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More than 100 Las Vegas flights disrupted as FAA cuts schedules

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Sales of dogs, cats, other popular pets, to be banned at Las Vegas shops

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Attorney asks Las Vegas jury to award $64.8M to woman injured while wearing lap belt

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

February 27, 2011 - 6:49 pm

LOS ANGELES -- Christian Bale and Melissa Leo have won the supporting-acting Academy Awards for the boxing drama "The Fighter," while "Toy Story 3" has claimed the prize for feature animation.

Network censors bleeped Leo Sunday for dropping the F-word during her speech. Backstage, Leo jokingly conceded it was "probably a very inappropriate place to use that particular word."

Police: Carrie Cox admitted secretly recording fellow Henderson councilman’s conversation

By Casey Harrison / RJ

November 7, 2025 - 10:01 am

Councilwoman Carrie Cox allegedly admitted to recording concilwoman Monica Larson when she was found behind a curtain at Henderson City Hall and recorded a private conversation Larson was having with others, according to a police report.

More than 100 Las Vegas flights disrupted as FAA cuts schedules

By Akiya Dillon / RJ

November 7, 2025 - 8:12 am

Southwest Airlines was hit hardest, with 24 cancellations and 53 delays.

Sales of dogs, cats, other popular pets, to be banned at Las Vegas shops

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

November 7, 2025 - 6:30 am

Shoppers looking to buy cats, dogs, rabbits and a variety pigs at pet shops within the city of Las Vegas won’t be able to find them there three years from now — at least legally.

Attorney asks Las Vegas jury to award $64.8M to woman injured while wearing lap belt

By Noble Brigham / RJ

November 7, 2025 - 5:00 am

Allie Mead was a passenger in a 1998 Chevrolet truck and sustained serious injuries in a crash seven years ago.

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SAUNDERS: Trump’s biggest loss Tuesday wasn’t out East. It happened in California

By Debra J. Saunders / RJ

November 6, 2025 - 5:38 pm

The Golden State governor takes on Trump and notches a big win, making him the Democratic front-runner for president in 2028.

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Coroner reveals heat death toll for Southern Nevada

By Alan Halaly / RJ

November 6, 2025 - 3:29 pm

Here’s an updated count of the deaths that can be attributed to this year’s extreme heat.

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Former Raiders acquisition Antonio Brown arrested on attempted murder charge

By Curt Anderson The Associated Press

November 6, 2025 - 3:19 pm

The troubled former NFL star, 37, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Dubai, said Miami police spokesman Mike Vega.

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Trump endorses re-election bids from Lombardo, Amodei

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

November 6, 2025 - 11:09 pm

President Donald Trump on Thursday endorsed Gov. Joe Lombardo’s re-election bid, calling him, “SMART, STRONG, AND TOUGH.”

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LVCVA set to OK over $7M tied to WrestleMania, Las Vegas Grand Prix

By Mick Akers / RJ

November 6, 2025 - 1:33 pm

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is set to spend over $7 million related to hosting the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix and WWE’s WrestleMania.

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Trump unveils deal to expand coverage and lower costs on obesity drugs

By Tom Murphy, Aamer Madhani and Jonel Aleccia Associated Press

November 6, 2025 - 12:05 pm

President Donald Trump unveiled a deal Thursday with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to expand coverage and reduce prices for the popular obesity treatments Zepbound and Wegovy.