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MADAME TUSSAUDS UNVEILS MADONNA WAX FIGURE

October 11, 2012 - 6:29 pm

Madame Tussauds (Venetian) unveiled on Thursday a wax figure of superstar Madonna just 48 hours before her two sold-out shows hit the strip. The figure's costume was inspired by the pop star's 2012 Super Bowl performance and headdress was fashioned by famous London designer Philip Treacy, whose work has been worn in “Sex and the City,” the Harry Potter movies and at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. (Photo courtesy of Darrin Bush/Las Vegas News Bureau)

A bat nibbles on the thumb of Christy Klinger, a wildlife biologist with the Nevada Department ...

‘It was a matter of time’: Diseased bats may have arrived in Las Vegas

By Alan Halaly / RJ

December 8, 2025 - 5:06 pm

The outbreak of this wildlife disease is considered the worst in North American history.

Michele Fiore is asking the Nevada Supreme Court to expedite her appeal to reverse her suspensi ...

Fiore requests expedited appeal, citing ‘irreparable harm’ to reelection odds

By Spencer Levering / RJ

December 9, 2025 - 9:16 am

The suspended Pahrump Justice of the Peace argued her 2026 reelection campaign will be “clouded by misinformation” without an expedited appeal in a filing Friday.

A tsunami warning is displayed on a television in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, a ...

Magnitude 7.5 quake in northern Japan injures 23, triggers a tsunami

By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press

December 8, 2025 - 12:48 pm

The Japanese government was still assessing damages from the tsunami and late-evening quake, which struck at about 11:15 p.m.

A worker shovels snow and ice in front of the Supreme Court building during the first snowfall ...

Supreme Court seems likely to back Trump’s power to fire independent agency board members

By Mark Sherman The Associated Press

December 8, 2025 - 10:31 am

The court’s conservative majority suggested it would overturn a 90-year-old decision that has limited when presidents can fire agencies’ board members, or leave it with only its shell intact.

Traffic on I-15 south of Baker, Calif. on Saturday, July 27, 2024. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Rev ...

I-15 in California desert could see widening as part of larger safety push

By Mick Akers / RJ

December 8, 2025 - 6:00 am

Interstate 15 between Barstow, California and the Nevada state line could be widened after years of pushing by Silver State representatives, as part of a larger improvement plan.

The exterior of the Nevada Supreme Court is seen Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025 in Las Vegas. (Benjami ...

Clark County attorneys say 5 judges should get the boot

By Noble Brigham / RJ

December 7, 2025 - 5:31 am

The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s 2025 Judicial Performance Evaluation asked questions about 101 judges from the Nevada Supreme Court and multiple lower courts.

The complete 2025 Judicial Performance Evaluation results

December 7, 2025 - 3:57 am

Clark County lawyers rated 101 judges for the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s 2025 Judicial Performance Evaluation. UNLV’s Center for Research, Evaluation and Assessment conducted the survey, which the Review-Journal has sponsored 14 times since 1992. Here are the results.

Keep all appellate judges on the bench, Clark County lawyers say

By Alan Halaly / RJ

December 8, 2025 - 12:19 pm

Nevada’s appellate courts are full of judges who are experienced and fair in the courtroom, according to Clark County lawyers.

Nevada Supreme Court Justice Lidia Stiglich asks a question during arguments in Las Vegas on Ja ...

RJ survey reveals best and most-improved judges

By Noble Brigham / RJ

December 8, 2025 - 1:12 pm

Fourteen judges received retention scores of 90 percent or above in the Review-Journal’s 2025 Judicial Performance Evaluation and are considered strong performers.

Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Kristal Bradford presides over a court appearance on Sept. 18, 2 ...

Lawyers think this lower court judge should be kicked off the bench. Others came close

By Alan Halaly / RJ

December 7, 2025 - 3:55 am

Lawyers gave some of the highest scores to the judges serving on the municipal and justice courts of North Las Vegas, Las Vegas and Henderson — and some of the lowest, too.