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Identity of traffic fatality released

September 7, 2010 - 9:30 am

A Michigan man killed when a taxicab caught fire after a car crash Friday was identified Tuesday.

John Meredith, 62, from Williamston, Mich., died after a car rear-ended the cab near Sahara Avenue on northbound Interstate 15.

Three others, including the driver, were in the cab, and they were taken to University Medical Center with nonlife-threatening injuries. None of the people in the cab was wearing seat belts.

Move to disband Memphis police unit that beat Tyre Nichols praised

By Adrian Sainz The Associated Press

January 28, 2023 - 8:19 pm

“It is in the best interest of all to permanently deactivate the Scorpion unit,” Police Director Cerelyn “CJ” Davis said in a statement.

Protesters march down the street Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn., as authorities relea ...

Video of Tyre Nichols beating leaves unanswered questions

By Adrian Sainz The Associated Press

January 28, 2023 - 12:40 pm

The nation and the city of Memphis struggled to come to grips Saturday with video showing police pummeling Tyre Nichols.

Benjamin Obadiah Foster (Grants Pass Police Department)

Police: Oregon torture suspect with ties to Nevada using dating apps

By Andrew Selsky and Rio Yamat The Associated Press

January 28, 2023 - 9:48 pm

Authorities say a man accused of torturing a woman he held captive in Oregon and who was convicted in Nevada in a similar case is using dating apps to find people who can help him avoid the police.

Memphis police beating draws comparison to Las Vegas case

By Katelyn Newberg / RJ

January 27, 2023 - 7:28 pm

Attorney Ben Crump on Friday drew parallels between the deaths of Tyre Nichols, beaten by police in Memphis, and Byron Williams, who died in Las Vegas police custody in 2019.

Protesters march Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn., as authorities release police video ...

Protests begin after brutal beating by Memphis police shown on video

By Adrian Sainz The Associated Press

January 27, 2023 - 6:42 pm

The recordings shows police savagely beating the 29-year-old FedEx worker for three minutes while screaming profanities. The Nichols family legal team has likened the assault to the infamous 1991 police beating of Los Angeles motorist Rodney King.

Jeff Stone represents Nevada State Senate District 20. (Steel Brooks/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Former California politician hopes to bring past experience to Nevada Legislature

By Taylor R. Avery / RJ

January 27, 2023 - 5:20 pm

State Sen. Jeff Stone said he hopes to bring his experience from serving in the California state Senate to the Nevada Legislature.

State Sen. Julie Pazina, D-Henderson, is photographed at the Las Vegas Review-Journal offices o ...

Pazina eyes keeping more doctors in Nevada

By Taylor R. Avery / RJ

January 27, 2023 - 9:41 pm

State Sen. Julie Pazina, a newly elected lawmaker from Henderson, hopes to work on economic development and addressing the health care shortage during her first term.