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Detective Robert Rietjens, who was part of a group officers that interrupted an armed robbery, ...

‘A life of service’: Dozens of Las Vegas officers honored for life-saving work

Kevin Menon, a suspended Metropolitan Police Department sergeant, appears in court with his att ...

Embattled Las Vegas sergeant pleads guilty to multiple felonies, attorneys say

Melissa Gallia, a 50-year-old Las Vegas native who died of heat illness in July, is the subject ...

Heat death victim’s family sues Las Vegas hospital, addiction center

‘This is a movement’: VP Vance addresses Las Vegas bitcoin conference

Las Vegas Review-Journal

June 22, 2017 - 2:40 pm

• Steve Sisolak is running for governor. The Clark County Commission chairman has made his campaign official after months of speculation. The Democrat is the first major politician to jump into the race.

• Two inmates who escaped from a Mississippi jail have been captured in Las Vegas. The men were arrested after police stopped them in a car reported stolen.

• Chumlee’s new candy shop is now open for business. The “Pawn Stars” mainstay started the new store with his brother. It’s just south of the shop featured on the History Channel. The candy store is open noon to 8 Wednesdays through Sundays.

‘A life of service’: Dozens of Las Vegas officers honored for life-saving work

By Casey Harrison / RJ

May 28, 2025 - 8:08 pm

Those who were honored included a group that worked to save a suicidal woman who jumped from the parking garage at Harry Reid International Airport.

Embattled Las Vegas sergeant pleads guilty to multiple felonies, attorneys say

By Noble Brigham / RJ

May 28, 2025 - 7:29 pm

Kevin Menon is expected to receive a four- to 10-year prison sentence, plus register as a sex offender, according to lawyers.

Heat death victim’s family sues Las Vegas hospital, addiction center

By Alan Halaly / RJ

May 28, 2025 - 6:33 pm

Doctors dismissed Gallia as a drug-seeker while she suffered from alcohol withdrawals, the complaint alleges.

‘This is a movement’: VP Vance addresses Las Vegas bitcoin conference

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

May 28, 2025 - 6:13 pm

Vice President JD Vance addressed thousands of cryptocurrency enthusiasts at the bitcoin 2025 convention on the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday, declaring that “this isn’t a conference of people; this is a movement.”

Man accused in fatal shooting at Las Vegas business appears in court

By Noble Brigham / RJ

May 28, 2025 - 6:08 pm

The victim had approached the suspect, who was behaving erratically and not wearing pants or shoes, to see if he was OK, according to police.

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2 rescued from elevator inside Strip resort after being stuck for 2 hours

By Bryan Horwath / RJ

May 27, 2025 - 9:12 pm

A Clark County fire department official said the individuals had been trapped inside the elevator for about two hours.

‘Everybody’s missing her’: Arbor View graduation honors student who died after hit by car — PHOTOS

By Katie Futterman / RJ

May 28, 2025 - 6:05 pm

Hanging over the cheers of joy at Arbor View High School’s graduation ceremony was the tragedy of a lost classmate, who was recently struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver.

Harry Reid International Airport on Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Las Vegas Review-Jo ...

Tentative agreement reached by Culinary Union for Las Vegas airport

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

May 27, 2025 - 4:58 pm

Around 1,100 workers will be covered in the new five-year contract at Harry Reid International Airport with negotiations continuing on another 400 workers in a different category.

A billboard advertising the Cabbage Patch Kids dolls is seen in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 25, 20 ...

What’s the deal with all the Cabbage Patch Kids billboards in Las Vegas?

By Caitlin Lilly / RJ

May 27, 2025 - 2:59 pm

It’s not often that you see advertising billboards go up around town to promote products that were in their heyday over 40 years ago. However, that is exactly what has happened recently in Las Vegas.

Keyun Watts, who pleaded guilty to a fatal road rage case, is led out of a courtroom after his ...

‘Evil found him’: North Las Vegas man sentenced to prison in road rage killing

By Akiya Dillon / RJ

May 27, 2025 - 2:36 pm

Keyun Watts pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the Oct. 5 death of Elvin Sejdinovic, who was 22.