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February 14, 2011 - 2:00 am

A story in Sunday's Nevada section about the arrest of Pahrump mother Sharon Broadhead in connection with a house fire that killed her three sons and an adult incorrectly said that Child Protective Services had contacted the family after an earlier fire. Nye County Sheriff Tony DeMeo said Sunday that although an individual told police that CPS had been contacted about an earlier fire, his office has no record of any contact between the agency and the family.

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Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairman Mike Dreitzer on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, issued a two-pa ...

Control Board warns gaming companies to avoid prediction markets

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

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Nevada gaming regulators warn licensees not to partner with event prediction markets or they could be disciplined with fines, suspensions or license revocations.

Vice President JD Vance speaking with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the W ...

Vice president downplays racist, offensive messages in Young Republican group chat

By Meg Kinnard Associated Press

October 16, 2025 - 9:34 am

The public release of a Young Republican group chat that included racist language, jokes about rape and flippant commentary on gas chambers prompted bipartisan calls for those involved to be removed from or resign their positions.

President Donald Trump greets Argentina's President Javier Milei, as he arrives at the Whi ...

US is working on doubling aid to Argentina to $40B

By Fatima Hussein and Andrea Vulcano The Associated Press

October 16, 2025 - 9:32 am

The Trump administration is looking to provide an additional $20 billion in financing for Argentina through a mix of financing from sovereign funds and the private sector.

Miya Boggs, aunt of Wesley Larsen, discusses the circumstances of her nephew’s death caused b ...

‘Somebody we loved very much:’ Aunt remembers Las Vegas motorcyclist killed in DUI crash

By Akiya Dillon / RJ

October 16, 2025 - 7:30 am

Wesley Larsen, who was on his way home from a birthday party, died after the Sept. 5 collision near East Tropicana Avenue and South McLeod Drive.

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

What are they hiding? How much do Ford’s lawsuits against Trump cost?

By Jessica Hill / RJ

October 16, 2025 - 6:04 am

Attorney general’s office said the lawsuits’ costs are minimal, but the Review-Journal doesn’t have the receipts.

Union members listen in as speakers educate them during a Nevada Jobs Now! town hall in favor o ...

Trade unions call for Nevada film studio bill in special session, others urge against

By McKenna Ross / RJ

October 16, 2025 - 9:19 am

Lobbying efforts to draw Hollywood studios to Summerlin were in full force, with trade unions drawing hundreds of supporters to a rally.

Former North Las Vegas City Manager Qiong Liu in 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Former NLV city manager to pay $290K to settle suit against former mayor, official

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

October 15, 2025 - 6:18 pm

Former NLV City Manager Qiong Liu has agreed to pay nearly $300,000 to settle a lawsuit that alleged a conspiracy to remove her before the City Council fired her in 2018.

Damage at North Las Vegas Fire Station 53 on West Gowan Road near Simmons Street Wednesday, Jan ...

North Las Vegas recovers nearly $3M in sinking fire station lawsuit

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

October 15, 2025 - 5:53 pm

North Las Vegas agrees to a $3M settlement in a dispute over a sinking firehouse, ending years of litigation tied to costly structural repairs.

Members of the Pentagon press corp carry their belongings out of the Pentagon after turning in ...

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

By David Bauder The Associated Press

October 15, 2025 - 3:05 pm

Many of the reporters waited to leave together at a 4 p.m. deadline set by the Defense Department to get out of the building.

In this Review-Journal file photo, Judge Susan Roger conducts hearings for Las Vegas Municipal ...

Las Vegas City Council to appoint temporary caretaker judge to Municipal Court bench

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

October 15, 2025 - 2:43 pm

The Las Vegas City Council will appoint a “caretaker” of the bench of retiring Municipal Court Judge Susan Roger who is stepping down next month, years before her elected term ends.