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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.

Former President Donald Trump arrives at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, Thursday, May 9, ...

Trump defense attorney, Daniels spar over cash-for-silence deal

By Michael R. Sisak, Jake Offenhartz, Jennifer Peltz and Colleen Long The Associated Press

May 9, 2024 - 9:04 am

The performer returned for more testimony Thursday, avoiding eye contact with the former president as she walked into the Manhattan courtroom and made her way to the witness stand.

Costco makes a key membership change members won’t like

Daniel Kline AMG-TheStreet

May 9, 2024 - 8:22 am

The warehouse club Costco is making a change to crack down on a trend that developed at all sorts of companies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Chevy Malibu is seen in this file photo. (Courtesy AMG-TheStreet)

It’s the end of the line for this popular Chevy car

Ross Kohan AMG-TheStreet

May 9, 2024 - 7:31 am

After 60 years and 9 generations, and more than 10 million cars sold, General Motors says it is shutting down production of this vehicle.

Out of curiosity, the Las Vegas Review-Journal asked ChatGPT to write a poem about the state of ...

We asked AI to write a poem about Nevada. Here’s what it said

By Jessica Hill / RJ

May 9, 2024 - 7:00 am

ChatGPT wrote a poem about Nevada’s politics and was asked to include important landmarks. Here’s what it gave.

Martinsburg, West Virginia. Remote work is behind the recent small-town boom, a Virginia demogr ...

Record wave of Americans fled big cities for small ones in 2023

Michael Sasso Bloomberg News

May 9, 2024 - 5:44 am

America’s small towns saw more in-migration in 2023 than larger areas for the first time in decades.

A legal dispute began shortly after developer EHB Cos. bought the 250-acre golf course in 2015 ...

Las Vegas breaks silence, defends legal battle with would-be Badlands developer

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

May 8, 2024 - 3:56 pm

With court losses mounting against Las Vegas taxpayers, the city on Wednesday defended continuing its legal battle with the would-be developer of the Badlands golf course.

Sheriff Kevin McMahill speaks to the Las Vegas Review-Journal at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Pol ...

‘Bad driving behaviors in Las Vegas’: Sheriff addresses spike in fatal crashes

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

May 8, 2024 - 2:51 pm

Reducing carnage on Las Vegas Valley roadways requires a community-wide commitment to safer driving, according to Sheriff Kevin McMahill.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., leaves a meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., wh ...

Greene’s effort to remove House speaker quickly rejected

By Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking The Associated Press

May 8, 2024 - 3:33 pm

Her motion to vacate the speaker from his office, was rejected, 359-43, keeping Johnson in his job, for now.

The North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

You’ll soon be able to visit Grand Canyon’s iconic North Rim once again

Veronika Bondarenko AMG-TheStreet

May 8, 2024 - 12:16 pm

Grand Canyon National Park’s iconic North Rim will soon reopen for the summer season.

Ex-congressional candidate pleads not guilty to murder charge

By Katelyn Newberg / RJ

May 8, 2024 - 9:18 pm

Daniel Rodimer pleaded not guilty to murder in connection with the death of Christopher Tapp, who prosecutors say was fatally beaten at a Las Vegas Strip party.