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U.S. highways 95, 93 reopen

U.S. Highway 95 has reopened at the Nevada-California in southern Clark County after it was shut down because of ice on the road, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

Mechanical problem reported before Metro helicopter accident

A Las Vegas police helicopter dodged power lines, people and houses as it came to a hard landing after an apparent mechanical problem on 23rd Street on New Year’s Eve.

 
Wrongful death suit filed in Red Rock shooting

The mother of a man who was shot and killed by two federal rangers near Red Rock Canyon in February has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

Severity of Southern Nevada flu season unclear

Southern Nevadans are only at the beginning of the influenza season with no indication of how severe the season might become, a public health spokeswoman said Wednesday.

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Woman accused in fatal hit-and-run to face jury

After a lengthy, often heated morning-long hearing, a judge decided Wednesday that a 29-year-old woman should face a jury on a charge that she struck and killed 63-year-old Michael Grubbs while he was pushing his granddaughter in a stroller along Rainbow Boulevard.

Nevada justices side with patients in hepatitis outbreak

Patients who were exposed to unsafe injection practices at some health care facilities in Southern Nevada can make a claim for negligence even though they have so far tested negative for hepatitis C or other illnesses, the Nevada Supreme Court said Wednesday.

First Friday happenings for Jan. 2, 2015

The First Friday arts festival is scheduled from 5 to 11 p.m. Jan. 2 at venues throughout the 18b Arts District in downtown Las Vegas, near the intersection of Charleston Boulevard and Main Street. Organizers have canceled all outdoor activities due to the cold weather.

Explore action, honor and the Wild West in new book

Everybody needs a hero in their life. In the new book “Bass Reeves: Tales of the Talented Tenth” by Joel Christian Gill, your hero just might be a lawman.

Literary Las Vegas: Jan Hogan

Abbey Gaddett is far from the stereotypical sexy stewardess. The plucky protagonist of View reporter Jan Hogan’s debut novel “Coffee, Tea or … Murder?” may be small in stature, but she’s big on bravery as she faces off with hijacker Billy-boy Boyland the murderer.

Family Services probing death of 4-month-old

The Clark County Department of Family Services is investigating the death of a four-month-old girl.

10 most-viewed reviewjournal.com stories in 2014

Reviewjournal.com’s most-viewed stories for 2014 were a mix of big news and celebrity antics — so, completely unsurprising for Las Vegas. Take a look at the 10 most popular.

Man accused in Walgreens slaying makes court appearance

The man accused in the fatal shooting of a Las Vegas Walgreens employee during a robbery appeared in court Wednesday, while his attorney said he still needed to obtain copies of police reports about the slaying.

Newsmakers, Jan. 1-7, 2015

Amanda Garcia, a seventh-grader at Becker Middle School, won the local and district levels of competition in the 2014-15 Lions Club International Peace Poster Contest. Her poster advanced to the international level of competition. The contest theme was Peace, Love, and Understanding and allowed students ages 11 to 13 worldwide to express their vision of peace through art. Amanda was recently honored at the Summerlin Lions Club Dinner meeting with her art teacher, Lynn Meetz, parents, Phyllis and David Garcia, and grandmother, Sylvia Contreras, present.