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Streak of light in night sky unidentified

A fireball that light up the Las Vegas sky captivated spectators across the valley Tuesday night who took to social media to share images of the mysterious object as it came plunging toward land.

Judge OKs deadlines for ensuring inmates get mental health treatment

Nevada will have to eliminate the wait list of those stuck at the Clark County Detention Center waiting for mental health treatment by March 1, 2016, and those waiting in jails across the state by April 1, 2016, according to an amended federal settlement approved Tuesday by a federal judge.

RJ Editor Hengel accepts buyout

The top editor of the Review-Journal, Mike Hengel, announced he has accepted a buyout Tuesday evening, less than two weeks after the newspaper’s sale to the family of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson.

Person hurt in 25-foot fall at construction site

A person was flown to a hospital after falling 25 feet at a construction site near the intersection of Bermuda and Robindale roads Tuesday afternoon, the Clark County Fire Department said.

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Woman, 24, charged with murder, child abuse, leaving accident scene in Strip crash

Lakeisha Holloway’s path to the Strip seems to have passed out of homelessness and back again. And now the woman accused of driving her Oldsmobile onto a busy sidewalk Sunday, killing one and injuring dozens of others, faces a murder charge.

Pedestrian hit by car Monday near Sunrise hospital dies

A pedestrian who was critically injured Monday evening when he was hit by a car near Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center has died, Las Vegas police said.

U.S. 95 near Boulder City reopened

U.S. Highway 95 has reopened near Boulder City after a crash shut it down Tuesday afternoon.

Police describe details of recent officer-involved shootings

The Metropolitan Police Department has had 15 shootings involving officers this year, 10 of which were fatal, making the department one shooting shy of last year’s total.

Woman sentenced in fatal November 2014 hit-and-run

A 30-year-old woman was sentenced to six to 15 years in prison Tuesday for a hit-and-run crash that killed a man while he was pushing his granddaughter in a stroller.

Pedestrian critically injured in central valley crash

Las Vegas police are investigating a crash involving a 2013 Toyota Camry and a pedestrian near Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, Las Vegas police said.