CCSD hires outside lobbying firm for 2019 legislative session

After restructuring its government affairs team, the Clark County School District will largely rely on the outside company Strategies 360 to lobby lawmakers during the 2019 legislative session.

 
Las Vegas police shoot man after pair of stabbings

The man stabbed two women — one on a bus and another on the street — and carried a knife as he ran from officers near Spring Mountain Road and Rainbow Boulevard, Metropolitan Police Department Capt. Jamie Prosser told reporters at a Friday briefing.

New York woman who made false rape claim gets 1 year in jail

A woman who police say had a sexual encounter with two college football players in Connecticut and later made false rape allegations so she wouldn’t lose a potential boyfriend was sentenced Thursday to one year in jail.

Las Vegas corrections officer died of natural causes

The Clark County coroner’s office said corrections officer Kyle Eng died from natural causes related to a heart condition after he was found unconscious at the Las Vegas jail on July 19, shortly after a fight with an inmate.

Verizon slowed internet speeds for California fire first responders

A nationwide telecommunications company promised changes Friday as state lawmakers said they were shocked to learn that Verizon slowed Northern California firefighters’ internet service while they battled what became the state’s largest-ever wildfire.

 
Sports Betting Spotlight: Tennessee Titans 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 Tennessee Titans’ season in the 19th of a series of 32 NFL team videos.

L.L. Bean donating $3M to National Parks Foundation

L.L. Bean is providing $3 million to the National Park Foundation’s effort to promote parks. The money will be used for the foundation’s “Find Your Park” initiative that aims to get people outside to explore some

McCain to stop medical treatment for brain cancer, family says

John McCain, the six-term Arizona senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee, has chosen to discontinue medical treatment for his brain cancer, his family said Friday.

 
Busy LA freeway reopens after fatal morning crash

Authorities have reopened the westbound side of a major freeway in south Los Angeles more than a dozen hours after a fiery crash involving a fuel tanker truck that killed two people and gridlocked traffic for hours.

 
Dad relives night son died on US 95 in tearful jailhouse interview

Through tears from a Clark County Detention Center cell late Thursday, Ezequiel Anorve-Serrano talked about his 14-year-old son, Silas, who died Monday after jumping from the family’s car on U.S. Highway 95.

Michael Cohen sets up GoFundMe page to help pay legal bills

Donald Trump’s former “fixer” says collecting contributions through a GoFundMe page set up after his guilty plea this week is the only way to ensure the truth comes out about the president. It’s also the latest sign that Michael Cohen is broke.

 
National Enquirer reportedly hid damaging Trump stories in safe

The National Enquirer kept a safe containing documents on hush-money payments and other damaging stories it killed as part of its cozy relationship with Donald Trump leading up to 2016 presidential election, people familiar with the arrangement told The Associated Press.

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