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Services set for horticultural expert Linn Mills

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

March 4, 2014 - 12:47 pm

Services for Southern Nevada horticultural expert and longtime Review-Journal columnist Linn Mills, who died Friday morning, are scheduled for this weekend.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Palm Mortuary — Eastern, 7600 S. Eastern Ave. Visitation is scheduled for 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Robindale Stake Center, 7670 Bruce St., followed by a funeral from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the center.

Committal service will be from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at Palm Mortuary — Eastern.

Transgender woman sues over jail assault

By Akiya Dillon / RJ

August 12, 2025 - 11:19 am

Christina Church, represented by lawyers Anthony Sgro, Jayme Martinez, and Elaine Odeh, filed a federal lawsuit on Monday, alleging civil rights violations.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to reporters at the Pentagon, July 16, 2025, in Washin ...

Pete Hegseth belongs to an archconservative church network. Here’s what to know

By Tiffany Stanley and Peter Smith Associated Press

August 12, 2025 - 10:15 am

Pastor Doug Wilson leads the network’s flagship location. Wilson is no stranger to stirring controversy with his church’s hard-line theology and its embrace of patriarchy and Christian nationalism.

The Costco store on Marks Street in Henderson is seen in a photo. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Revi ...

Costco fans are begging for a new feature on the app

By Melissa Copelton Parade

August 12, 2025 - 10:04 am

Big-box retailers like Costco encourage in-store purchases, but still offer online services, including their mobile app. According to some Costco shoppers on Reddit, the app is missing one very important feature.

Chris Hosey, Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation, speaks about the details of the shoot ...

Shooter attacked CDC headquarters to protest COVID-19 vaccines

By Charlotte Kramon and Jeff Martin The Associated Press

August 12, 2025 - 9:21 am

Patrick Joseph White also had recently verbalized thoughts of suicide, which led to law enforcement being contacted several weeks before the shooting, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey said.

FILE - Reggie Daniels pays his respects a memorial at Robb Elementary School, Thursday, June 9, ...

Uvalde County leaders release video, records showing response to deadly school shooting

By Jim Vertuno and John Seewer The Associated Press

August 12, 2025 - 9:08 am

Media organizations, including The Associated Press, sued the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District and Uvalde County in 2022 for the release of their records.

‘Red meat’: FBI Las Vegas leader’s firing could be an Epstein distraction, attorney says

By Noble Brigham / RJ

August 11, 2025 - 7:41 pm

The lawyer wrote in an X post that the official was fired without due process because he followed Justice Department COVID-19 policies.

Law enforcement investigates a shooting at Target off Research Boulevard, near Ohlen Road in Au ...

Fatal shooting at a Target in Texas leaves 3 dead, suspect detained

By NADIA LATHAN Associated Press

August 11, 2025 - 4:26 pm

A gunman opened fire Monday in a Target store parking lot in the Texas capital, killing at least three people, then stole two cars during a getaway that ended with police using a Taser to detain him on the other side of the city, authorities said.

The rare earth mine owned and operated by Las Vegas-based company MP Materials, on April 29, 20 ...

Your next iPhone could come from this mine. It also has billions in Pentagon contracts

By Alan Halaly / RJ

August 11, 2025 - 3:52 pm

A storied mine tucked in the California desert might be the nation’s ticket to reducing its dependence on foreign adversaries. And it could be the birthplace of your next iPhone, too.