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Man indicted over alleged sexual assault at Tropicana

By FRANCIS McCABE LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

February 8, 2014 - 12:05 am

A 36-year-old man was indicted by a grand jury on charges he raped a woman at a Strip casino late last month, Clark County prosecutors said Friday.

Donovan Joseph faces six charges, including three counts of sexual assault and one count each of coercion, battery and open or gross lewdness in connection with the rape of a woman at the Tropicana between Jan. 22 and Jan. 23, court documents said.

Joseph is being held at the Clark County Detention Center on $290,000 bail.

An arraignment hearing was set for Feb. 19.

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‘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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Survey results for Clark County Family Court judges run the gamut

By Katelyn Newberg / RJ

December 7, 2025 - 3:55 am

Two Family Court judges received especially impressive scores in the Review-Journal’s 2025 Judicial Performance Evaluation, but lawyers think two others should be ousted.