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Another lawsuit filed in deadly June 2011 Amtrak-semi crash

January 14, 2012 - 2:00 am

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

RENO --Lawsuits continue to pile up against the Battle Mountain company that owns the truck that slammed into an Amtrak passenger train in Northern Nevada in June, killing five and injuring 20.

The Reno Gazette-Journal reported that the latest plaintiffs suing John Davis Trucking were visiting from Seoul, South Korea.

Kyung Ran You and Hyung Won Park boarded the train in Salt Lake City just hours before the semi crashed through the crossing gate north of Fallon near Interstate 80.

Their lawsuit filed Wednesday in Washoe District Court states they suffered serious and permanent injuries as a result of the company's negligence. It's one of more than a dozen lawsuits filed to date.

Trucking firm officials have alleged in countersuits that Amtrak and Union Pacific faile

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks alongside Vice President JD Vance about the impact o ...

California revokes 17K commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants

By Josh Funk The Associated Press

November 13, 2025 - 8:42 am

California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses given to immigrants after discovering the expiration dates went past when the drivers were legally allowed to be in the U.S., state officials said Wednesday.

Council member Carrie Cox speaks with Jim Seebock nearby during a Henderson City Council meetin ...

‘You need to leave my office’: Grand jury transcripts show rift between Henderson councilwomen

By Casey Harrison / RJ

November 13, 2025 - 6:00 am

Recent grand jury testimony is shedding more light on the beef between Henderson councilwomen Carrie Cox and Monica Larson.

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New monthly phone fee proposed for Clark County emergency upgrades

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

November 13, 2025 - 5:55 am

Clark County is proposing a monthly fee per telephone line to help offset costs of 911 infrastructure improvements.

President Donald Trump signs the funding bill to reopen the government, in the Oval Office of t ...

Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown

By Kevin Freking, Joey Cappelletti and Matt Brown Associated Press

November 12, 2025 - 6:01 pm

President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks.

Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo speaks with the Review-Journal on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 at La ...

Governor calls special session to address 16 different bills

By McKenna Ross / RJ

November 12, 2025 - 6:30 pm

Nevada lawmakers return for a special session Thursday to address unfinished bills and urgent issues in Carson City, including a controversial film tax credit program.

A worker walks among debris from a largely demolished part of the East Wing of the White House, ...

These are the 37 donors helping pay for Trump’s $300M White House ballroom

By Will Weissert The Associated Press

November 12, 2025 - 4:37 pm

The White House hasn’t said how much each donor is giving, and almost none was willing to divulge that. Very few commented on their contributions when contacted by The Associated Press.

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, Oct. 9, 20 ...

Epstein emails say Trump ‘knew about the girls’ and spent time with a victim

By Michael R. Sisak and Eric Tucker Associated Press

November 12, 2025 - 11:20 am

Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2011 email that Donald Trump had “spent hours” at Epstein’s house with a victim of sex trafficking and said in a separate message years later that Trump “knew about the girls,” according to communications released Wednesday.