Clark County’s COVID-19 positivity rate posts 9th straight increase
Clark County saw three of its four key COVID-19 metrics rise on Thursday, including a ninth-straight increase in its test positivity rate. Original article: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/clark-county/clark-countys-covid-19-positivity-rate-posts-9th-straight-increase-2480542/
Bill to require foreign-language airport signage passes House
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Dina Titus, would make directions easier for foreign visitors to cities nationwide, including Las Vegas. Original article: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/bill-to-require-foreign-language-airport-signage-passes-house-2480488/
Governor commutes Julius Jones’ death sentence hours before execution
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt commuted the death sentence of condemned inmate Julius Jones on Thursday, just hours before his scheduled execution. Original article: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/governor-commutes-julius-jones-death-sentence-hours-before-execution-2480467/
Arizona approves corridor for part of proposed new I-11
State and federal transportation officials have formally selected a corridor in southern and central Arizona for construction of Interstate 11, a proposed new freeway that would link...
Strip pedestrian bridge project moves closer to reality
The Las Vegas City Council approved a contract to fund the preliminary design of the bridge at Las Vegas Boulevard and Sahara Avenue. Original article: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/las-vegas/strip-pedestrian-bridge-project-moves-closer-to-reality-2480113/
Why one Las Vegas ward is poised to significantly shrink
Under the city’s proposed redistricting map, Ward 6 would shed some 25,000 people, transforming from the most populated district to the least. Original article: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/las-vegas/why-one-las-vegas-ward-is-poised-to-significantly-shrink-2480082/
Las Vegas groups team up to help the homeless
A homeless outreach event helped hundreds of people in west Las Vegas on Wednesday. Original article: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/clark-county/las-vegas-groups-team-up-to-help-the-homeless-2480037/
Graduation rate dips for CCSD’s Class of 2021
The Clark County School District had an 80.94 percent graduation rate in 2021, down from 83.17 percent the year prior, according to the Nevada Department of Education....
Kyle Rittenhouse’s lawyers ask judge to declare mistrial
Kyle Rittenhouse’s attorneys asked the judge to declare a mistrial even as the jury was deliberating Wednesday, saying the defense received an inferior copy of a potentially...
Expert: Drugs for quadruple killer’s execution could fill his lungs with fluid
Day two of a three-day evidentiary hearing regarding Nevada’s plan to execute death row inmate Zane Floyd began Wednesday morning in federal court. Original article: https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/expert-drugs-for-quadruple-killers-execution-could-fill-his-lungs-with-fluid-2479896/









