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Las Vegas Review-Journal

February 19, 2018 - 9:07 am

Here are your Monday morning headlines:

1. A new analysis of public records shows donations from a Fortune 500 health care company flowed into the campaign of Republican Sen. Dean Heller late last year after Heller co-sponsored a bill championed by the firm.

Heller has received at least $39,000 in contributions from DaVita and its PAC since 2015.

2. A woman is dead after a vehicle struck her near the Welcome to Las Vegas sign.

39-year-old John Treese was booked into the Clark County Detention Center, where he faces one count of open murder.

Police say it happened early Sunday after Treese and his girlfriend got into a fight over who would drive.

3. Firefighters battled a fire at a vacant motel in North Las Vegas this morning.

The blaze broke out around 3:30 at Barker Motel on Las Vegas Boulevard North, near Carey Avenue.

Fatal crash closes road near 215 Beltway

By Taylor Lane / RJ

June 16, 2024 - 3:13 pm

A fatal crash closed Cheyenne Avenue near the 215 Beltway Sunday morning.

Haze from California wildfire clouds Las Vegas Valley

By Taylor Lane / RJ

June 16, 2024 - 9:46 am

Las Vegas was seeing hazy conditions on Sunday thanks to the Post Fire north of Los Angeles which started Saturday afternoon.

Las Vegas art now available in casino vending machines

By John Katsilometes / RJ

June 16, 2024 - 11:41 am

Gallery to Go connects Las Vegas artists with tourists from all over the world. The Las Vegas casino executive is making an art run in his own casino.

‘Fathers enjoy fatherhood’: Dads spending more time with their kids

By Ella Thompson / RJ

June 16, 2024 - 9:29 am

Father’s Day is meant to honor dads for their role in a family, and new research indicates that’s evolving.

Las Vegas Review-Journal interns, from left, Peter Breen, Samantha Segura, Ella Thompson, Danie ...

‘The very best’: Review-Journal welcomes its summer 2024 internship class

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

June 15, 2024 - 7:00 am

Six journalists joined the ranks of the Review-Journal’s newsgathering and production operations as part of the media outlet’s long-running summer internship program.

Construction equipment is seen on Las Vegas Boulevard, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Las Vegas. ...

More roadwork on Las Vegas Boulevard set to begin this weekend

By Estelle Atkinson / RJ

June 14, 2024 - 6:00 am

Drivers can expect to face lane restrictions as 24-hour roadwork begins on Las Vegas Boulevard.

New California regulations could cause gas prices to skyrocket in Nevada, according to official ...

Nevada’s gas prices could soon skyrocket. Blame it on a new California law

By Sean Hemmersmeier / RJ

June 14, 2024 - 10:36 am

California could place more regulations on oil refineries. That could raise gas prices in Nevada, which gets most of its gasoline from the Golden State.