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‘Show and tell’ killer released from prison, 21 years after crime

December 18, 2007 - 10:00 pm

"Show and tell" killer Sandy Shaw was released from prison Monday morning, more than 21 years after she and two teen accomplices lured a 21-year-old man into the desert, robbed and killed him.

The Department of Corrections confirmed that Shaw, 36, was released from the Southern Nevada Women's Correctional Center in North Las Vegas. The state parole board granted her parole Sept. 10.

Shaw was a 15-year-old Rancho High School student when she, Troy Kell and William Merritt killed James Cotton Kelly. She earned the moniker "show and tell" killer because she took friends to see Kelly's body after the slaying.

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Nevada lawmakers approve $10M for 988 crisis hotline call center growth

By McKenna Ross / RJ

December 18, 2025 - 5:37 pm

The funding approval shifts funds out of state reserves to benefit suicide and mental health crisis support centers in Southern Nevada run by Carelon Behavioral Health.

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Nevada boosts security for Jewish community after Australia attack

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

December 18, 2025 - 3:56 pm

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo called for “heightened law enforcement vigilance” in response to worldwide antisemitism after a fatal terror attack in Australia.

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New shopping center in Chinatown area approved

By Eli Segall / RJ

December 18, 2025 - 2:01 pm

Las Vegas developer Ali Kaveh aims to break ground next year on the project, called Jade Promenade.

Two people are suing MGM Grand Hotel for assault and negligence after they say they were forcib ...

Couple suing MGM Resorts for battery, assault after allegedly being thrown out of property

By Emerson Drewes / RJ

December 18, 2025 - 1:54 pm

In the lawsuit, the couple claims they were “forcibly assaulted” and “physically restrained” after being escorted out of Brad Garrett’s Comedy Club.

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Bickering Colorado River states ‘going nowhere’ with days left for deal

By Alan Halaly / RJ

December 18, 2025 - 1:47 pm

Less than 60 days before a final deadline, negotiators don’t have much to show for years of discussions.

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Man suspected in Brown shooting, MIT professor’s killing found dead

By Kimberlee Kruesi, Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker The Associated Press

December 18, 2025 - 9:14 pm

A man who is suspected of killing two at Brown University has been found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility where he had rented a unit, officials said.

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Nevada lawmakers fund oversight of Las Vegas youth clinics

By McKenna Ross / RJ

December 18, 2025 - 3:46 pm

Nevada lawmakers approved nearly $485,000 in funding to regulate an operator of four youth residential mental health facilities in Las Vegas.

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Trump’s handpicked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump-Kennedy Center

By Darlene Superville Associated Press

December 18, 2025 - 12:02 pm

Donald Trump’s handpicked board voted on Thursday to rename Washington’s leading performing arts center as the Trump-Kennedy Center, the White House said.