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Correction for memorial service for pilot

October 8, 2008 - 1:09 pm

A memorial service for Greg Jaspers, the retired AIr Force pilot killed in a plane crash Sunday near Sandy Valley, will be 3 p.m. Friday, not today as reported in today's Review-Journal. The service will be at Nellis Air Force Base in the Red Flag auditorium. It is open to members of the public who have clearance to enter the base.

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Property tax that helps pay for Metro officers extended 30 years

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

November 19, 2025 - 2:34 pm

A property tax in the Las Vegas Valley will continue to pay for Metropolitan Police Department officers for an additional three decades.

Rescue and salvage crews pull up airplane wreckage of an American Airlines jet in the Potomac R ...

Data shows a spike in military aircraft accidents in 2024. This year doesn’t look any better

By Konstantin Toropin and Aaron Kessler Associated Press

November 19, 2025 - 12:17 pm

The number of major accidents involving military aircraft spiked in 2024, internal Pentagon figures show, and a series of high-profile aviation mishaps with deaths and the loss of aircraft in 2025 suggest the disturbing trend may be continuing.

FILE - Former FBI Director James Comey testifies before the Senate Select Committee on Intellig ...

New hurdle in Comey case as Trump’s Justice Department faces questions about the grand jury process

By Eric Tucker and Michael Kunzelman The Associated Press

November 19, 2025 - 2:31 pm

The concession risked further imperiling a politically charged prosecution already subject to multiple challenges and demands for its dismissal.

Nevada Sen. Ira Hansen, R-Sparks, addresses the state Senate during the special legislative ses ...

Corporate housing limits bill moving rapidly through Legislature

November 19, 2025 - 3:54 pm

State legislators are in Carson City for a special legislative session.

Senators gather before a floor meeting during the special session of the Nevada Legislature ear ...

Crime bill passes Nevada Senate; amendment targets ICE enforcement at schools

By Katelyn Newberg / RJ

November 19, 2025 - 3:54 pm

The legislation, backed by Gov. Joe Lombardo, changes multiple sections of Nevada’s criminal justice laws.

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

Henderson City Council to consider censure of Carrie Cox

By Casey Harrison / RJ

November 18, 2025 - 9:29 pm

Cox was indicted on a felony charge after authorities accused her of secretly recording another councilwoman’s conversation.

Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, enter ...

SAUNDERS: Burisma, meet your big brother Binance

By Debra J. Saunders / RJ

November 18, 2025 - 6:14 pm

President Donald Trump’s pardon of cryptocurrency exchange titan Changpeng Zhao brings renewed attention to the power enshrined in the Constitution.

A gas pump at a Chevron station on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025 in Henderson. (Liv Paggiarino/Las ...

Clark County affirms decade-long extension of inflation-adjusted fuel tax

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

November 18, 2025 - 8:24 pm

The Clark County Commission voted to extend inflation adjustments to a fuel tax for a decade before voters in 2036 decide if they want to keep them in place.

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Nevada DMV ‘spotter’ program gets nearly 15K reports after 1st month

By Caitlin Lilly / RJ

November 18, 2025 - 10:12 am

Just over a month after its launch, residents have reported nearly 15,000 vehicles with expired, invalid, or missing registrations to the Nevada DMV’s online spotter program.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transp ...

House votes overwhelmingly to force release of Epstein files, sending bill to Senate

By Stephen Groves The Associated Press

November 18, 2025 - 2:26 pm

Moments after the House vote, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said his chamber will act swiftly on the bill.