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North Las Vegas to sue pharmaceutical companies over opioids

More than 100 municipalities nationwide, including Clark County and Reno, have filed similar lawsuits to recover the high cost of prosecuting opioid-related crimes, housing offenders and rehabilitation efforts.

Ordinance requires automatic sprinklers in new Las Vegas homes

The Las Vegas City Council approved the ordinance Wednesday, after assurances from city and Fire Department officials that the new rules will be watched closely in the first six months to avoid delays for home builders.

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Officials to plug shafts at abandoned Las Vegas Valley mine

Starting in early April, crews will begin back-filling at least 40 mine shafts at a long-abandoned gypsum mine on county-owned land near Fort Apache and Warm Springs roads.

Student dies after shooting himself in Ohio school bathroom

A seventh-grader who died a day after shooting himself inside a middle school restroom had fireworks and extra ammunition in his backpack, police said on Wednesday.

Badlands lawyers go after ‘biased’ Las Vegas city councilmen

An attorney for the developers behind plans to build on the Badlands golf course charge that Councilmen Steve Seroka and Bob Coffin are biased against the developer and they should recuse themselves from future Badlands votes.

NTSB issues report on deadly Grand Canyon helicopter crash

A sightseeing helicopter operated by a Boulder City-based tour company made at least two 360-degree turns before crashing in the Grand Canyon on Feb. 10, according to a preliminary report released Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board.

Clark County students stage 17-minute walkout over gun violence

The protest at Silverado High School came days after the Clark County School District warned that students will face consequences if they participate in a national student walkout scheduled next month.

Self-styled prophet pleads guilty to child rape and abuse in Utah

A self-styled prophet accused of secretly marrying young girls because of his beliefs in polygamy and doomsday is pleading guilty to child rape and abuse charges after Utah police raided his group’s remote desert compound.

Florida shooting survivors meet lawmakers over gun control laws

Thousands of chanting students, including survivors of the Florida school shooting, rallied at the state Capitol on Wednesday, demanding changes to gun laws and threatening to remove Republicans who refuse to address new gun-control measures.