A onetime Las Vegas casino bell captain who spent 25 years in prison as the accused mastermind in a notorious 1974 contract murder won his last legal battle for freedom Wednesday when the state Pardons Board granted him a conditional pardon restoring all his civil rights. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Protesters gathered outside Las Vegas City Hall on Wednesday to rally against a controversial proposal that would ban people from camping and sleeping in public areas in downtown Las Vegas, and in residential areas throughout the city, if there are beds free at established homeless shelters. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police are investigating after a car struck a pedestrian and crashed into a Smith’s grocery store in the east valley. (James Schaeffer / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Try your hand at pronouncing these Nevada cities and watch as other locals from Downtown Summerlin attempt to get the names right along with you. (James Schaeffer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police are investigating a fatal stabbing in the central valley Sunday evening. (James Schaeffer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Jose Conseco is officially the new owner of Showtime car wash. Staff and customers celebrated the occasion with games and photographs with the Major League Baseball outfielder. (James Schaeffer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Family and friends attended the funeral for 6-year-old Gavin Murray at Palm Mortuary Northwest. (James Schaeffer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Jason Buratczuk speaks about the helicopter crash in Red Rock Canyon. (James Schaeffer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A woman fatally shot by Henderson police at an apartment complex has been identified.
Jeopardy! champ James Holzhauer, appears at the G2E IGT booth to help celebrate launch of Jeopardy! slot machines and compete against attendees in mock games of Jeopardy!
Smith’s Marketplace on Skye Canyon Park Drive draws 300 people a day to socialize in what has become a neighborhood gathering spot. (James Schaeffer/ Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A strong cold front moved through the Las Vegas Valley overnight, bringing gusty winds and cooler temperatures.
Fox News contributor and UNLV alumna Tomi Lahren returned to campus Wednesday night for a speech, titled “Stay Triggered,” that drew an auditorium of supporters as well as a group of protesters outside. (James Schaeffer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas police seek help finding a man suspected of at least two robberies in residential Summerlin areas in the past week, one of which happened early Saturday morning, according to police records. (James Schaeffer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman and her oncologist talk about Goodman’s second bout with breast cancer. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
After sunset bands rocked the crowds at A’Le’Innstock in Rachel, Nevada on the second night of the event.
A Las Vegas Review-Journal employee was surprised to learn she had a passenger during her 15.5-mile commute to the office on a September Sunday. (Tony Morales & James Schaeffer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Nineteen year old Alexander Brewer was ordered to serve five to 20 years behind bars Monday for a DUI crash that killed Garrett Meriwether, the son of a retired Las Vegas police sergeant.
Dottie Frank, an administrative school secretary at Indian Springs School, has worked at the pre-kindergarten through 12th grade school for 40 years. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Dana Fishburn, the acting deputy field office director for ICE in Nevada, talks about issues faced by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, at the ICE Field office in Las Vegas on Aug, 23, 2019. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Teachers, students, parents and administrators at Spring Valley High School staged a protest on Monday, Aug. 26, in support of Clark County School District educators who are threatening to strike over more pay under a new contact. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Clark County School District Superintendent Dr. Jesus F. Jara meets with Review-Journal Editorial to discuss the looming teacher’s strike.
Prosecutors have charged 23 people tied to a violent white supremacist Nevada prison gang with more than 150 counts, ranging from murder and robbery to drug trafficking and racketeering.
Paul Browning greets his mother, Betty Browning, after being released from Ely State Prison. Browning served 33 years on Nevada’s death row. (Rachel Crosby/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Scheduled to open in 2021, it is expected to be busier than Madison Square Garden in New York. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The explosive ordnance disposal unit of the 3665th Ordnance Company is leaving for a 10-month stint in the Middle East. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Representatives from the Las Vegas Aviators and Triple a baseball announce Las Vegas Ballpark to host the 2020 Triple-A National Championship Game next September.
Amazon is working with Panattoni Development Co. to build a fulfillment center in Henderson, a city spokeswoman confirmed. The project spans more than 600,000 square feet and is located near the Raiders’ practice facility off St. Rose Parkway.
As classroom temperatures reached 100 degrees students from Chaparral High School and Harris Elementary School were sent home or bused to other schools after an outage due to “damage to NV Energy equipment.” (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The Las Vegas Convention Center construction approaches an important milestone.
