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Man indicted in UNLV student’s death

May 21, 2009 - 9:00 pm

The man accused of killing a UNLV student in a drunken driving crash was indicted this week on one count of causing a death while driving under the influence.

A Clark County grand jury indicted Vladimir Lagerev, 45, Tuesday in the death of 18-year-old Lindsay Bennett.

Authorities said Lagerev was driving the wrong direction on April 15 and his vehicle collided with Bennett's on the Las Vegas Beltway near Windmill Avenue. His blood alcohol level was 0.2 about 90 minutes after the crash. The legal limit in Nevada is 0.08.

Lagerev is being held at the county jail. He is scheduled to be arraigned May 27.

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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.

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‘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.”

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.