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Woman killed in weekend car crash is ID’d as 79-year-old

July 13, 2010 - 12:30 am

A 79-year-old woman who died in a weekend car crash was identified Monday as Sarah Huravitch of Earp, Calif.

Huravitch was a passenger in a car traveling north on U.S. Highway 95 when a sport utility vehicle ran a stop sign and struck the car at a highway interchange near Boulder City on Saturday.

Huravitch died of multiple blunt-force trauma, according to the Clark County coroner's office.

Both drivers and two 8-year-old girls were taken to the hospital but suffered no life-threatening injuries.

A Pumpkin Spice Latte drink rests on a table at a Starbucks in New York, on Thursday, Aug. 24, ...

By Dee-Ann Durbin The Associated Press

July 21, 2025 - 2:26 pm

Starbucks said its Pumpkin Spice Latte will return to store menus in the U.S. and Canada in August.

In this undated photo, members of Nevada Task Force-1 conduct a search on the Guadalupe River i ...

Nevada task force continues search for victims of deadly Texas floods

By Paul Pearson / RJ

July 21, 2025 - 11:15 am

The drop in the number of people missing from deadly floods in central Texas has not changed Nevada Task Force 1’s mission, a Clark County official said.

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for his iconic role as Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, has di ...

‘Cosby Show’ star Malcolm-Jamal Warner dies at 54 after accidental drowning

By Mona Khalifeh Parade

July 21, 2025 - 11:04 am

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for his iconic role as Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, has died after an accidental drowning, per multiple outlets.

Attorneys still have time before Review-Journal’s 2025 judicial evaluation closes

By Noble Brigham / RJ

July 21, 2025 - 9:00 am

The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s 2025 Judicial Performance Evaluation is designed to educate voters by identifying the best and worst judges. Attorneys can rate 101 judges.

Crossing guards Sonja Castleman, left, and Cindy Branby help students get across the street on ...

Middle school crossing guards yield results for Clark County

By Mick Akers / RJ

July 21, 2025 - 5:00 am

Clark County is looking to hire more crossing guards as the 2025-26 CCSD school year approaches.

Alaska Airlines aircraft sits in the airline's hangar at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, ...

Alaska Airlines resumes operations after tech outage grounds all flights

By The Associated Press

July 21, 2025 - 1:02 am

Alaska Airlines has resumed operations following an undisclosed technical error affecting its entire system for approximately three hours, the company announced.

Undated photo of Sparks, Nevada. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison)

Gold Fire burning northeast of Sparks, Nevada

By Arlette Yousif / RJ

July 20, 2025 - 9:54 pm

A fire broke out Sunday afternoon in Washoe County and is being investigated as human-caused, according to the Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District.

Dr. Baljit Deol, right, an interventional radiology specialist at the University Medical Center ...

How will ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ impact health care in Nevada?

By Jessica Hill / RJ

July 20, 2025 - 6:00 am

Here’s what you should know about what the One Big Beautiful Bill Act does, and how it’ll impact Nevada’s health care.

A photo, taken on July 18, 2025, of the destruction from the Dragon Bravo Fire on the North Rim ...

Take a look at the ‘devastating’ damage from Grand Canyon fire — PHOTOS

By Sejal Govindarao The Associated Press

July 19, 2025 - 9:29 pm

The North Rim wildfire was sparked by a lightning strike July 4. Most of the Grand Canyon Lodge was reduced to a bare skeleton.

Student Truong Phan returns mosquitos to an environmental chamber Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at UNL ...

‘Not going anywhere’: Mosquitoes thrive in Las Vegas, gain pesticide immunity

By Spencer Levering / RJ

July 19, 2025 - 10:28 pm

Not all insects can survive Las Vegas’ harsh summer heat, but an increasing number of mosquitoes are thriving in the Las Vegas Valley — and building immunity to pesticides.