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20-year-old suspect in slaying arrested in Reno

June 18, 2010 - 11:00 pm

RENO — Police say a 20-year-old man sought in connection with a slaying in Seaside, Calif., has been arrested without incident in Reno.

Acting on a tip, police say they staked out a Reno home where the suspect watched the deciding game of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics.

The suspect left the home in a vehicle after the game was over and was pulled over a short time later.

The suspect was identified as Andre Deante Leevan.

A view looking south down the Las Vegas Strip as seen from a pedestrian bridge at Flamingo Road ...

Report: Trump’s advisers considering Las Vegas for midterm convention

By Kevin J. Barr / RJ

October 29, 2025 - 11:49 am

The event would aim to highlight Republican congressional candidates and promote the president’s record as his party seeks to maintain its narrow majorities in Congress, The Wall Street Journal reported.

FILE - A seal is seen before Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell walks out to speak during a ...

Federal Reserve cuts key rate as government shutdown clouds economic outlook

By Christopher Rugaber The Associated Press

October 29, 2025 - 11:55 am

Lower rates could, over time, reduce borrowing costs for mortgages, auto loans, and credit cards, as well as for business loans.

People walk through Santa Cruz, Jamaica, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, after Hurricane Melissa pass ...

Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead in trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

By Ariel Fernandez, Andrea Rodriguez, John Myers Jr. and Evens Sanon The Associated Press

October 29, 2025 - 9:49 am

Melissa made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica as a catastrophic Category 5 storm with top winds of 185 mph, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, before weakening and moving on to Cuba.

Displaced Palestinians inspect the damage after an Israeli army strike on their tent camp in De ...

Israel’s military says ceasefire is back on as death toll from overnight strikes in Gaza reaches 104

By Wafaa Shurafa and Josh Boak The Associated Press

October 29, 2025 - 7:11 am

The strikes, the deadliest since the ceasefire began on Oct. 10, marked the most serious challenge to the tenuous truce to date.

The Nevada Legislature building on April 23, 2025, in Carson City. (Liv Paggiarino/Las Vegas Re ...

Did your elected Nevada lawmaker vote to protect the environment?

By Alan Halaly / RJ

October 29, 2025 - 9:59 am

A new environment-focused scorecard ranks state lawmakers and the governor on their recent record.

Jeanne Llera, right, the mother of Jorge Gomez, and her daughter Jazmin Gomez arrive at the Llo ...

Officer testifies he saw fatally shot protester’s rifle ‘come up,’ but didn’t initially tell investigators

By Noble Brigham / RJ

October 28, 2025 - 8:38 pm

An officer said Tuesday that he did not initially tell investigators about seeing an armed protester raise or point a gun before police killed the protester.

Mishon Thomas, mother of 12-year-old Jovonn “JoJo” Magee-Thomas, grieves at his casket duri ...

Family, friends say goodbye to popular Las Vegas 12-year-old killed in e-scooter crash

By Bryan Horwath / RJ

October 29, 2025 - 11:42 am

About 400 people attended Abundant Life Seventh-day Adventist Church to remember Jovonn “JoJo” Magee-Thomas, a student and standout athlete at Mater Academy East Las Vegas.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani greets some people in a car while surrounded by ...

SAUNDERS: Will New York voters back Mamdani, turn Gotham into Detroit?

By Debra J. Saunders / RJ

October 28, 2025 - 4:26 pm

If Big Apple residents think things can’t get any worse, they should look closely at the positions of the democratic socialist front-runner for mayor.

The Metropolitan Police Department's new fleet of Tesla Cybertruck patrol vehicles were on disp ...

Sheriff showcases new Cybertrucks to be used by Las Vegas police

By Spencer Levering / RJ

October 28, 2025 - 1:08 pm

The 10-car, all-electric fleet announced in February will hit the streets in the next few weeks with the ability to carry more special equipment meant to deescalate critical calls.

Emergency food providers brace for need as Nevada joins lawsuit to avert SNAP shutdown

By McKenna Ross and Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

October 28, 2025 - 7:55 pm

Nevada on Tuesday joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration aiming to release emergency funding to a food program that helps feed nearly 500,000 residents as the federal government shutdown stretches on.