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Las Vegas Review-Journal

July 14, 2017 - 3:59 pm

Vice President Mike Pence is coming to Nevada August 26. He’ll be the keynote speaker for the Basque Fry in Gardnerville. The event is hosted by Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, who is expected to run for governor.

A 4-year-old is dead after being hit by a car in Kingman. Authorities say Dustyn Carley entered the road on a scooter from between two parked cars.

The homeless population in southern Nevada has grown slightly over last year. Around 6,500 people were counted in the latest homeless census, an increase of nearly 300 people.

Emergency vehicles head toward the Post Fire Saturday, June 15, 2024, in Gorman, Calif. (AP Pho ...

Haze from California wildfire clouds Las Vegas Valley

By Taylor Lane / RJ

June 16, 2024 - 8:38 am

Las Vegas was seeing hazy conditions on Sunday thanks to the Post Fire north of Los Angeles which started Saturday afternoon.

Vegas arts figure Nicole Cochener is shown at a new Gallery to Go art vending machine at Virgin ...

Las Vegas art now available in casino vending machines

By John Katsilometes / RJ

June 15, 2024 - 5:33 pm

Gallery to Go connects Las Vegas artists with tourists from all over the world. The Las Vegas casino executive is making an art run in his own casino.

Brandon Eddy, center, laughs with his wife Lisa Eddy and son Mason while making pancakes for di ...

‘Fathers enjoy fatherhood’: Dads spending more time with their kids

By Ella Thompson / RJ

June 15, 2024 - 3:26 pm

Father’s Day is meant to honor dads for their role in a family, and new research indicates that’s evolving.

Las Vegas Review-Journal interns, from left, Peter Breen, Samantha Segura, Ella Thompson, Danie ...

‘The very best’: Review-Journal welcomes its summer 2024 internship class

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

June 15, 2024 - 7:00 am

Six journalists joined the ranks of the Review-Journal’s newsgathering and production operations as part of the media outlet’s long-running summer internship program.

Construction equipment is seen on Las Vegas Boulevard, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Las Vegas. ...

More roadwork on Las Vegas Boulevard set to begin this weekend

By Estelle Atkinson / RJ

June 14, 2024 - 6:01 am

Drivers can expect to face lane restrictions as 24-hour roadwork begins on Las Vegas Boulevard.

New California regulations could cause gas prices to skyrocket in Nevada, according to official ...

Nevada’s gas prices could soon skyrocket. Blame it on a new California law

By Sean Hemmersmeier / RJ

June 14, 2024 - 10:36 am

California could place more regulations on oil refineries. That could raise gas prices in Nevada, which gets most of its gasoline from the Golden State.

Location of the land that will have 3,000 homes built on it. (Wes Rand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

More than 3K homes, with trail network, coming near Red Rock Canyon

By Patrick Blennerhassett / RJ

June 13, 2024 - 4:57 pm

A master-planned community with more than 3,000 homes is slated for 505 acres of former federal land in the northwest valley.

Clark County coroner's office (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Teen killed at weekend house party identified

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

June 13, 2024 - 1:50 pm

The Clark County coroner’s office identified a teenager shot and killed early Sunday at a west valley house party.

A Hawaiian resident won a $1.5 million jackpot on an IGT Wheel of Fortune slot machine at the C ...

$1.5M jackpot hits at downtown Las Vegas casino

June 13, 2024 - 11:06 am

A Hawaiian resident celebrating his son’s 21st birthday won a $1.5 million jackpot on a Wheel of Fortune slot machine early Wednesday.

Lynyrd Skynyrd performs at the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival Day 2 held at T-Mobile Arena on ...

New country music fest coming to Vegas

By Jason Bracelin / RJ

June 13, 2024 - 10:04 am

Saddle up Vegas country fans, a new fest is riding into town this fall. The Giddy Up Music Festival will be city’s first country fest since 1 October.