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• ‘Pray for Shay’ parade makes its way through Las Vegas

  07-06-2020 21:40
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — 29-year-old Metro Police officer Shay Mikalonis was shot last week on the strip. He is now recovering at UMC.
  On Sunday, a pray for shay parade made its way to UMC to help with the healing process.
  It was a show of support on the Las Vegas Strip — all for Officer Mikalonis. Dozens of vehicles could be heard sounding off in solidarity, with the thin blue line.
  “It’s just the...
  
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• Boxer Mayer tests positive for COVID-19, out of return bout

  07-06-2020 18:10
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Junior lightweight contender Mikaela Mayer has tested positive for COVID-19 and won’t fight in the co-main event of Las Vegas’ first major boxing card since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
  Mayer announced her positive test on social media Sunday, two days before her scheduled bout against Helen Joseph in the Top Rank show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Tuesday night....
  
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• Nevada leaders discuss possible legislation to address injustices in law enforcement

  07-06-2020 17:09
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Increasing efforts to end injustice — that was the goal of a virtual panel Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford held Sunday afternoon, in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
  As we are seeing from protests across the country, including here in Las Vegas, the nation is grappling with what happened to George Floyd. He died while in police custody in Minneapolis.
  Now, Nevada’s...
  
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• Nacho Daddy hosts breakfast fundraiser to support Officer Mikalonis

  07-06-2020 16:28
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Las Vegas restaurant group is serving up support for Shay Mikalonis — the Metro officer was shot while on duty near Circus Circus last week.
  Officer Mikalonis is recovering in the hospital after being shot in the head during a protest.
  A pancake breakfast fundraiser at Nacho Daddy locations on Sunday allowed Brittanie Knepp to show her support.
  “Anything we can do to...
  
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• Man receives burn injury following northwest valley garage fire

  07-06-2020 15:22
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Las Vegas Fire and Rescue (LVFAR) says a man received a minor burn injury following a garage fire that broke out at a northwest valley home Sunday morning.
  Las Vegas firefighters responded to a house on Lund Drive, near Rainbow Boulevard and Vegas Drive, just before 11 a.m. Sunday for a report of a garage on fire.
  When firefighters arrived on scene, the garage of a one-story...
  
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• Stray gator relocated from causeway after tropical storm flooding

  07-06-2020 15:04
  SPANISH FORT, Ala. (WKRG) — Police relocated a stray gator that made its way to a restaurant parking lot on the causeway after Tropical Storm Cristobal flooded the parking lot.Officers removed the gator in front of ED’s Seafood Shed on the causeway Sunday afternoon and relocated it to 5 Rivers Delta Center.
  A bystander provided the following videos of the officers relocating the lost gator....
  
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• BREAKDOWN: A look at key races in Clark County’s primary election

  07-06-2020 14:50
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Primary Election Day is this upcoming Tuesday, June 9. There are several key races across Southern Nevada, and more than 100,000 Clark County ballots have been submitted.
  To help keep residents safe, the Clark County Election Department has made some changes due to coronavirus concerns. Voting machines have been nixed this year, so all ballots will be mailed or dropped off in-...
  
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• Anti-racism protesters rally around world, topple statue

  07-06-2020 12:27
  LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people took to the streets of European cities Sunday to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement, with protesters in the English port of Bristol venting their anger at the country’s colonial history by toppling a statue of a 17th-century slave trader.
  Demonstrators attached ropes to the statue of Edward Colston before pulling it down to cheers and roars of...
  
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• Instacart changes tip policy after complaints

  07-06-2020 11:26
  (CNN Newsource) — Instacart, a company that operates a grocery delivery and pick-up service, is changing how often customers can rescind or change the amount of their tips.
  The changes to the company’s tipping policy aims to prevent tip baiting. Some customers input large tips to lure in shoppers, but once their groceries have been delivered, they reduce the amount.
  Instacart says it will now...
  
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• Deputy killed in California ambush by Air Force sergeant

  07-06-2020 11:16
  SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California sheriff’s deputy was killed and two law enforcement officers wounded Saturday when they were ambushed with gunfire and explosives while pursuing a suspect, authorities said.
  The U.S. Air Force confirmed Sunday that the suspect was an active duty sergeant stationed at Travis Air Force Base.
  Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller, 38, was shot and killed in Ben Lomond...
  
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• Officials urge Floyd protesters to get coronavirus tests

  07-06-2020 10:57
  NEW YORK (AP) — As New York City prepared to reopen after a more than two-month coronavirus shutdown, officials on Sunday lifted a curfew that was put in place amid protests of police brutality and racial injustice. But they also urged that demonstrators be tested for COVID-19.
  “Get a test. Get a test,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo urged people who have been participating in rallies and marches in...
  
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• Police: 77-year-old endangered woman missing

  07-06-2020 10:13
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Metro Police is asking the public for help in locating a missing and endangered 77-year-old woman by the name of Mary Payton.Mary was last seen in the northwest valley, near the area of Duncan Drive and Helen Avenue at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. These streets are located around Jones Boulevard and Gowan Road.She was last seen wearing brown slacks and a white t-shirt. Mary is 5’2...
  
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• NEW: Nevada COVID-19 cases increase by nearly 200 for second straight day, 1 new death reported

  07-06-2020 09:30
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — For the second day in a row, the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Nevada increased by nearly 200 in the past 24 hours, according to the state’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). One new COVID-19 related death was added to the statewide total in the last day, as well.
  There are now 438 deaths and 9,649 confirmed cases in Nevada, up 189 cases from Saturday....
  
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• Trump orders National Guard to leave US capital

  07-06-2020 07:44
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s given the order for National Guard troops to begin withdrawing from the nation’s capital, saying everything now is “under perfect control.”
  The District of Columbia government requested some Guard forces last week to assist law enforcement with managing protests after the death of George Floyd. But Trump ordered thousands more troops and federal...
  
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