News

More charges for 36-year-old man in Christmas crime spree

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

December 30, 2011 - 2:04 am

RENO -- Police say a 36-year-old Nevada man who admits torching a post office during a Christmas morning crime spree is facing additional charges in a shooting at a Sparks police station.

Justin Michael Bennett of Sparks was charged Wednesday with seven crimes in the police office shooting, including discharging a firearm from a vehicle and discharging a firearm into a structure. No one was injured.

Authorities told the Reno Gazette-Journal the police station shooting was the first in a string of crimes that included the fire at the U.S. Post Office in Verdi, shootings, threats and vandalism at Reno-area strip clubs.

Bennett was arrested Sunday by Reno police. He is expected to face federal charges in the Verdi post office fire.

An Allegiant Air airplane taxis at what's now Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Tu ...

Allegiant will now fly to East Coast casino town

By Eli Segall / RJ

August 14, 2025 - 8:53 am

Las Vegas’ hometown airline is offering low-priced fares to Atlantic City.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony is held to celebrate the reopening of Earl B. Lundy Elementary School ...

A storm damaged this Las Vegas-area school. Finally, it’s back open — PHOTOS

By Spencer Levering / RJ

August 14, 2025 - 11:52 am

Nearly two years after storm damage forced the closure of Earl B. Lundy Elementary School, the Mount Charleston community celebrated the building’s reopening.

A member of the District of Columbia National Guard arrives at the District of Columbia Nationa ...

SAUNDERS: There’s a new sheriff in Washington — one that actually wants to stop criminals

By Debra J. Saunders / RJ

August 13, 2025 - 6:44 pm

Dubious crime statistics have created predictable partisan positions on President Donald Trump’s takeover of D.C. policing.

Food inside of the Three Square food bank North Campus in Las Vegas, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. ( ...

131K Nevadans could lose food stamps because of ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ officials say

By McKenna Ross and Isaiah Steinberg / RJ

August 13, 2025 - 5:28 pm

Trump’s landmark law established more stringent work requirements and other changes to eligibility for food stamps, putting some Nevadans at risk of losing benefits.

A crane is seen in the distance as traffic travels along Charleston Boulevard in the Arts Distr ...

Hear this: Noise ordinance will not change in Las Vegas Arts District

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

August 14, 2025 - 11:50 am

The city of Las Vegas said Wednesday that it was not pursuing an ordinance that would’ve limited outdoor amplified noise during late-night hours at the popular Arts District.

An Air Canada plane lifts off from what's now Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on ...

Air Canada, the 2nd-busiest Canadian operator at Las Vegas airport, braces for strike

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

August 14, 2025 - 10:49 am

Canada’s flagship commercial air carrier offers daily flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Vancouver, British Columbia; Toronto; and Montreal.

USDA Choice beef is displayed in a cooler at the Tom Thumb grocery store on Live Oak Street, ju ...

Get ready for higher beef prices in the US

By Gerson Freitas Jr. Bloomberg News

August 13, 2025 - 2:18 pm

American beef lovers may face even leaner plates and higher prices next year as US production shrinks to a decade low and tariffs limit imports, according to a US government projection.

Federal law enforcement agents from various agencies including Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire ...

Federal agents will be out 24/7 on patrol in Washington, the White House says

By Lindsay Whitehurst and Ashraf Khalil The Associated Press

August 13, 2025 - 12:22 pm

For two days, small groups of federal officers have been visible in scattered areas of the city. That is about to change, the administration says.

A photo of Jonathan Lewis Jr. is seen on a poster at a vigil held in Las Vegas on Nov. 22. (Las ...

Fatally beaten CCSD student’s father files lawsuit against district

By Spencer Levering / RJ

August 13, 2025 - 11:37 am

Jonathan Lewis, 17, was fatally beaten by a group of Rancho High School students in 2023.

A dollar goes into the jar at the Water Street Pizzeria as the ‘No Tax on Tips’ A ...

Nevada Democrats highlight possible shortcomings in ‘no tax on tips’ policy

By Jessica Hill / RJ

August 13, 2025 - 10:17 am

Democratic members of Nevada’s federal delegation sent a letter to the Department of Treasury asking it to address possible shortfalls with the “no tax on tips” policy.