Woman drives into patrol car

A woman slammed her car into a Mesquite Police patrol car early Saturday morning.

Bally’s Las Vegas remodeling rooms, suites

Bally’s Las Vegas is remodeling the 756 rooms and suites inside the hotel-casino’s south tower, which will be renamed the Jubilee Tower.

Tighter fire restrictions in place in western Nevada

Dryer weather, significantly above-average temperatures and several man-made fires have prompted officials to implement indefinite fire restrictions for western Nevada starting June 28.

Man dies from multiple gunshot wounds

A man died after being shot multiple times Monday morning, according to Las Vegas police.

Literary Las Vegas: Jack Miller

While many people are aware of grand juries and the indictments they present, few know how they are formed, the kinds of cases they hear or the details of deliberations.

Stripper pleads not guilty in fatal DUI case

A strip club dancer pleaded not guilty Monday to drunken driving charges stemming from a March crash that killed a man and injured his son.

Judge: Venue change unlikely in sex assault trial of Ammar Harris

A Nevada judge said Monday it was unlikely that she’ll grant a change of venue for the sex assault trial next month of a self-described pimp who faces a death penalty trial in a separate case accusing him of killing three people in a shooting and fiery crash on the Las Vegas Strip.

23-year-old from North Las Vegas died in plane crash

One of the victims in Sunday’s single-engine plane has been identified as 23-year-old Cody Hall, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.

Documents show IRS also screened liberal groups

The Internal Revenue Service’s screening of groups seeking tax-exempt status was broader and lasted longer than has been previously disclosed, the new head of the agency acknowledged Monday.

 
Smithfield drops Paula Deen as spokeswoman

Paula Deen lost another part of her empire on Monday: Smithfield Foods said it was dropping her as a spokeswoman. The announcement came days after the Food Network said it would not renew the celebrity cook’s contract in the wake of revelations that she used racial slurs in the past.

 
Send him back: US urges nations to return Snowden

The U.S. grasped for help Monday from both adversaries and uneasy allies in an effort to catch fugitive National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden. The White House demanded that he be denied asylum, blasted China for letting him go and urged Russia to “do the right thing” and send him back to America to face espionage charges.

 
Carrey says ‘Kick-Ass 2’ too violent after Newtown

Jim Carrey is distancing himself from his own movie, saying the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre changed his perspective on the violence in his upcoming action comedy “Kick-Ass 2.”

DA rules fatal police shooting justified

The fatal police shooting of a man who held a 65-year-old woman at knife point in November has been ruled justified, District Attorney Steve Wolfson announced Monday.

Training classes sparked by rise in gun ownership

Southern Nevadans are snapping up guns at a near-record pace. That means more firearms classes are cropping up at armories, gun stores and weapons ranges across the valley.

Johnson to continue as general manager of LVH

Ronald Johnson will continue as the general manager of the off-Strip LVH following the end of his tenure as a court-appointed receiver on Sunday.

 
Zimmerman portrayed as vigilante in Fla. shooting

George Zimmerman was fed up with “punks” getting away with crime and shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin “because he wanted to,” not because he had to, prosecutors argued Monday, while the neighborhood watch volunteer’s attorney said the killing was self-defense against a young man who was slamming Zimmerman’s head against the pavement.

 
Affirmative action survives Supreme Court review

Affirmative action in college admissions survived Supreme Court review Monday in a consensus decision that avoided the difficult constitutional issues surrounding a challenge to the University of Texas admission plan.

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