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April 3, 2007 - 9:00 pm

A Political Notebook item in Monday's Review-Journal misstated the party affiliation and hometown of state Sen. Mike McGinness. He is a Republican from Fallon.

A story in Saturday's Review-Journal incorrectly identified the agency that runs a noise hot line that has received 2,800 calls since the inception of the "right turn" flight path. That noise complaint hot line is run by the Clark County Department of Aviation.

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Cyclists pass by a memorial for Kevin Reed, who was found dead after a brush fire at Whitney Me ...

‘Something is not right’: Family seeks answers after teen’s death in Whitney Mesa Park fire

By Akiya Dillon / RJ

January 19, 2026 - 2:55 pm

Samantha Carpenter described her brother, Kevin Reed, as family-oriented, always ready to help, and passionate about BMX racing. He had been living in an encampment at the park.

When Galaxy’s Edge opened in 2019, it was designed to feel rugged and lived-in. (Allen J ...

Disneyland is pivoting on ‘Star Wars’ Land. Here’s why

Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times

January 19, 2026 - 9:15 am

Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is turning back the clock.

Muck build up in the Boring Co.'s Vegas Loop project. (Nevada OSHA)

‘We will own our mistakes’: Boring Co. president addresses multiple Vegas Loop construction violations

By Mick Akers / RJ

January 19, 2026 - 11:26 am

Boring Co.’s Vegas Loop project has seen multiple instances where the project has received fines, reprimands and scrutiny from various state and local agencies and the media.

Work on Brightline’s Las Vegas rail station is ‘underway’ — PHOTOS

By Mick Akers / RJ

January 19, 2026 - 6:01 am

After about two decades of talk about a high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and Southern California with no action, Brightline West’s executive director said the time is now.

Displaced Palestinians gather outside a tent at a temporary camp in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza ...

Israel objects to US announcement of leaders who will help oversee next steps in Gaza

By Natalie Melzer Associated Press

January 17, 2026 - 10:56 am

Israel said the Gaza executive committee “was not coordinated with Israel and is contrary to its policy,” without details.

People march during a pro-Greenlanders demonstration, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Saturday, Jan. 17 ...

8 European countries will be charged a 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland, Trump says

By Josh Boak, Emma Burrows and Daniel Niemann The Associated Press

January 17, 2026 - 1:14 pm

Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland would face the tariff, the president said in a social media post while at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Attorney Marilyn Caston, seated at left, files to run for Family Court Department R on Friday, ...

Many of Clark County’s judicial races will be unopposed; controversial judge bows out

By Katelyn Newberg / RJ

January 16, 2026 - 10:38 pm

Several longtime judges did not move to retain their District Court seat in this year’s election by the filing deadline.

Members of Make the Road Nevada cheer while attending an Election Day Nevada Democratic Party w ...

Nevada Democrats want state to vote first in 2028 presidential primaries

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

January 16, 2026 - 6:53 pm

The Nevada State Democratic Party formally petitioned its national counterpart to allow Democrats in the Silver State to vote first in the party’s 2028 presidential primaries.

Documents that were included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein f ...

DOJ says members of Congress can’t intervene in release of Epstein files

By Michael R. Sisak and Larry Neumeister The Associated Press

January 16, 2026 - 2:32 pm

U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, and Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, say they have “urgent and grave concerns” about the slow release of only a small number of millions of documents that began last month.

The bathtub ring on Lake Mead is well defined above Hoover Dam at the Lake Mead National Recrea ...

Lake Mead’s projected record low gets even lower

By Alan Halaly / RJ

January 16, 2026 - 11:57 am

Here’s when forecasters expect the bathtub ring, marking where the high water mark once reached, to be at its worst in recorded history.