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Teen sentenced in death of Sierra Vista student

November 6, 2008 - 11:09 am

A 16-year-old accused of shooting and killing a Sierra Vista High School student was sentenced today to spend eight to 20 years in prison.

District Judge Valerie Adair sentenced Raymond Roseby for slaying 15-year-old Demontre Carroll in October 2007.

"I never meant for this to happen," said Roseby, who had pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter with a deadly weapon.

Demontre was a key witness in a California gang case and was killed 16 days before he was set to testify against 14 gang members.

At the time of the slaying, California authorities believed Demontre's slaying was connected to his testifying in that case. However, Las Vegas authorities said his killing wasn't related to the California case.

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Punxsutawney Phil’s babies’ names play on weather-predicting tradition

Associated Press

May 13, 2024 - 2:40 pm

Punxsutawney Phil’s offspring now have names that just might help the famed weather-forecasting groundhog to predict when spring will begin.

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Which Nevada county has the highest average voter participation rate?

By Jessica Hill / RJ

May 13, 2024 - 2:32 pm

Out of the 17 counties in the Silver State, this one has the highest average voter participation rate.

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Takeaways from Cohen’s pivotal testimony in Trump hush money trial

By Michael R. Sisak, Jill Colvin, Lindsay Whitehurst and Alanna Durkin Richer The Associated Press

May 13, 2024 - 3:01 pm

Cohen provided jurors with an insider’s account of payments to silence women’s claims of sexual encounters with Trump, saying the payments were directed by Trump to fend off damage to his 2016 White House bid.

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U.N. blames ‘fog of war’ for overcounting deaths of women, children in Gaza

Jewish News Syndicate via Newsmax

May 13, 2024 - 1:33 pm

The United Nations now claims that “the fog of war” is to blame for a major overstatement of the number of Gazan children who have been killed in the war.

This photo taken April 27, 2024, by the National Park Service shows a historic salt tram tower ...

Who knocked over this piece of Death Valley history?

By Paul Pearson / RJ

May 13, 2024 - 1:29 pm

The National Park Service wants to know who damaged a 113-year-old salt tram tower at Death Valley National Park.

5 reasons why Nevada may decide the 2024 presidential race

By Jessica Hill / RJ

May 13, 2024 - 2:31 pm

How Nevada votes could decide who the next president is. Its history as a swing state goes way back, arguably since its statehood.

A woman touches a picture of a relative as she attends the celebrations of the Israel's annual ...

Netanyahu reiterates vow to fight Hamas as Israel honors war dead

By Wafaa Shurafa, Koseph Krauss and Samy Magdy The Associated Press

May 13, 2024 - 1:44 pm

During the day’s opening ceremony, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed again to defeat Hamas, a promise he has made repeatedly during Israel’s war with the terrorist group.

An artist's rendering of the Oakland Athletics planned Las Vegas ballpark. (Courtesy Athletics)

Supreme Court rules on petition effort against A’s ballpark public financing bill

By Mick Akers / RJ

May 13, 2024 - 12:01 pm

The Nevada Supreme court sided with a district court judge’s ruling in favor of the Oakland Athletics regarding an effort to put the team’s Las Vegas ballpark public financing on November’s ballot.

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Huy Fong, beloved Sriracha brand, halts production again

Marisa Gerber and Nathan Solis Los Angeles Times

May 13, 2024 - 9:28 am

The Sriracha shortage panic has returned.

Sheriff Kevin McMahill speaks to the Las Vegas Review-Journal at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Pol ...

Can’t have Vegas become ‘crime-ridden’ like other cities, Metro sheriff says

By Brett Clarkson / RJ

May 13, 2024 - 9:08 am

As Las Vegas continues to grow, Sheriff Kevin McMahill wants to make sure the valley doesn’t become a hotbed for crime like some other American metropolitan areas.