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Charity hosts free dinner for needy

December 18, 2009 - 10:00 pm

Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada will host a free Christmas dinner for homeless and needy people on Sunday.

The downtown charity will be serving more than 2,000 meals including turkey, ham and pumpkin pie from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at its campus, 1501 Las Vegas Blvd. North, at Foremaster Lane. Those who attend also will receive Christmas goodie bags.

The dinner, which is being held in memory of Station Casinos patriarch and Catholic Charities supporter Frank Fertitta Jr., is being sponsored by the Dr. Elias and Jody Ghanem Charitable Foundation.

Jeffrey R. Holland, member of the quorum of the twelve apostles, speaks during a news conferenc ...

Jeffrey R. Holland, next in line to lead LDS church, dies at 85

By Hannah Schoenbaum The Associated Press

December 27, 2025 - 6:56 pm

Jeffrey R. Holland, a high-ranking official in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who was next in line to become the faith’s president, has died.

Rescuers carry the body of a victim after Russian drone hit a multi-storey apartment building d ...

Russia hits Kyiv with missiles and drones the day before Zelenskyy and Trump meet

By Samya Kullab and Vasilisa Stepanenko The Associated Press

December 27, 2025 - 10:42 am

Explosions boomed across Kyiv as the attack began in early morning and continued for hours, killing at least one person and wounding 27.

Allie Mead, left, represented by her attorney Robert Eglet, in a General Motors (GM) faulty sea ...

Lawyers for woman hurt in crash appeal Las Vegas jury verdict

By Akiya Dillon / RJ

December 27, 2025 - 8:00 am

Court records indicated that Mead’s attorneys, Robert Eglet, Erica Etsminger, and Joel Henriod, are contesting the verdict, alleging misconduct by General Motors.

Graded dirt lots, ready for new house and new home construction, are seen at the Lake Las Vegas ...

Colorado River crisis won’t stop explosive growth in Las Vegas, officials say

By Alan Halaly / RJ

December 26, 2025 - 8:00 am

Some say growth is the culprit for Las Vegas’ water woes. The reality is more complicated.

President Donald Trump speaks during an address to the nation from the Diplomatic Reception Roo ...

Trump says US struck Islamic State targets in Nigeria after group targeted Christians

By Will Weissert The Associated Press

December 25, 2025 - 4:31 pm

President Donald Trump says he launched a “powerful and deadly” U.S. strike against Islamic State forces in Nigeria.

A car is buried in mud after a series of storms Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, in Wrightwood, Calif. ...

‘A crazy Christmas’: Storm hitting California could cause more mudslides — PHOTOS

By Ty O’Neil The Associated Press

December 25, 2025 - 4:04 pm

Another powerful storm system that could soak Southern California with its wettest Christmas in years rolled into the region.

Chad Viola, a worker at Rudolph's Christmas Trees, carries a customer's tree on Monda ...

Don’t toss your Christmas tree, Las Vegas. UNLV wants to turn it into mulch

By Alan Halaly / RJ

December 25, 2025 - 2:19 pm

Last year, about 10,000 Christmas trees transformed into 86 tons of mulch for use in city parks.

Pope Leo XIV waves after delivering the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for 'to the city and to the wo ...

Pope Leo XIV urges the faithful on Christmas to shed indifference in the face of suffering

By Silvia Stellacci and Colleen Barry The Associated Press

December 25, 2025 - 8:21 am

The first U.S. pontiff addressed some 26,000 people from the loggia overlooking St. Peter’s Square for the traditional papal “Urbi et Orbi” address, Latin for “To the City and to the World.”

Longtime Las Vegas employee promoted 9 times to become first Latina deputy city manager

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

December 25, 2025 - 6:30 am

Rosa Cortez was unanimously ratified as a deputy city manager on Aug. 20, becoming the first Latina at the post in the municipality’s history.

Henderson Councilwoman Carrie Cox asks judge to toss criminal charge

By Casey Harrison / RJ

December 25, 2025 - 8:02 am

A lawyer for Carrie Cox asked a judge to dismiss a felony charge against the Henderson councilwoman for allegedly recording another councilwoman’s private conversation due to insufficient evidence.