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Nellis airman ID’d as victim of fatal motorcycle crash

July 26, 2012 - 1:02 am

Authorities say a 23-year-old motorcyclist killed in a Las Vegas-area freeway crash was a U.S. Air Force service member stationed at Nellis Air Force Base who lived in North Las Vegas.

According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, Derek Weston Moore crashed his 2003 Suzuki motorcycle a little after 3 a.m. Monday on northern Las Vegas Beltway west of Pecos Road.

Highway Patrol trooper Jeremie Elliott said Moore was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of the crash had not been determined.

Nellis officials said Moore was a senior airman who worked as an environmental systems journeyman. He was assigned to the 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

A memorial service is set for 3 p.m. Friday at the chapel on the Las Vegas-area air base.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after speaking to troops via video from his Mar-a-La ...

‘Reverse migration’: Trump wants to ‘permanently pause’ migration to the US from poorer countries

By Josh Boak Associated Press

November 28, 2025 - 9:26 am

President Donald Trump says he wants to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations and is promising to seek to expel millions of immigrants from the United States by revoking their legal status. He is blaming immigrants for problems from crime to housing shortages as part of “social dysfunction” in America and demanding “REVERSE MIGRATION.”

National Guard patrol on the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, in ...

Suspect in shooting of National Guard members now facing a first-degree murder charge

By Collin Binkley and Ben Finley Associated Press

November 28, 2025 - 9:36 am

Charges against the man accused of shooting two National Guard members have been upgraded to first-degree murder after one of the soldiers died, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia announced Friday.

This photo shows National Guard member Specialist Sarah Beckstrom. (U.S. Attorney's Office via AP)

One of the two National Guard members shot by Afghan national dies, Trump says

By Alanna Durkin Richer and Gary Fields The Associated Press

November 27, 2025 - 9:57 pm

President Donald Trump said that one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by an Afghan national near the White House had died.

Tourists flock to Mather Point at Grand Canyon National Park, Oct. 1, 2025, in Grand Canyon, Ar ...

It will cost you $100 to visit the Grand Canyon. If you’re from Germany

By Matthew Brown and Matthew Daly The Associated Press

November 26, 2025 - 3:54 pm

The change in policy puts the U.S. in line with other countries that charge foreigners more to see popular attractions.

Red Rock Elementary School on the first day of school in Las Vegas, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (Rac ...

Lawsuit: Special ed aide ‘body slammed’ 10-year-old with autism

By Spencer Levering / RJ

November 26, 2025 - 3:50 pm

The teacher’s aide allegedly pinned an elementary school student to the ground after he threw two handfuls of dirt at her, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.

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2 National Guard members shot in an ambush attack just blocks from the White House

By Alanna Durkin Richer and Gary Fields Associated Press

November 26, 2025 - 5:36 pm

Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the nation’s capital were shot Wednesday just blocks from the White House in brazen act of violence described as a targeted attack.

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What’s open on Thanksgiving?

By Matt Ott Associated Press

November 26, 2025 - 10:53 am

Most big U.S. retailers are closed on Thanksgiving Day. However, many will open early the following day, Black Friday, the unofficial start of the holiday gift-buying season and the biggest shopping day of the year.

Lake Havasu City from above. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

This Arizona town is an unexpected magnet for Californians: ‘We do it our way’

Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times

November 26, 2025 - 9:59 am

For years, Southern Californians have come to Havasu in search of a vacation home, said Lake Havasu City Mayor Cal Sheehy, but the pandemic gave many the added incentive to move into their secondary homes full-time.

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This government-run nursery in Las Vegas is staffed by Nevada inmates

By Alan Halaly / RJ

November 26, 2025 - 7:00 am

The lush green oasis is located inside a Las Vegas park — and open to the public.

Robert Gonzalez, who owns Koolsville Tattoos with wife Mari Gonzalez, poses for a portrait outs ...

Making a ‘lasting difference’: Las Vegas tattoo shops honored for helping foster children

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

November 26, 2025 - 8:55 am

One of Koolsville’s traditional fundraisers, in which artists exchange free tattoos for supplies, earned recognition from the Clark County Commission in late October.