Nevada news

• Southwest’s holiday cancellations investigated by feds

  26-01-2023 05:31 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The federal government is investigating whether Southwest Airlines knowingly scheduling more flights than it could handle in December, when it ended up canceling nearly 17,000 flights.
  
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• Former Las Vegas judge appointed to Gaming Control Board

  31-01-2023 04:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  George Assad was also a prosecutor in the Clark County District Attorney’s Office and was a regulator with the Nevada Transportation Authority.
  
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• Nevada board to consider new tax abatements for Tesla

  31-01-2023 03:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Governor’s Office of Economic Development is set to consider a request for new tax abatements from Tesla.
  
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• Titus introduces bill to ban high-capacity magazines

  31-01-2023 02:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The Keep Americans Safe Act would ban the importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of high-capacity magazines that hold more than 15 rounds.
  
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• Most Colorado River states agree on water cuts

  31-01-2023 01:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Six out of seven Colorado River basin states have settled on a proposed set of cuts aimed at saving the crumbling river system and preventing Lake Mead and Lake Powell from crashing — with one very notable state missing from the agreement: California.
  
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• 6 of 7 Colorado River states agree on water cuts

  31-01-2023 01:38 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Only California — which gets the largest allocation of Colorado River water — failed to sign on to an agreement among states to cut water in light of the ongoing drought.
  
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• Cindy Williams, ‘Laverne & Shirley’ actor, dies at 75

  31-01-2023 00:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  She also starred in director George Lucas’ 1973 film “American Graffiti” and director Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Conversation” from 1974.
  
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• Suspect in brutal Oregon kidnapping released day he arrived at Nevada prison

  31-01-2023 00:40 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, was charged with five felonies, including assault and battery, and faced decades in prison.
  
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• 6th Memphis officer disciplined in Nichols beating, death

  30-01-2023 17:52 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Officer Preston Hemphill was relieved of duty shortly after the Jan. 7 arrest of Tyre Nichols, who died three days later at a hospital.
  
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• Lisa Loring, Wednesday in original ‘Addams Family,’ dies at 64

  30-01-2023 17:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  She was cast in the role when she was just 6 years old and continued to play the death-obsessed character until the show ended two years later.
  
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• Despite $111M federal funding whiff, Henderson Spaghetti Bowl project still on track

  30-01-2023 16:30 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Most larger projects are funded by a mix of state, local and federal dollars. The more federal money awarded the better.
  
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• Mission to help Vegas families achieve independence is personal for nonprofit exec

  30-01-2023 11:00 via vegasinc.lasvegassun.com
  Terry Ruth Lindemann was only 5 years old when the state of California determined she would be headed to foster care. “That introduced me to what it feels like to not be in your own home,” said Lindemann, who has turned her childhood experiences into a professional passion.
  
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• Prayers offered as Tyre Nichols protests remain peaceful

  30-01-2023 01:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Cities nationwide have braced for protests after body camera footage was released Friday showing Memphis officers beating 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, who died of his injuries three days after the Jan. 7 attack.
  
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• Hurts, Eagles soar into Super Bowl, rout 49ers for NFC title

  30-01-2023 00:11 via lasvegassun.com
  Jalen Hurts had one of Philadelphia's four rushing touchdowns and the Eagles soared into the Super Bowl, forcing both of San Francisco's quarterbacks out of the game with injuries and beating the wounded 49ers 31-7 in the NFC championship game on Sunday.
  
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• Emails reveal tensions in Colorado River talks

  29-01-2023 22:48 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Competing priorities and outsized demands stymied a deal last summer on how to drastically reduce water use from the parched Colorado River.
  
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• Signatures tossed for undisclosed reasons doomed CCSD breakup

  29-01-2023 11:00 via lasvegassun.com
  It’s unclear why the petition supporting the most recent attempt to potentially break up the Clark County School District didn’t get enough valid signatures to put deconsolidation legislation ...
  
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• Pre-filed education bills await Nevada lawmakers

  29-01-2023 11:00 via lasvegassun.com
  Several education-related bills have been pre-filed and are awaiting the attention of lawmakers in the Nevada Legislature. They include:
  
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• As 2023 session nears, big question looms: Will Lombardo, Democratic lawmakers compromise?

  29-01-2023 11:00 via lasvegassun.com
  Gov. Joe Lombardo has pledged unity with Democratic lawmakers while vowing to push conservative causes like school choice and repealing criminal justice reform legislation that he has called “soft on crime.”
  
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• STEVE SEBELIUS: 3 ideas for the 2023 Legislature

  29-01-2023 01:22 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The 2023 Legislature will consider more than 1,000 bills and resolutions. Here are three ideas they should adopt before they adjourn in June.
  
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• Move to disband Memphis police unit that beat Tyre Nichols praised

  28-01-2023 23:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  “It is in the best interest of all to permanently deactivate the Scorpion unit,” Police Director Cerelyn “CJ” Davis said in a statement.
  
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• Memphis police chief disbands unit involved in Nichols death

  28-01-2023 23:11 via reviewjournal.com
  
  “It is in the best interest of all to permanently deactivate the Scorpion unit,” Police Director Cerelyn “CJ” Davis said in a statement.
  
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• Video of Tyre Nichols beating leaves unanswered questions

  28-01-2023 21:32 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The nation and the city of Memphis struggled to come to grips Saturday with video showing police pummeling Tyre Nichols.
  
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• Thousands of California businesses flee Golden State for Las Vegas

  28-01-2023 18:08 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Online retailer TheDrop.com launched in San Francisco in 2017, but CEO Matt Falcinelli knew all along that when it was time to establish the streetwear company’s headquarters it couldn’t be in California.
  
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• In annual address, CCSD’s Jara lays out case for more funding for public schools

  28-01-2023 11:00 via lasvegassun.com
  Clark County School Superintendent Jesus Jara emphasized the need for more state funding for Nevada’s public schools — especially in his 300,000-student district — during his State of the Schools address Friday.
  
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• Police: Oregon torture suspect with ties to Nevada using dating apps

  28-01-2023 08:03 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Authorities say a man accused of torturing a woman he held captive in Oregon and who was convicted in Nevada in a similar case is using dating apps to find people who can help him avoid the police.
  
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• Memphis police beating draws comparison to Las Vegas case

  28-01-2023 04:28 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Attorney Ben Crump on Friday drew parallels between the deaths of Tyre Nichols, beaten by police in Memphis, and Byron Williams, who died in Las Vegas police custody in 2019.
  
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• Protests begin after brutal beating by Memphis police shown on video

  28-01-2023 03:42 via reviewjournal.com
  
  The recordings shows police savagely beating the 29-year-old FedEx worker for three minutes while screaming profanities. The Nichols family legal team has likened the assault to the infamous 1991 police beating of Los Angeles motorist Rodney King.
  
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• Former California politician hopes to bring past experience to Nevada Legislature

  28-01-2023 02:20 via reviewjournal.com
  
  State Sen. Jeff Stone said he hopes to bring his experience from serving in the California state Senate to the Nevada Legislature.
  
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• Pazina eyes keeping more doctors in Nevada

  28-01-2023 02:06 via reviewjournal.com
  
  State Sen. Julie Pazina, a newly elected lawmaker from Henderson, hopes to work on economic development and addressing the health care shortage during her first term.
  
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• What’s next for school choice legislation in Nevada?

  28-01-2023 01:51 via reviewjournal.com
  
  Opportunity scholarships, alternative education and even education savings accounts may be on the table as the 2023 Legislature convenes.
  
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