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RJTV: Sen. Reid reintroduces Dream Act and First Friday car towing controversy

By NATHAN TANNENBAUMLAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

May 11, 2011 - 5:25 pm

RJtv for Thursday, May 12th is online now at www.lvrj.com/rjtv featuring video of a bruised Sen. Harry Reid (hurt in a recent jogging accident) talking about reintroducing the controversial DREAM act on immigration. RJtv also has video of tempers flaring between drivers and tow truck operators who towed nearly 100 cars from last week's First Friday event in downtown Las Vegas. These stories and more, all just a click away at lvrj.com/rjtv - and don't forget our iPhone-friendly version at www.lvrj.com/rjtvip

Assembly member Jovan A. Jackson, D-North Las Vegas, listens to testimony during a Government A ...

Forged in fire: Nevada law could help former inmate firefighters put skills to practice

By Isaiah Steinberg / RJ

August 15, 2025 - 5:30 am

The law was first introduced by Jovan Jackson, Nevada’s first formerly incarcerated state lawmaker.

Then-Clark County Public Works Manager Jimmy Floyd is seen at the 215 Beltway widening project ...

Clark County fires its head of construction management

By Mary Hynes / RJ

August 15, 2025 - 5:00 am

The county fired Jimmy Floyd after an investigation into claims of a conflict of interest involving his wife’s firm and the awarding of public works contracts.

Southern Desert Correctional Center north of Las Vegas is shown Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. (K.M. Ca ...

How overtime and other NDOC pay issues cost state up to $18.5M annually

By Jessica Hill / RJ

August 14, 2025 - 4:31 pm

A state audit of the Nevada Department of Corrections found officers clocked more than 38,000 hours of unknown overtime.

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 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 14, 2025 - 1:11 pm

More than 131,000 Nevadans could lose food and nutrition benefits because of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” officials said during a Nevada legislative committee meeting Wednesday.

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.