A Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Rachel Crosby reads through a statement from Leroy Iverson, father of Sherrice Iverson, in the case against Jeremy Strohmeyer located in the evidence vault at the Regional Justice Center on Friday, May 12, 2017 in Las Vegas. Twenty years ago, on May 25, 1997, Strohmeyer killed and sexually assaulted 7-year-old Sherrice Iverson.
UFC president Dana White updated media on the status of a possible match between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and when they expect to start negotiating with Mayweather’s side.
The death of Tashi Brown would be a lot more controversial if it happened five years ago.
As the Review-Journal’s Wesley Juhl reported, Brown died two Sundays ago after Las Vegas Metro officer Kenneth Lopera stunned him seven times with a Taser, punched him repeatedly and then applied a neck restraint hold. After his death, police determined he committed no crime.
(Victor Joecks/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The ACLU and civil rights advocates sound off about the choke hold and Taser use by a Las Vegas police officer on Tashii Brown.
Zach Miles, associate vice president for economic development at UNLV, said the Las Vegas tech scene is largely gaining traction because of growing community infrastructure. The city now has several incubator and business accelerator programs up and running.
