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Constable: Shred investigation of porn star searches
 

Las Vegas Township Constable John Bonaventura ordered the shredding of documents from an internal investigation that determined his second-in-command, Deputy Chief Dean Lauer, had used office resources to look for information about adult film actresses, the Review-Journal has learned.

 
IKEA’s first Las Vegas store to open in 2016

Turns out, 2 million was the magic number. That was the population benchmark for IKEA, which will open its first store in Nevada on 26 acres in southwest Las Vegas in the summer of 2016.

 
Man dies after jumping into flames at Utah festival

A man died over the weekend after jumping into a huge ceremonial bonfire at a Utah event similar to the Nevada countercultural festival Burning Man, authorities said.

 
Judge: Informant can’t take back plea deal

A violent felon who was released from jail at the request of members of an FBI-led task force, then allegedly fatally shot a father of four, was denied attempts to renege on a deal with authorities so he could avoid a life prison term in a separate case.

 
Egypt proposes cease-fire in Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Egypt presented a cease-fire plan Monday to end a week of heavy fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip that has left at least 185 people dead.

 
Capsized Italian cruise ship costs $2 billion for reef removal

The shipwrecked Costa Concordia was successfully refloated Monday in preparation to be towed away for scrapping, 30 months after it struck a reef and capsized, killing 32 people.

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Jersey City Mayor: Cop killer lay in wait for police to arrive

A man who fatally shot a rookie officer responding to a report of an armed robbery call early Sunday never tried to rob the drugstore and instead lay in wait for police to arrive, telling a witness to watch the news because he was “going to be famous,” authorities said.

 
Space station shipment launched from Virginia

A commercial cargo ship rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday, carrying food, science samples and new odor-resistant gym clothes for the resident crew.

 
MP of the ages

Four years shy of the century mark, Gene Stephens still looks fit in his Military Police Corps uniform. His shin-high, brown cavalry boots have a polished shine. His khaki breeches look crisply pressed. And the black armband around his shirtsleeve with tall, white “MP” letters is just like the one he wore in World War II.

 
Woman says she was kicked out of Paisley concert for breastfeeding

San Diego woman Megan Christopherson, who was breastfeeding her child at a recent Brad Paisley concert, says she was kicked out of the show for performing her legal maternal right, Gawker reports.

 
USS Nevada commemorated in Carson City

A host of dignitaries, U.S. Navy veterans and others turned out at the state Capitol in Carson City on Friday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the launching of the famed battleship U.S.S. Nevada.

 
Effects, plot just two reasons to see this year’s best sequel

Oh, sure, they’re adorable when they’re little, wearing tiny outfits, learning sign language and scampering about the house like itty-bitty Parkour experts. Then, the next thing you know, they’re all grown up and taking the world by storm in “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.”

 
LeBron James to return to Cleveland Cavaliers

If LeBron James was going to win another NBA title, heal broken hearts and continue building his legacy, he knew there was only one place to go. To Ohio. Home.

 
What to watch instead of ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ this weekend

Despite the overwhelming consensus that the new “Transformers” is absolutely terrible, it has still made over half a billion dollars in just 12 days. But instead of wasting your money on it, give one of these movies a chance.

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