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• Erin Brockovich arrested while boating in Nevada, authorities say

  her fight over the pollution of a California town, was arrested on suspicion of boating while intoxicated at Lake Mead near Las Vegas, authorities said Sunday.Brockovich was arrested late Friday night after breath tests showed her blood-alcohol level was just   Read more »

• Nevada high court to hear flawed Vegas hotel case

  declined comment ahead of the Supreme Court arguments. But he told Clark County District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez last July that demolishing the building would amount to letting MGM Resorts "bury its mistakes.""Essentially, your honor, MGM wants a do-over   Read more »

• Jose Canseco a suspect in sexual assault investigation, cops say

  and confessed performance-enhancing drug user Jose Canseco is a suspect in a sexual assault investigation in Nevada, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirmed.The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is currently investigating a Sexual Assault   Read more »

• OJ Simpson returns to Las Vegas court, hopes for new trial in armed robbery-kidnapping case

  from the street and put him in the same situation, I think it would be possible he'd get a new trial."Ozzie Fumo, a veteran Las Vegas trial lawyer now representing Simpson, said it took two years of convincing by jailhouse lawyers at Nevada 's Lovelock Correctional   Read more »

• Rolling Stones invite Nevada high school choir to back band at Las Vegas concert

  to sing on stage with the Rolling Stones.The Henderson school's choir will join the Stones at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Saturday night for the encore performance of their hit song, "You Can't Always Get What You Want."Choir director Kim Ritzer   Read more »

Around the web

• Firm seeks FAA OK for tall Vegas Strip thrill ride

  A Florida-based thrill ride developer is seeking federal approval for air space to allow a 650-foot-tall roller coaster on the Las Vegas Strip. U.S. Thrill Rides LLC, of Windmere, Fla., submitted a request in April to the Federal Aviation Administration 41 m ago from Enquirer Herald Read more »

• Calling all crafters to join RGJ Upcycle project: Today, tips to get started

  A Las Vegas woman has been accused of forging a marriage certificate so she could keep her...- 7:08 pm Straw donor use like Whittemore's still illegal, even after several 2010 federal court rulings led...- 8:06 pm Victims of gun violence from across the 42 m ago from Reno Gazette-Journal Read more »

• First medical marijuana school in Nevada opens

  The Cannabis Career Institute just opened its Budtender Institute in Henderson, just south of Las Vegas. This opening comes in the wake of a bill being heard by the Nevada state legislature that would enable and regulate the commercial sale and distribut 59 m ago from FindLaw: Knowledgebase Read more »

• Several hurt in interstate accident in Las Vegas

  Over the weekend, an injury-causing motor vehicle accident occurred on an interstate in Las Vegas. The crash happened on Saturday. Early that afternoon, several motor vehicles collided on northbound Interstate 15. In total, the accident involved eight ve 4:08 PM from FindLaw: Attorney Blog Read more »

• Steven Brooks Set for Mid-July Preliminary Hearing

  LAS VEGAS - The Electric Daisy Carnival takes place this weekend. Hundreds of thousands of people are coming to Las Vegas for what some are calling the party of the year. The annual music festival fusesMore>> The Electric Daisy Carnival takes place this 1:21 PM from KLAS - Las Vegas Now Read more »