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Feds will reimburse Nevada $2M for Las Vegas shooting costs

Nevada will receive full reimbursement from the federal government for overtime costs through a Justice Department program that helps states and communities with extraordinary events, like the Oct. 1 mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip.

Overtime costs reach into millions for Las Vegas shooting

Overtime costs for Las Vegas-area police and government employees related to the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting will be in the millions, officials report.

Fate of death penalty set to heat up in Nevada Legislature

The death penalty may be ending in Nevada. Assembly Bill 237 in the Legislature would ban capital punishment and commute the sentences of some 81 inmates on death row to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

‘Survival sex’ continues abuse cycle

Pretty polka-dot bows on top of heads, GPS monitors on the ankles. Teenagers having babies, then leaving them at home with grandma so they can make money on the streets, in motel suites.

Legislation aims to shut revolving door for pimps

Marc Schifalacqua, a Clark County prosecutor, has put plenty of pimps behind bars for pandering girls and women. He’s the first to say that Las Vegas is one big revolving door for pimps who commonly receive light sentences even if they abuse prostitutes or pander minors.

Speaker mimics assemblyman, hopes he’ll get help

Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick jokingly mimicked Assemblyman Steven Brooks’ “Jesus-on-the-cross” photo that appeared in Friday’s Review-Journal.