholic church. Monsignor Kevin McAuliffe will serve three years and a month in a federal prison and three years under supervision once he is released.

Official qualifies to challenge Ross for Ward 6 seat

Las Vegas Planning Commissioner Byron Goynes has qualified to challenge Ward 6 Councilman Steve Ross in a Jan. 31 recall election, a county official said Friday afternoon.

Trial for Doug Hampton remains months away

Attorneys on Friday continued a slow march toward trial for Doug Hampton, the one-time U.S. Senate aide entwined in the scandal that felled former Sen. John Ensign of Nevada.

Hollins, Minnesota squelch No. 7 Indiana’s home streak

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Minnesota had lost four straight, was on the road against the nation’s No. 7 team and had lost star forward Trevor Mbakwe to a knee injury more than a month earlier.

In Brief

FOOTBALL

Looks trump power

Corrections

■ A story in Wednesday’s Review-Journal listed an incorrect meeting date for the Henderson City Council to select a new member. The meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 23.

Dion twins take steps, visit Strip

That roar of excitement coming from Celine Dion’s Lake Las Vegas home is music to her ears.

Anti-Romney PAC chief still loves capitalism

About the only line in the new film, “When Mitt Romney Came To Town” that’s pro-capitalism is the first one: “Capitalism made America great.”

Pension vote

Board renews charter school to applause of teachers

Innovations International Charter School received a six-year renewal of its charter from the Clark County School Board on Thursday.

Paintball victim healing from random shooting in Henderson

Walmart employee Andrew Janisky was collecting shopping carts at a Henderson store on Dec. 26 when a passenger in a vehicle asked him how to get to U.S. Highway 95.

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