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Driver dies in Laughlin motor home crash

January 28, 2011 - 3:20 pm

A man suffering a medical problem crashed his 40-foot motor home into another vehicle on Casino Drive in Laughlin and died Thursday, the Las Vegas Metropolitan police reported.

The name of the 62-year-old, who was pronounced dead at an area hospital, is being withheld pending notification of kin. The exact nature of the medical problem was not released.

Police Lt. Brian Evans said no one else was injured in the accident. Southbound travel was diverted off Casino Drive for about an hour while police investigated the crash.

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New law requires Nevada utilities to report shutoffs

By Alan Halaly / RJ

June 13, 2025 - 6:00 am

Nevada utility companies must now be more transparent about how frequently they shut off customers’ service.

Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear and missile sites, leading to Iranian drone-strike retaliation

By Jon Gambrell and Josef Federman The Associated Press

June 13, 2025 - 3:01 am

Israel attacked Iran’s capital in strikes that targeted the country’s nuclear program and killed at least two top military officers.

U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., is pushed out of the room as Homeland Security Secretary Kris ...

SAUNDERS: We need cooler heads in California — sooner rather than later

By Debra J. Saunders / RJ

June 12, 2025 - 4:28 pm

In a better world, U.S. senators don’t interrupt a Cabinet secretary’s news conference, and federal agents don’t lay hands on the senator, remove him from the room and handcuff him.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth fields questions on the Pentagon budget from the House Armed ...

Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland if necessary, defense secretary says

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press

June 12, 2025 - 2:55 pm

Pete Hegseth also refused to answer repeated questions at a hotly combative congressional hearing Thursday about his use of Signal chats to discuss military operations.

Two sports bettors who stood to make $80,400 between them were scratching their heads Wednesday ...

Sports bettors thought they won $40,200. Nevada sportsbook says odds were obvious error

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

June 12, 2025 - 1:30 pm

Two sports bettors believed they were entitled to a $40,200 payout on a golf wager, but Nevada Gaming Control Board members voted to reverse their payouts.

US senator forcefully removed from Noem’s news conference and handcuffed

By Krysta Fauria, Michael R. Blood and Lisa Mascaro The Associated Press

June 12, 2025 - 1:44 pm

The stunning scene comes as the Trump administration has aggressively targeted protesters in California who are demonstrating against immigration raids.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the annual ceremony at the eve of Israe ...

Israel’s Netanyahu survives attempt by opposition parties to dissolve parliament

By Samy Magdy, Kareem Chehayeb, Sam Metz, Edith M. Lederer and Julia Frankel The Associated Press

June 12, 2025 - 1:25 pm

United Torah Judaism and Shas, who together hold 18 seats in parliament, are crucial to the survival of Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition.

U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage during a rally with U.S. Army troops on Tuesday, Ju ...

‘Changes are coming’: Trump admits immigration crackdown is hurting farmers, hotels

By Dave Goldiner New York Daily News

June 12, 2025 - 10:44 am

It’s not clear what immigration or enforcement changes the president might consider.

Homes within the new Citrine development continue to be built in Skye Canyon on Jan. 7, 2025, i ...

3.3M acres of public land for sale? Nevada listed in congressional proposal

By Alan Halaly and Jessica Hill / RJ

June 12, 2025 - 5:12 pm

Senate Republicans proposed selling off up to 3.3 million acres of public land across 11 Western states.

Rescuers work at the site of an airplane that crashed in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad ...

Fiery Air India crash kills 241 people aboard, leaving 1 survivor, airline says

By Ajit Solanki and Rajesh Roy The Associated Press

June 12, 2025 - 1:57 pm

An unknown number of people on the ground were killed in the crash, including medical students in a college hostel when the plane hit the building and burst into flames.