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Man indicted in Pacman shooting case at the Minxx nightclub

August 1, 2008 - 11:06 am

The man accused of shooting three people at the Minxx strip club in February 2007 was indicted this week.

Arvin Edwards, 29, was indicted on three counts of attempted murder with a deadly weapon, three counts of battery with a deadly weapon causing substantial bodily harm and one count of an ex-felon possessing a firearm.

Edwards appeared in Las Vegas Justice Court briefly today and is scheduled to enter a plea in District Court on Tuesday. His attorney said Edwards will plead not guilty to the charges.

Clark County Assistant County Manager Kevin Schiller speaks at a press conference in Las Vegas ...

Clark County manager earns praise in review from commissioners, gets bonus

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

December 22, 2025 - 3:29 pm

The Clark County Commission praised the local government’s top executive and voted to award him a 4 percent bonus during a year-end performance review.

As prisoners stand looking out from a cell, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks duri ...

‘60 Minutes’ pulls story about Trump deportations from its lineup

By David Bauder Associated Press

December 22, 2025 - 2:50 pm

An internal CBS News battle over a “60 Minutes” story critical of the Trump administration has exploded publicly, with a correspondent charging it was kept off the air for political reasons and news chief Bari Weiss saying Monday the story did not “advance the ball.”

In this undated photo provided by her attorney, Todd Pomerleau, Any Lucia Lopez Belloza celebra ...

College student deported during Thanksgiving travel describes ICE officer’s intimidation

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press

December 22, 2025 - 1:52 pm

A college student who was deported while trying to visit family for Thanksgiving said an immigration officer told her it wouldn’t matter if she spoke to a lawyer, she was going to be removed from the country anyway.

A Real ID sign is displayed as travelers wait to go through security check point at O'Hare Inte ...

A major change is coming to a decades-old TSA rule at US airports

Fernanda Tronco AMG-TheStreet

December 22, 2025 - 9:02 am

Several U.S. airports have begun rolling out “guest pass” programs, which allow non-ticketed visitors to enter post-security areas of airport terminals.

A medical marijuana plant grows at CRC on July 23, 2024, in Pike County, Ala. (AP Photo/Kim Cha ...

What’s next in Nevada for cannabis after Trump’s move to reclassify it as a less-dangerous drug?

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

December 22, 2025 - 7:00 am

Under reclassification, state-legal cannabis businesses would be able to deduct expenses with the Internal Revenue Service, “the same as any other company would do,” according to a report.

People enter an RTC bus at the South Strip Transit Terminal on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in Las ...

When not to travel between Las Vegas, SoCal during Christmas, New Year’s Eve weeks

By Mick Akers / RJ

December 22, 2025 - 2:19 pm

As 2025 comes to an end, Santa won’t be the only thing coming to town as the Las Vegas Valley readies to host holiday and New Year’s Eve celebrations over the next two weeks.

Volunteers bag and hand out food at The Just One Project Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025 in Las Vegas. ...

Las Vegas City Council honors nonprofit that helped feed locals when SNAP benefits paused

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

December 22, 2025 - 6:00 am

While Nevada’s food stamps benefits were paused due to the federal government shutdown, a local nonprofit helped feed about 65,000 people, enough to fill Allegiant Stadium.

A PPS43 submachine gun is seen in a stock photo. (Getty Images)

Lawsuit: Las Vegas gun range provided gun that ‘exploded’ in man’s face

By Casey Harrison / RJ

December 22, 2025 - 6:00 am

A Las Vegas gun range provided a man a Soviet-era submachine gun that exploded after a malfunction, which left him with “severe and debilitating injuries,” according to a lawsuit.