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Suspected burglar dies in chimney after homeowner lights fire

A suspected burglar who attempted to enter a California home through the chimney died on Saturday after the homeowner lit a fire without realizing anyone was inside, police said.

Look for the UNLV School of Medicine to clear hurdles this week

This is an important week for the University of Nevada School of Medicine. On Tuesday, officials will submit the school’s self-study, an overview of all aspects of their programs and a key document in the effort to earn accreditation.

Earlier sunsets bring awareness to headlight law

Be grateful we don’t live in Fairbanks, Alaska. Besides the obvious advantage of living in sunny Southern Nevada’s mild winter climate, we don’t have to use our headlights as much in the winter months.

 
Final ‘Hunger Games’ leads holiday weekend box office

Moviegoers said goodbye to Katniss Everdeen and welcomed back Rocky Balboa, a series of farewells and reunions that powered Thanksgiving box office receipts above last year’s holiday.

Fossil fuels a necessity for human progress

Starting today, Nevadans may want to keep a watchful eye on what world leaders say and do in Paris. The heads of 190 countries, including U.S. President Barack Obama, are meeting for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change.

EDITORIAL: Marijuana should be removed from Schedule I list

With February’s Nevada caucuses fast approaching, the Review-Journal is publishing a 10-editorial series on policies and government reforms all candidates should be able to get behind. The fifth policy goal we’d like all presidential candidates to champion: removing marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.

Giants’ Rashad Jennings starts mentoring charity to help kids

Overweight, burdened with asthma and marooned on the bench as a fifth-string running back, Rashad Jennings of the New York Giants chuckles as he recalls his routine during his high school football games in rural Forest, Virginia.

 
10 dead in Texas, Kansas as wintry storm sweeps south-central US

Flooding and wintry precipitation have led to at least 10 deaths in Texas and Kansas as a storm system moves across the central Plains, authorities reported.