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Spc. Dennis James Jr. Dignified Arrival

Photos by John Locher

September 14, 2011 - 5:21 pm

A Dignified Arrival ceremony was held for twenty-one-year-old U.S. Army Spc. Dennis James Jr. at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011. James was assigned to the 2nd Batallion, 4th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division out of Fort Polk, La. James, who joined the Army in 2008, died Aug. 31 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an imporvised explosive device.

Latest ‘Jeopardy!’ champion calls Las Vegas home

By Christopher Lawrence / RJ

October 18, 2019 - 9:05 pm

Daryn Firicano, a clinical representative from Las Vegas, has a two-game winning streak.

Nevada man killed, others hurt in wrong-way I-80 crash

The Associated Press

October 18, 2019 - 8:20 pm

A 27-year-old Nevada man driving the wrong way on U.S. Interstate 80 just west of Carlin was killed when he collided head-on with a Range Rover carrying two Montana residents who were injured, at least one seriously.

North Las Vegas Police Department (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Pedestrian struck, killed in North Las Vegas

By Katelyn Newberg / RJ

October 18, 2019 - 7:53 pm

North Las Vegas police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a car Friday night near Camino al Norte and Ann Road.

Francillon Pierre (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)

Las Vegas concert highlights missing persons cases

By Katelyn Newberg / RJ

October 18, 2019 - 7:44 pm

A Friday night concert was held to bring attention to Las Vegas Valley missing persons cases involving three children and woman who disappeared when she was 21.

Las Vegas principal cuts hair in support of teacher with cancer

By Amelia Pak-Harvey / RJ

October 18, 2019 - 6:51 pm

The haircut was the latest show of solidarity for first-grade teacher Jessica Hopson, who was diagnosed with breast cancer this school year.

In this July 7, 2019 file photo, a visitor takes a photo of a crack in the ground following rec ...

Earthquakes felt in Las Vegas strained major fault, study says

By John Antczak The Associated Press

October 18, 2019 - 3:41 pm

The earthquakes that hammered the Southern California desert near the town of Ridgecrest last summer involved ruptures on a web of interconnected faults and increased strain on a major nearby fault that has begun to slowly move, according to a new study.

Clark County mom launches petition for hour-long lunch recess

By Amelia Pak-Harvey / RJ

October 18, 2019 - 4:36 pm

The move comes as the national School Nutrition Association is urging the federal government to develop best practices to ensure students have enough time to eat.

Jill Biden, wife of former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, righ ...

RJ Politics breaks down debate, interviews Jill Biden — PODCAST

By Rory Appleton / RJ

October 18, 2019 - 12:30 pm

The Oct. 18 episode of RJ Politics breaks down the third Democratic presidential debate and features an interview with Jill Biden, wife of former Vice President Joe Biden.

The Maryland Parkway entrance to UNLV is shown in this August, 2013, file photo. (Las Vegas Rev ...

UNLV students demand details, apology for threat notification delay

By Aleksandra Appleton / RJ

October 18, 2019 - 6:35 pm

UNLV students want to know why the university took more than five days to warn the campus about a shooting threat targeting African-Americans and supporters of Bernie Sanders.

President Donald Trump waves after stepping off Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House ...

Europe now willing to take IS prisoners in Syria, Trump says

By Zeke Miller The Associated Press

October 18, 2019 - 10:45 am

Claiming new progress against Islamic State extremists in Syria, President Donald Trump said Friday that some European nations are now willing to take responsibility for detained IS fighters who are from their countries.