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Suspect in Arizona slaying arrested in Las Vegas

July 22, 2010 - 6:50 pm

The Nevada Fugitive Investigative Strike Team arrested an Arizona murder suspect Thursday in Las Vegas.

Aaron Smiley, 30, was wanted by the Tucson Police Department in connection with the shooting death of Johnny Meza, 36. The shooting occurred after the two had an argument Saturday afternoon at a party.

Meza was pronounced dead after someone dropped him off at a hospital.

Smiley is being held at the Clark County Detention Center pending extradition to Arizona.

The Fugitive Investigative Strike Team is a permanent task force that brings together the resources and expertise of state, local and federal agencies in a coordinated effort to arrest dangerous and violent fugitives. It is led by the U.S. Marshals Service.

The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team assisted in a recovery effort after ...

Man falls to his death at Guano Point, Grand Canyon West area

By Arlette Yousif / RJ

November 8, 2025 - 10:11 pm

A 65-year-old man slipped and fell to his death in the Guano Point area of the Hualapai Reservation near Grand Canyon West in Arizona on Thursday, according to the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office.

Reginald Thomas. (Courtesy of Nevada Department of Corrections)

Las Vegas woman files lawsuit after her child was shot in Henderson

By Bryan Horwath / RJ

November 8, 2025 - 9:47 pm

The woman’s ex-boyfriend shot at her vehicle on Boulder Highway near Galleria Drive on March 8, hitting the boy in the leg, her attorney said.

Assembly member Reuben D'Silva, D-North Las Vegas, introduces guests on the Assembly floor in t ...

Special session could start Thursday, Nevada lawmaker says

By Bryan Horwath / RJ

November 8, 2025 - 6:53 pm

Assemblyman Reuben D’Silva, a Democrat who represents a district that includes parts of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas, said lawmakers have been told a special session could start Thursday.

People make their way through a terminal at San Diego International Airport Saturday, Nov. 8, 2 ...

Airlines cancel over 1,000 flights for a second straight day largely due to government shutdown

By John Seewer Associated Press

November 8, 2025 - 1:34 pm

According to FlightAware, an online flight-tracking service, over 20 flights had been canceled, and 130 flights have experienced delays at Harry Reid International Airport

Sen. Jacky Rosen, left, and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Jo ...

Nevada senators have split tactics on reopening the government

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

November 8, 2025 - 7:00 am

Nevada has found itself in a unique position of being the only state with two Democratic senators who have split votes on a funding bill.

An American flag flies at half-staff outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in W ...

Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments

By David A. Lieb, Michael Casey, Scott Bauer and Mike Catalini The Associated Press

November 7, 2025 - 9:20 pm

The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown.

Allie Mead, left, represented by her attorney Robert Eglet, in a General Motors (GM) faulty sea ...

Las Vegas jury returns verdict for General Motors, against woman injured wearing lap belt

By Noble Brigham / RJ

November 7, 2025 - 5:37 pm

Her attorney asked for $64.8 million, but the jury found that the seat belt she wore was not unreasonably dangerous and defective.

The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld a decision from the Eighth Judicial District Court, which d ...

TikTok loses battle in Nevada Supreme Court, paving way for trial

By Emerson Drewes / RJ

November 7, 2025 - 2:19 pm

The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld a decision which denied TikTok’s petition to dismiss the case brought against them by the Nevada Attorney General, in an opinion filed on Thursday.

A complaint lodged against Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford this week accuses him of politick ...

State ethics complaint accuses Nevada AG of politicking in official X account

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

November 7, 2025 - 2:12 pm

A complaint lodged against Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford this week accuses him of politicking on his official office’s social media account, running “afoul” of the state’s ethics rules, according to the filing.

FILE - Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis makes a statement to the media at the front door of the Row ...

Supreme Court weighs longshot appeal to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide

By Mark Sherman The Associated Press

November 7, 2025 - 11:11 am

A call to overturn the landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide is on the agenda Friday for the justices’ closed-door conference.