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Plane crash kills one in northwest Arizona

By Dave HawkinsSPECIAL TO THE LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

October 18, 2012 - 1:58 pm

Authorities responded to a fatal plane crash in northwest Arizona Thursday afternoon.

Mohave County Sheriff Tom Sheahan confirmed that one person was dead at the scene of the fiery crash reported at 12:10 p.m.

Witnesses reported seeing the plane explode upon impact in a mountainous area some 35 miles southwest of Kingman, he said. Federal authorities were dispatched to conduct the investigation.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said he was informed that the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

The Aria Express tram, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Las Vegas Review-Journal/File)

Lawsuit: High-stakes gambler was drugged, no memory of $75K credit at Strip casino

By David Danzis / RJ

December 16, 2025 - 2:58 pm

A high-stakes gambler claims a Las Vegas casino allowed him to gamble and take out $75,000 in credit while incapacitated, allegedly after being drugged, before being detained by security and later charged with felony fraud.

Powerball lottery ticket forms at Bluebird Liquor on Dec. 1, 2025, in Hawthorne, California. (J ...

Powerball jackpot jumps to second highest this year after no winners Monday night

Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times

December 16, 2025 - 12:37 pm

The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $1.25 billion after no one matched all six numbers for the 43rd drawing in a row Monday night, game officials announced.

FILE - White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles listens during a cabinet meeting at the White Hou ...

White House chief of staff criticizes Bondi and opines on Trump in Vanity Fair

By Darlene Superville and Bill Barrow The Associated Press

December 16, 2025 - 11:02 am

The first woman to ever hold her current post, Susie Wiles pushed back on what she described as a “hit piece” that lacked context.

Rob Reiner, from left, Michele Singer Reiner, Romy Reiner, Nick Reiner, Maria Gilfillan, and Ja ...

Prosecutors will charge Rob Reiner’s son Nick with murder in killing of parents

By Andrew Dalton and Christopher Weber The Associated Press

December 16, 2025 - 2:09 pm

Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner will be charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents, Los Angeles County prosecutors said Tuesday.

Brown University senior Zoe Kass and her boyfriend return to the engineering building they fled ...

Investigators release video timeline of the Brown campus shooting suspect’s movements

By Kimberlee Kruesi and Leah Willingham The Associated Press

December 16, 2025 - 2:12 pm

With the killer still at-large, Providence is understandably tense, and additional police were sent to city schools on Tuesday to reassure worried parents that their kids will be safe.

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UPS buys hundreds of robots to unload trucks in automation push

Spencer Soper and Cailley LaPara, Bloomberg News

December 16, 2025 - 9:25 am

UPS will invest $120 million in 400 robots used to unload trucks, sources say, revealing new details on the logistics giant’s $9 billion automation plan that aims to boost profits by decreasing labor costs.

A mural of Tony Hsieh is seen on a commercial building that he owned at Fremont Street and Las ...

Tony Hsieh’s will is a forgery, claim lawyers for his estate

By Eli Segall / RJ

December 16, 2025 - 6:30 am

Attorneys alleged the late Zappos CEO’s will, which surfaced years after his death, is a fake. His dad’s legal team stated multiple times in court filings that the younger Hsieh died without a will.

Nevada Restaurant Association starting a PAC

By Emerson Drewes / RJ

December 16, 2025 - 9:41 am

The Nevada Restaurant Association is founding a political action committee ahead of the 2026 election cycle. The group is seeking founding donors.

Commissioner Michael Naft, left, and Rabbi Shea Harlig light a menorah during an event for the ...

‘Light over darkness’: Local Hanukkah celebrations held amid tight security

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

December 16, 2025 - 9:37 am

Events hosted by the city of Las Vegas and Clark County took place amid tight police security after Australian antisemitic terror attack

A diving team and police boat is seen near a wreckage site in the Potomac River, from Ronald Re ...

Sen. Cruz pushes for approval of restrictions on military flights to prevent another midair collision

By Stephen Groves and Josh Funk Associated Press

December 15, 2025 - 6:02 pm

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz says he wants restrictions on military flights approved before government funding runs out to prevent another midair collision like the one over Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people in January.