Attorneys general group calls on Ford to release bar applications

Now, a national lawyers group is calling on Ford, a Democrat, to release his bar applications to gauge whether he lied about his past. Ford, a partner at Las Vegas law firm Eglet Prince, was admitted to the State Bar of Texas and State Bar of Nevada.

 
Oregon man who harassed bison at Yellowstone gets jail time

A 55-year-old Oregon man has been sentenced to 130 days in jail after pleading guilty to misconduct in two national parks, including harassing a bison in that had stopped traffic in Yellowstone National Park.

Capitals player taking Stanley Cup to Humboldt to help town heal

Stephenson knew at the beginning of the playoffs he wanted to take the Cup to Humboldt if he and the Washington Capitals won it. When the Capitals led the Vegas Golden Knights 3-1 in the final, the 24-year-old said it was his intent to share his day with the Cup with the people of Humboldt. He is from nearby Saskatoon.

South Carolina officer suspended after police dog left in car dies

A police dog handler in South Carolina has been suspended without pay for five days after his dog was left in a police vehicle for more than six hours and died from the heat.

Ed King, former Lynyrd Skynrd guitarist, dies at 68

A family friend says Ed King, a former guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd who helped write several of their hits including “Sweet Home Alabama,” has died in Nashville, Tennessee. He was 68.

Longtime RJ counsel, First Amendment champion Hinueber dies

Attorney Mark Hinueber, a passionate advocate for the First Amendment throughout his 42-year career with the Las Vegas Review-Journal and other newspapers, died Thursday at a hospice in Las Vegas. He was 66.

National duck stamp competition to land in Las Vegas

Some of the nation’s top wildlife artists will descend on the Springs Preserve in Las Vegas for the 2018 Federal Duck Stamp Contest, the only juried art show sponsored by the U.S. government.

 
Sports Betting Spotlight: Indianapolis Colts season preview

Las Vegas handicapper Kelly Stewart and Wynn Las Vegas sports book director Johnny Avello join the Review-Journal’s Todd Dewey to preview the Indianapolis Colts’ season in the 18th of a series of 32 NFL team videos.

Ex-Michigan State gymnastics coach charged in Larry Nassar case

Former Michigan State gymnastics coach Kathie Klages was charged Thursday with lying to police amid an investigation into the school’s handling of sexual abuse complaints against former sports doctor Larry Nassar.

Omarosa’s tell-all ‘Unhinged’ surges during first week of sales

Omarosa Manigault Newman’s “Unhinged” had a strong first week of sales, although it seems unlikely to match the success of Donald Trump tell-alls such as “Fire and Fury” and “A Higher Loyalty.”

Ex-government worker gets 5 years for leaking classified report

A former government contractor who pleaded guilty to mailing a classified U.S. report to a news organization was sentenced to more than five years Thursday as part of a deal with prosecutors, who called it the longest sentence ever imposed for a federal crime involving leaks to the media.

 
Hurricane Lane dumps foot of rain on Hawaii’s Big Island

Hurricane Lane soaked Hawaii’s Big Island on Thursday, dumping 12 inches of rain in as many hours as residents stocked up on supplies and tried to protect their homes ahead of the state’s first hurricane since 1992.

Container ship embarks on historic trek via Russian Arctic

Danish shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk said Thursday it will send a cargo vessel through the Russian Arctic for the first time as a result of melting sea ice.

Autopsy finds Iowa student was killed by ‘sharp force injuries’

The Iowa college student who was allegedly abducted by a stranger while running last month in a small Iowa town was killed by “multiple sharp force injuries,” investigators announced Thursday.

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