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Las Vegas HS Student Charged With Attempted Murder in Attack on Teacher Over Grades
A 16-year-old student has been charged with attempted murder and sexual assault after “getting violent” and strangling his teacher in a dispute over his grades last week, Las Vegas police said.
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Most Clark County Ballots Will Be Counted by Sunday: Nev. Official
The Registrar for Voters in Clark County, Nev., told reporters on Friday that he expects most of the remaining 63,000 mail-in ballots to be counted by Sunday. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was leading in Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, by more than 20,000 votes Friday afternoon.
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NV Elections Official: ‘We Are Not Aware of Any Improper Ballots'
A Clark County, Nev., elections official refuted claims from the Trump campaign that there were irregularities in the vote count. The Clark County official also said they expect to have most mail-in ballots counted by Saturday or Sunday.
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Ridgecrest On the Road to Recovery, Officials Urge Residents to Be Prepared for Natural Disasters
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Saturday that governments must strengthen alert systems and building codes, and residents should make sure they know how to protect themselves during an earthquake.
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Ridgecrest On the Road to Recovery, Officials Urge Residents to Be Prepared for Natural Disasters
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Saturday that governments must strengthen alert systems and building codes, and residents should make sure they know how to protect themselves during an earthquake.
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Woman Who Shoved Friend Off Bridge Gets Jail, Work Crew
A woman who pleaded guilty to pushing her 16-year-old friend from a bridge at a popular swimming area near Vancouver has been sentenced to two days in jail and 38 days on a county work crew. Clark County District Court Judge Darvin Zimmerman sentenced 19-year-old Tay’lor Smith on Wednesday, saying she should do some jail time in light of Jordan...
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Washington Lawmakers Weigh Vaccine Bill Amid Outbreak
Amid a measles outbreak that has sickened more than 50 people in the Pacific Northwest, Washington lawmakers heard testimony Friday on a bill that would remove parents’ ability to claim a personal or philosophical exemption to opt their school-age children out of the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. Hundreds of people opposed to the measure lined up more than...
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Missing Plane Found on Mount Hood
A pilot who has been missing since last week when he flew a plane from an airport in Clark County, Washington is believed dead after his plane was found crashed on Mount Hood, authorities said.
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Measles Outbreak Grows in Northwest US, 31 Cases Reported
The number of confirmed measles cases near Portland grew to 31 on Friday — an outbreak boosted by lower-than-normal vaccination rates in what has been called an anti-vaccination U.S. “hot spot.” Public health officials in southwest Washington, just across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon, said people may have been exposed to the dangerous disease at more than three dozen...
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Judge Shields Mass. Gaming Report Detailing Misconduct Allegations Against Wynn
A judge in Nevada has issued an order to temporarily block the release of a Massachusetts Gaming Commission report involving allegations of sexual misconduct against Steve Wynn.
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Nevada Judge Shields Wynn Documents in Massachusetts Probe
A Nevada judge says documents about allegations of sexual misconduct against former casino mogul Steve Wynn will stay secret, at least temporarily, despite Massachusetts Gaming Commission efforts to make them public. Commission lawyers, its investigations chief and an attorney for Wynn’s former company Wynn Resorts didn’t immediately say Friday in Las Vegas whether the ruling will stall a decision about...
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Fight Over Report on Wynn Allegations Back in Court Jan. 4
The fight over a Massachusetts Gaming Commission report on allegations of sexual misconduct against former casino mogul Steve Wynn will be back in a Nevada courtroom next month.
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‘No Survivors' After Private Jet Headed for Chicago Crashes in Indiana
A Chicago-bound jet crashed in southern Indiana shortly after taking off from a local airport Friday, and investigators believe everyone on board the small twin-engine plane was killed, according to police. Flight plans indicate that three people were on board when the plane left Clark Regional Airport on its way to Chicago’s Midway Airport, Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham...
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Vegas Attack Survivors Describe Year of Challenges, Change
The Las Vegas massacre claimed 58 lives, making it the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
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Woman Charged With Pushing Friend Off 60-Foot Bridge
A woman accused of injuring her 16-year-old friend when she pushed the teen off a bridge in Washington state has been charged with reckless endangerment following a shove captured on video that went viral. The KGW television station reported Friday that charging documents filed by the Clark County Prosecuting Attorney’s office say Taylor Smith created “a substantial risk of death...
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Vaccine Fears Suppressing Back-to-School Vaccination Rates
Parents continue to opt their school-aged children out of vaccination schedules as fears over vaccinations linger in the public sphere. Experts at Texas Children’s Hospital say fears over vaccines causing autism – a theory disproven by the scientific community – may spark a comeback in illnesses like measles and other deadly infectious diseases in children.
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2 Injured at Gordon Ramsay's Las Vegas Restaurant
Two patrons of chef Gordon Ramsay’s newest restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip were taken to a hospital for treatment for injuries involving a drink. Caesars Entertainment confirmed to The Associated Press Friday that two people were injured at Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen Thursday.
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No Motive, No 2nd Shooter in Las Vegas Massacre, Sheriff Says
More than 10 months after the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, police say they are closing their investigation without answering the key question: What drove a gunman to unleash a hail of gunfire that killed 58 people and wounded hundreds more?
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Footage Shows Vegas Police Helping People Dodge Gunfire During Concert Massacre
Some of the first Las Vegas police officers to respond to the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history huddled with people taking cover, organized escape routes, carried wounded victims to safety and ducked behind barriers as bullets rained around them....
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department released 28 clips of police body-camera video ranging from a few seconds to more... -
Footage Shows Vegas Police Helping People Dodge Gunfire During Concert Massacre
Some of the first Las Vegas police officers to respond to the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history huddled with people taking cover, organized escape routes, carried wounded victims to safety and ducked behind barriers as bullets rained around them....
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department released 28 clips of police body-camera video ranging from a few seconds to more...