Police release transcripts of slain Australian woman’s 911 calls

Shortly before she was fatally shot by a Minneapolis police officer, Justine Damond made two 911 calls to help a nearby woman she thought was possibly being sexually assaulted.

A Nevada lottery?

State constitution doesn’t allow it

EDITORIAL: More handouts for electric car companies?

It’s worth noting that while the drivers of all those new electric cars are cashing their subsidy checks, they won’t be paying a dime toward the fund earmarked for transportation infrastructure improvements.

More mystery in the case of North Las Vegas Constable Robert Eliason

Tuesday was supposed to be the day of reckoning for North Las Vegas Constable Robert Eliason, who has worked for more than a year in his job despite not being certified as a peace officer, which the law requires.

Nevada senator resigns after sex harassment investigation

Nevada state Sen. Mark Manendo, D-Las Vegas, resigned Tuesday after the conclusion into claims of sexual harassment found he violated the Legislature’s anti-harassment policy, according to a statement from the Senate Democrats.

Senate panel OKs spending bill without funds for restarting Yucca

A Senate subcommittee approved a spending bill Tuesday that does not include the Trump administration’s request for $120 million to restart the nuclear licensing at Yucca Mountain in Nevada or explore temporary storage of a stockpile of waste.

Man involved in Las Vegas car barricade faces terror charge

A 51-year-old man, who police said evaded officers before barricading himself inside of a car and shutting down Interstate 15 traffic Thursday, faces a charge of committing an act of terrorism.

 
Pennsylvania man charged with killing 4 claimed other slayings

A pot dealer who confessed to killing four men on his family’s farm in Bucks County also claimed to have killed two people in neighboring Philadelphia, but the city’s police commissioner called the information “sketchy.”

Clark County, constable play blame game over medical waiver

Clark County commissioners voted more than a year ago to request Nevada’s police standards and training board waive police certification requirements for the North Las Vegas constable due to a medical condition.

Indian tribes’ gaming win shifts landscape in Laughlin, Reno

Record gross gaming revenue at casinos operated by the nation’s Indian tribes in 2016 has been an economic success story for tribes but has altered the landscape in Reno and Laughlin, two Nevada destinations most affected by the competition.

NBA Summer League enjoys another successful run

The NBA Summer League just concluded its most promising run in Las Vegas. Now organizers will try to build on that success.

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