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When a citizen in Clark County kills someone, prosecutors are there from the start of the investigation, often looking over the shoulder of detectives even before the body is moved. But when a police officer kills someone, prosecutors are nowhere to be found.
Buyers of eight condominiums at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas gained ground in trying to reduce financial losses they suffered in arbitration when trying to recover their deposits. A judge on Tuesday ordered the arbitrator to redo part of his work, as well as recalculate legal fees. That could save the buyers hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Prosecutors in many American cities step in as the public’s watchdog in the aftermath of a police shooting, but the Clark County district attorney’s office is content to sit on the sidelines. It doesn’t treat shootings by police like other homicides and it won’t even review an officer’s use of deadly force unless the sheriff or a chief of police requests it.
The wail of sirens and crack of gunshots were familiar sounds to the apartment dwellers at 2304 Tam Drive. In this area off the north end of the Strip known as the Naked City, it took more than that to get people’s attention.
Here’s your guide to downtown and Paradise event highlights including First Friday, Bite at the Museum 2: Back for Seconds, holiday happenings and more.
The Cultural Corridor Coalition is preparing for another holiday-filled December to Remember , with events such as a statue dedication, arts and crafts and the addition of the Las Vegas Shakespeare Company.
Have you ever wondered why you wear underwear? In the new kids’ book “50 Underwear Questions: A Bare-All History” by Tanya Lloyd Kyi, illustrated by Ross Kinnaird, you’ll find out.
Literary highlights this week include events with Andrew Kiraly, Maxwell Drake, Chris Baughman, Oscar Oswald, Brittany Bronson and Carolyn Schneider.
Eric Olsen and Glenn Schaeffer worked together to found the International Institute of Modern Letters, based in Las Vegas, and the City of Asylum program for dissident writers. Schaeffer may be better known to some as the 20-year president of Mandalay Resort Group.
Question: I have a Washington navel orange which is about four or five years old. The fruit is splitting. What causes this?
Harrah’s Las Vegas would like to congratulate famed Las Vegas headliner and legendary U.S. entertainer Donny Osmond for again taking home the gold. For five years running, he has won the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Best of Las Vegas readers poll for entertainment awards.
A Pacific storm is pushing its way into Southern Nevada, putting a rainy stamp on New Year’s Eve festivities.
Here’s the rundown of what weather to expect in Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve.
In a year that the Nevada Legislature met twice, including a special session in November, legislators passed hundreds of bills. Some of the laws take effect the first day of 2026.
The company has begun limited Vegas Loop service to Harry Reid International Airport.
