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NASCAR SUPERSTARS GATHER AT THE CONVENTION CENTER

November 1, 2012 - 6:19 pm

Three-time Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti and Nascar driver Danica Patrick signed autographs and greeted fans at the 2012 SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show on Tuesday. The annual SEMA trade show is taking place Oct. 30 through Nov. 2 and is the premier automotive specialty products trade event, attracting an estimated 130,000 car and truck lovers for a hands-on experience with the industry’s top products and experts. (Photos courtesy of Darrin Bush/Las Vegas News Bureau)

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, center, leaves the Putnam County Jail, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Cookevil ...

US now seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda

By Travis Loller Associated Press

August 23, 2025 - 1:05 pm

Immigration officials said they intend to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, after he declined an offer to be sent to Costa Rica in exchange for remaining in jail and pleading guilty to human smuggling charges, his defense attorneys told a court Saturday.

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in ...

Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding from Las Vegas, other jurisdictions over ‘sanctuary’ policies

By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press

August 23, 2025 - 12:21 pm

A judge ruled late Friday the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Las Vegas, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration efforts.

Jimmie Allen attends MusiCares Persons of the Year Honoring Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson at ...

Grammy-nominated country singer found liable in Las Vegas sexual assault

By Alexandra Del Rosario Los Angeles Times

August 23, 2025 - 9:56 am

Jimmie Allen, the Grammy-nominated singer known for “Best Shot” and “Warrior,” is liable for sexually assaulting a woman in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2022 and filming it, a federal judge decided this week.

Lyle, left, and Erik Galen Menendez sit in a Beverly Hills, Calif., courtroom, May 14, 1990. (A ...

Lyle and Erik Menendez have been denied parole. Find out about their case

The Associated Press

August 22, 2025 - 9:10 pm

Lyle Menendez was denied parole, a day after his younger brother Erik received the same recommendation by a California state board.

Sigal Chattah poses for a photo at the Review-Journal studio on Friday Aug. 19, 2022, in Las Ve ...

Could Nevada’s top federal prosecutor face challenges after NJ ruling?

By Noble Brigham / RJ

August 23, 2025 - 8:55 am

Sigal Chattah and Alina Habba both went from interim U.S. attorney to acting U.S. attorney and have not been confirmed by the Senate.

SAUNDERS: What did President Biden know, and how long did he remember it?

By Debra J. Saunders / RJ

August 22, 2025 - 4:59 pm

The GOP House panel investigating Biden’s cognitive fitness learns a top White House spokesman had almost no face time with POTUS over two years.

A new Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) vehicle during a demonstration at an unveiling ce ...

Las Vegas airport rolls out new million-dollar fire trucks — PHOTOS

By Mick Akers / RJ

August 22, 2025 - 3:42 pm

The Clark County Fire Department rolled out two new state-of-the-art firetrucks Friday, showing off the additions to the department’s fire equipment protecting its Fire Station 13.

Man mistakenly deported to El Salvador freed from Tennessee jail

By TRAVIS LOLLER and KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press

August 22, 2025 - 3:25 pm

Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from jail in Tennessee on Friday so he can rejoin his family in Maryland while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges.

Onofrio "No-No" Zicari, a World War II veteran, waves at the crowd during the Veteran ...

Las Vegas’ last known D-Day vet dies at 102: Purple Heart recipient Onofrio ‘No-No’ Zicari

By Bryan Horwath / RJ

August 23, 2025 - 10:59 am

Onofrio “No-No” Zicari, a Purple Heart recipient who was only 21 when he took part in the D-Day invasion of Normandy during World War II, has died.

Law enforcement officials in San Bernardino County, Calif., conduct an investigation Friday, Au ...

Parents of 7-month-old Calif. baby arrested on suspicion of murder

Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times

August 22, 2025 - 12:38 pm

The parents of a missing Southern California baby were arrested Friday on suspicion of murder more than a week after his mother claimed the 7-month old boy was abducted.