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THE STRIP GOES PURPLE FOR SPIRIT DAY

October 20, 2012 - 9:29 am

The “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign and Las Vegas Strip marquees went purple for “Spirit Day” on Friday. Marquees along the Strip and the Caesars Palace fountain went purple to stand up against bullying and rally support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth. Pictured: Oscar B. Goodman (Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority), Miss Nevada 2012 Randi Sundquist and actors from Cirque du Soleil. (Photos courtesy of Glenn Pinkerton/Las Vegas News Bureau)

Pharmacy on North Rampart Blvd. on Monday, March 22, 2021. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journ ...

Warning issued by FDA for widely used blood-pressure drug

Dana Sullivan Kilroy, AMG-TheStreet

December 10, 2025 - 5:58 pm

More than 34 million Americans take blood pressure medication every day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A Clark County employee is accused of using her position to access financial accounts belonging ...

Clark County employee accused of stealing from estates of people who had died

December 10, 2025 - 6:51 pm

A Clark County employee is accused of using her position to access financial accounts belonging to deceased residents for personal expenses, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford addresses the media in regards to the indictment of people w ...

Nevada’s ‘fake electors’ case gets Las Vegas hearing date

By McKenna Ross / RJ

December 10, 2025 - 1:54 pm

The case against Nevada’s so-called fake electors will be considered in Clark County again early next year after a Nevada Supreme Court decision in November.

FILE _ Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference after the Federal Ope ...

Federal Reserve cuts key rate, sees healthier economy next year

By Christopher Rugaber The Associated Press

December 10, 2025 - 1:42 pm

Chair Jerome Powell signaled at a news conference that the Fed would likely hold off on further rate cuts in the coming months while it evaluated the health of the economy.

FILE - This photo provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein, M ...

DOJ can unseal records from Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking case, judge says

By Michael R. Sisak The Associated Press

December 10, 2025 - 10:44 am

U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman reversed his earlier decision to keep the material under wraps.

More than 100 cited by Henderson police for speeding

By Mark Davis / RJ

December 9, 2025 - 6:51 pm

An initiative targeting seat belt use by drivers and their passengers, conducted by the Henderson Police Department, has lead to more than 100 citations.

In this file photo, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene sits in the courtroom, April 22, 2022, in ...

SAUNDERS: Marjorie Taylor Greene runs to anti-Trump embrace of ‘60 Minutes,’ CNN

By Debra J. Saunders / RJ

December 9, 2025 - 3:52 pm

The legacy media can’t get enough of Republicans who torch the president on their way out of favor. The Georgia congresswoman joins the GOP hall of shame.

Resorts World Las Vegas is seen from the observation deck atop The Strat on Wednesday, April 16 ...

Inside Gaming: High-stakes gambler accuses Strip casino of racketeering in new lawsuit

By David Danzis and Richard N. Velotta / RJ

December 9, 2025 - 6:06 pm

A new civil RICO lawsuit filed in federal court last week is reviving scrutiny of Resorts World Las Vegas and several people connected to the property’s early operations.

FILE — Audrey Strauss, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New Yo ...

Justice Department can unseal Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case records, judge says

By Michael R. Sisak The Associated Press

December 9, 2025 - 10:33 am

Judge Paul A. Engelmayer is the second judge to act after the Epstein Files Transparency Act created a narrow exception to rules that normally keep grand jury proceedings secret.

‘It was a matter of time’: Diseased bats may have arrived in Las Vegas

By Alan Halaly / RJ

December 8, 2025 - 5:06 pm

The outbreak of this wildlife disease is considered the worst in North American history.