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Social media fuels college megaparty in Colorado

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

August 29, 2011 - 7:51 am

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Four people were arrested and at least 10 people hospitalized after a weekend party near Colorado State University that was advertised on Facebook grew to thousands of people.

The back-to-school party at a Fort Collins apartment complex began at 1 p.m. Saturday. Its Facebook page registered nearly 3,000 attendees.

Fort Collins Police Lt. Dave Haywood says officers were dispatched at about 3 p.m. after fire and ambulance responders were "overwhelmed with alcohol-overdose cases."

Police say two people were cited with assault, one was cited with disorderly conduct, and a fourth person was cited with interference with a peace officer. Haywood says the assault charges were related to a fight, though he doesn’t think anyone was "seriously hurt."

He says he doesn’t have details on the people who were taken to hospitals, but he says some of the cases involved intoxication.

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo (File/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Lombardo aims to fulfill promises with bills on election, school choice

By Taylor R. Avery / RJ

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Jacqueline Flores, co-founder of the Greater Las Vegas Short-Term Rental Association, at her mo ...

Clark County lottery ranks applicants for short-term rental licenses

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

March 29, 2023 - 5:39 pm

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The Associated Press

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The Nevada State Legislature Building. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Workers could sue over bad-faith insurance denials

By Jessica Hill / RJ

March 29, 2023 - 4:59 pm

Senate Bill 274 would allow injured workers to sue insurers when they act in bad faith by denying claims or delaying payments.

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Cortez Masto wants to crack down on animal tranquilizer added to fentanyl

By Jessica Hill / RJ

March 29, 2023 - 4:21 pm

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Pope Francis holds his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday ...

Pope Francis to be hospitalized for several days, Vatican says

By Nicole Winfield The Associated Press

March 29, 2023 - 11:52 am

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni says Francis, 86, does not have COVID-19, but requires several days of therapy.

FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan. Here’s what it means

By Geoff Mulvihill The Associated Press

March 29, 2023 - 6:57 pm

It’s a move that some advocates have long sought as a way to improve access to a life-saving drug, though the exact impact will not be clear immediately.

Homelessness a hot topic for Henderson council candidates

By Mark Credico / RJ

March 29, 2023 - 7:01 am

Before early voting began on Tuesday, Henderson City Council candidates talked about how they would approach the issue of homelessness.

A Clark County School District bus. (Erik Verduzco / Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Henderson council candidates talk education, breaking up CCSD

By Mark Credico / RJ

March 29, 2023 - 7:00 am

The candidates in Henderson’s Ward 1 special election talked about improving education and possibly breaking Henderson away from the Clark County School District.