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Trooper charged in crash free on bail

July 19, 2008 - 9:00 pm

A Highway Patrol sergeant is free on bail pending a court appearance next week on charges that he smoked marijuana before causing an off-duty crash that killed one person and hurt two others.

Clark County jail records show 46-year-old Edward Lattin was released after a judge set bail Thursday at $50,000.

The judge also ordered Lattin to submit to random drug tests and give up driving.

Lattin faces two to 20 years in prison if convicted of felony DUI resulting in death. He remains suspended with pay.

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Man who threw sandwich at federal agent calls it an act of protest. Prosecutors argue it’s a crime

By Michael Kunzelman The Associated Press

November 4, 2025 - 9:02 am

After the rare rebuke from the grand jury, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office charged Sean Charles Dunn instead with a misdemeanor.

Vice President Dick Cheney delivers his speech to troops at Fairchild Air Force base on Monday, ...

Former Vice President Dick Cheney dies at 84

By Calvin Woodward The Associated Press

November 4, 2025 - 7:22 am

Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84.

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

Nevada lawmakers look to Georgia in renewed film bill debate

By McKenna Ross / RJ

November 3, 2025 - 10:21 pm

A pair of state lawmakers urged the public to consider consequences of offering tax breaks to build film studios in Southern Nevada.

Jeanne Llera, mother of Jorge Gomez, right, hugs Desiree Smith, founder of More Than A Hashtag, ...

Jury awards $6.5M in trial over Las Vegas police killing of armed protester

By Noble Brigham / RJ

November 3, 2025 - 8:10 pm

A key issue at trial was whether Black Lives Matter demonstrator Jorge Gomez had pointed a rifle at police.

Dayanne Figueroa, a U.S. citizen, stands in her mother’s backyard in Northlake, Illinois ...

Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability

By Laura Rodríguez Presa and Jonathan Bullington Chicago Tribune

November 3, 2025 - 1:41 pm

An unmarked vehicle driven by federal agents collided with Dayanne Figueroa’s as it tried to speed away from a hostile crowd, multiple videos reviewed by the Chicago Tribune show.

Diane Ladd at the 29th American Cinematheque Awards honoring Reese Witherspoon at the Hyatt Reg ...

Actress Diane Ladd, 3-time Oscar nominee, dies at 89

The Associated Press

November 3, 2025 - 2:32 pm

A gifted comic and dramatic performer, she had a long career in television and on stage before breaking through as a film performer in Martin Scorsese’s 1974 release “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.”