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March 28, 2008 - 9:00 pm

•A story on hybrid gangs in Wednesday's Review-Journal incorrectly stated the circumstances of Christian Williams' release from jail. Williams was released on a medical order, pending sentencing for his involvement in a drive-by shooting.

•A photo with the Vegas Confidential column Wednesday incorrectly identified a model walking a runway as being Sarah Larson, the former Las Vegas cocktail server who has been romantically linked to actor George Clooney. According to The Associated Press, the model pictured was not Larson.

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Construction in progress on a new data center at the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center, 2025. (Emily ...

‘Massive’: The sprawling data center boom in the Northern Nevada desert

By James Temple • MIT Technology Review

August 17, 2025 - 6:00 am

The AI race is transforming northwestern Nevada into one of the world’s largest data-center markets — and sparking water concerns in the nation’s driest state.

Cottonwood Peak Fire burning in Elko County, Nevada on August 16, 2025. (Bureau of Land Managem ...

‘Dynamic’ Cottonwood Peak Fire continues to burn in Northern Nevada

August 17, 2025 - 7:19 pm

A fire is burning brush and grass in Elko County about three miles north of Tuscarora, Nevada, according to the Bureau of Land Management.

Athar Haseebullah, the executive director of the ACLU of Nevada, holds up what he said was a pr ...

DHS official attacks ACLU a day after lawsuit press conference

By Noble Brigham and Brett Clarkson / RJ

August 16, 2025 - 9:54 pm

The war of words erupted a day after the ACLU of Nevada announced in a Friday news conference that it has filed a lawsuit against the Nevada DMV.

The Metropolitan Police Department's headquarters in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Re ...

Israeli official arrested in sting targeting alleged child sex predators, media reports say

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

August 16, 2025 - 9:55 pm

An Israeli government official was arrested in a multi-agency operation that targeted alleged “child sex predators” in the Las Vegas Valley earlier this month, according to international media reports.

More than 130 quakes have hit Northern California. What’s causing them?

By Rong-Gong Lin II Los Angeles Times

August 16, 2025 - 7:00 am

A series of more than 100 earthquakes has hit Northern California, shaking up the Geysers geothermal steam field in Sonoma and Lake counties.

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Just how involved will Nevada’s National Guard be in ICE operations?

By Jessica Hill / RJ

August 15, 2025 - 4:20 pm

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo’s office provided more clarity on the role Nevada’s National Guard will play in assisting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

How will CCSD, Clark County handle immigration concerns in schools?

By Megan Howard / RJ

August 15, 2025 - 2:32 pm

Clark County students went back to school this week, and questions of immigration and child welfare lingered in the back of the community’s mind.

Toni Lee holds a photo of her son, Jacob Lee, on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in North Las Vegas. L ...

‘Excruciating pain’: Las Vegas motorcyclist died in crash just weeks after engagement

By Isaiah Steinberg / RJ

August 15, 2025 - 9:18 pm

Jacob Flavie Lee, 22, had recently gotten engaged but never had the chance to announce it.

Athar Haseebullah, the executive director of the ACLU of Nevada, speaks during a press conferen ...

ACLU of Nevada files suit, suspects DMV might be working with ICE

By Noble Brigham / RJ

August 15, 2025 - 7:11 pm

The ACLU of Nevada’s director said the organization has filed records requests in an attempt to see if the Nevada DMV was working with immigration authorities.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Los An ...

SAUNDERS: Newsom campaigns for president by trying to rig voter maps

By Debra J. Saunders / RJ

August 15, 2025 - 1:32 pm

Will a run at midterm redistricting — and trying to overturn the will of voters — help Governor Handsome win the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination?