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County commissioners struck down a proposal that would outlaw intentionally feeding pigeons, fearing fees and potential jail time for scofflaws would be too harsh. As the proposal was written, those who refused to stop feeding pigeons after being warned once by a postcard could have faced a misdemeanor charge worth up to six months in jail or a $1,000 criminal fine.
Three attorneys vying to become Clark County’s district attorney faced a 4½-hour marathon of questioning Tuesday by the County Commission. Steve Wolfson, a Las Vegas councilman and defense lawyer; John Hunt, former county Democratic Party chairman; and Drew Christensen, county director of appointed counsel, presented their views on the coroner’s inquest process, the death penalty, shootings by police, and how each would handle being the county’s top prosecutor if appointed.
Victor and Annette Fuentes blame a federal agency for problems at their church camp west of Pahrump. First their baptismal pond dried up; then the desert camp was flooded with water and mud. Now the Nevada Policy Research Institute will represent the Fuenteses as they seek to recover more than $85,000 in damages.
Assemblywoman April Mastroluca blasted the state Board of Pharmacy on Tuesday for failing to move quickly to outlaw so-called “bath salts,” or crystal methamphetamine-type synthetic drugs that are killing people around the country. The drugs, which can be bouth at some convenience stores and head shops, carry names like plant food, K2, Mamba, Vanilla Sky, Ocean Burst and Ivory Wave.