IKEA Las Vegas turns 1 today

After almost 30 years years with IKEA, Las Vegas Valley store manager Amy Jensen still remembers the feeling the first time she walked into a store.

Playboy model loses bid to dismiss body-shaming photo case

A Playboy model lost an effort to dismiss a criminal charge for taking a photo of a naked 71-year-old woman at a gym and posting it on social media with disparaging remarks about the woman’s body.

Child motor vehicle restraint measure heads to full Assembly

Senate Bill 156 would require children under age 8 and less than 57 inches tall to be secured in a motor vehicle restraint system, an expansion from the current law that covers children under age 6; a weight limit factor also would be eliminated.

Syria denies allegations of mass killings, crematorium

Syria on Tuesday rejected U.S. accusations it carried out mass killings at a prison near Damascus and then burned the victims’ bodies in a crematorium, describing the allegations as “lies” and “fabrications.”

 
White House denies report that Trump asked Comey to end Flynn investigation

President Donald Trump personally appealed to FBI Director James Comey to abandon the bureau’s investigation into National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, according to notes disclosed late Tuesday that Comey wrote after the meeting.

Kevin Schiller appointed assistant Clark County manager

Clark County commissioners ratified the appointment of Kevin Schiller as their newest assistant county manager Tuesday. He’ll receive a starting salary of about $195,500, making him the county’s sixth highest paid employee.

Woman killed in Las Vegas rollover crash was Swiss tourist

Maria Graf, 60, of Switzerland died Saturday after the vehicle in which she was a passenger was struck by a white Ford F-150 pickup truck traveling south on state Route 160.

Nevada rancher, water authority opponent Dean Baker dead at 77

Dean Baker was a rancher, a pilot and a businessman, but he was best known as a thorn in the side of the Southern Nevada Water Authority for opposing its plans to siphon water from across eastern Nevada.

Transgender name change bill unanimously passes Nevada Assembly

A bill allowing transgender people to change their names without publishing their new and original names in a newspaper was passed unanimously Tuesday by the Assembly, sending the measure to Gov. Brian Sandoval.

Event-management company ranks Las Vegas No. 2 for meetings

An event management company that ranks the top cities in the world for hosting meetings and trade shows says Las Vegas has climbed from third to second in the nation behind Orlando in 2017.

UNLV’s Dwayne Morgan tried to get in police car before arrest

UNLV basketball player Dwayne Morgan tried to get into a police car, “thinking he could use it to drive home,” before being arrested May 6 for disorderly conduct, according to a police report released Tuesday.

Nevada Legislature releases AG Laxalt recording transcript

A transcript of a surreptitiously recorded conversation between Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman A.G. Burnett and Attorney General Adam Laxalt was released by the Legislature on Tuesday.

 
Katy Perry joins American Idol reboot as judge

Katy Perry has joined ABC’s “American Idol” reboot as a judge. ABC entertainment president Channing Dungey announced Perry’s addition to the show Tuesday at the network’s upfront presentation in New York.

Body found in desert area of Henderson

Utility workers found a body Tuesday morning in the desert behind a residential area in Henderson.

Bill sponsor touts DUI ignition locks as ‘life saving measure’

Motorists convicted of drunk driving may be able to get behind the wheel sooner by breathing into an ignition interlock device installed on their vehicle that measures the alcohol in a driver’s breath.

 
Bengals’ Adam Jones pleads guilty to misdemeanor obstruction charge

Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single misdemeanor charge from an altercation this year, the latest in a history of off-the-field legal issues for the NFL veteran.

Clark County coroner IDs pedestrian killed in Mesquite

A pedestrian who was struck and killed by a vehicle Monday morning in Mesquite has been identified as 61-year-old David Gazarian of Panorama City, California.

Nevada tribe member sentenced for fatally stabbing wife

Fort McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone Tribe member Nelson Ray McKee sentenced to serve 10 years for voluntary manslaughter in 2014 New Year’s Eve killing of his wife, Chery Lynn Jackson.

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