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BLVD retail complex is seen on the Strip in Las Vegas Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (K.M. Cannon/Las ...

Chinatown Plaza in Las Vegas, Monday, June 27, 2022. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @r ...

Plans to redevelop Chinatown to make it more pedestrian friendly move forward

A Metropolitan Police Department vehicle in Las Vegas. (Liv Paggiarino/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Las Vegas man arrested after hosting deadly pool party, police say

Isaac Laushaul Jr., accused of involvement in the death of Reba the bulldog, appears in court a ...

Bail set for defendant in Reba the bulldog’s death, lawyer says

Las Vegas Review-Journal

June 21, 2017 - 1:49 pm

• A former NFL linebacker was shot and killed in Reno. 26-year-old Ryan Jones was struck in an apartment over the weekend. Two others were shot and are expected to survive. Jones had a stint with the New York Giants before becoming a MMA fighter. Police haven’t said what led to the shooting.

• A woman is dead after being run over by a camping trailer. Police say the trailer was being towed by her boyfriend. The incident happened just east of Summerlin.

• Henderson has a new mayor. Debra March has been sworn in, along with three other aldermen. She replaces Andy Hafen.

By Emerson Drewes / RJ

July 2, 2025 - 4:22 pm

An opening date has been set for the newest storefront at BLVD, the largest standalone shopping center on the Strip.

Plans to redevelop Chinatown to make it more pedestrian friendly move forward

By Emerson Drewes / RJ

July 2, 2025 - 3:47 pm

Chinatown has officially been designated as a redevelopment area by Clark County, setting forth a 10-plus year project for the area.

Las Vegas man arrested after hosting deadly pool party, police say

By Bryan Horwath / RJ

July 2, 2025 - 4:07 pm

TayShaun Todd of Las Vegas was found dead in a residential pool on June 18, a day after an illegal party took place there.

Bail set for defendant in Reba the bulldog’s death, lawyer says

By Noble Brigham / RJ

July 2, 2025 - 3:34 pm

One of the people accused of causing a Las Vegas bulldog’s death needs bail because his mother is sick and needs his help, according to his attorney.

A rendering of the planned Las Vegas Museum of Art. (Kéré Architecture)

Future Las Vegas art museum unveils plans for media lab

By Emerson Drewes / RJ

July 2, 2025 - 2:04 pm

The Las Vegas Museum of Art on Wednesday unveiled plans for a new space, opening next year. It is the first major on the project since Elaine Wynn’s death in April.

Olga DeLeon, 89, waits for her son to pick her up from Holiday Montara Meadows senior living ap ...

Paramedics called in after wind KOs power at Las Vegas senior living community

By Finnegan Belleau and Spencer Levering / RJ

July 2, 2025 - 1:28 pm

The complex’s five buildings lack air conditioning, electricity and power for the elevators, staff said, making some residents unable to leave their rooms without assistance and causing a scare for people using oxygen tanks.

Duane "Keffe D" Davis appears in Clark County District Court for a trial readiness status check ...

Judge denies Tupac shooting suspect’s request for new battery trial

By Noble Brigham / RJ

July 2, 2025 - 12:52 pm

Duane Davis’ attorney said a juror spoke to other jurors about inmates fighting, but jurors denied talking about the case.

A downed traffic light is seen on Tropicana Avenue near McLeod Drive Wednesday, July 2, 2025, i ...

Las Vegas Valley picking up the pieces after powerful windstorm — PHOTOS

By Akiya Dillon, Finnegan Belleau, Spencer Levering, Isaiah Steinberg and Tony Garcia / RJ

July 2, 2025 - 3:48 pm

A Tuesday afternoon windstorm brought gusts up to 70 mph, damaging trees and power lines in the eastern valley. Crews are still working to restore power and clear blocked roadways.

The city of Las Vegas delayed 17 planned capital improvement projects to offset a portion of it ...

Badlands settlement forcing Las Vegas to delay 17 capital improvement projects

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

July 2, 2025 - 10:24 am

The city of Las Vegas delayed 17 planned capital improvement projects to offset nearly $20 million from the costly Badlands settlement, according to officials.

Wesley Madill, 14, uses a makeshift street-style skatepark built on an unused ice rink beside D ...

‘Not a good feeling’: Las Vegas skaters react to shutdown of makeshift park

By Megan Howard / RJ

July 2, 2025 - 10:24 am

On a hockey rink at Desert Breeze Park, skaters have made a makeshift street-style skate park. Clark County, worried about safety concerns, is set to shut it down.