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Casey Harrison
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Journalist based in Las Vegas. Not related to the pawn shop guys.
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Strip pedestrian bridge enclosures have gone up, blocking views of Las Vegas Boulevard, just a little over a week away from the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix returning to Southern Nevada.

DETAILS: lvrj.com/post/3535770

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘐 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Nevada widow’s quest: Lost records hamper late Army veteran’s recognition lvrj.com/post/3536085
Nevada widow’s quest: Lost records hamper late Army veteran’s recognition
A 1973 fire at a military records archive in St. Louis destroyed an estimated 80% of U.S. Army discharge documents, including those of veteran Paul Millholland, of Henderson, who died in April at 9...
lvrj.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
An estimated 4.6M of the nearly 7M Americans currently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s are women, and a Jan. 13 report in the scientific journal Nature Medicine projects that dementia cases in the U.S. could potentially double by 2060.
www.reviewjournal.com/life/health/...
‘You can perhaps prevent Alzheimer’s,’ Shriver tells Las Vegas forum
Award-winning journalist Maria Shriver told the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement Forum how research conducted in Las Vegas and elsewhere has shaped our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease.
www.reviewjournal.com
May 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Pahrump Justice of the Peace Michele Fiore has been suspended indefinitely with pay until a final ruling can be made in other complaints against her, a state panel ruled Monday.
www.reviewjournal.com/news/politic...
Fiore suspended with pay from judge duties following Trump pardon
Pahrump Justice of the Peace Michele Fiore has been suspended indefinitely with pay until a final ruling can be made in other complaints against her.
www.reviewjournal.com
May 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Meet Sy Perri, a 19-year-old rigging and stage lighting whiz-kid who was killed last week in a traffic crash along I-11. He worked many jobs around LV and was one of the youngest members of IATSE Local 720.

Sy's untimely death now leaves a huge hole in the local community.
lvrj.com/post/3367863
Strip ‘flag run’ to honor Las Vegas motorcyclist, 19, killed in crash
Family and loved ones remember 19-year-old Servio “Sy” Perri, a Henderson motorcylcist who was killed in a late April crash involving a semi-truck near Boulder City.
lvrj.com
May 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.
HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
www.motherjones.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
'I just loved what I did:' Ex-Henderson police volunteer believes speaking up in meetings got her fired lvrj.com/post/3361860 via
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Ex-Henderson police volunteer believes speaking up in meetings got her fired
Amanda Swartz, who joined the police department in 2020 as a crime analysis and investigative services volunteer, was informed via phone call that her position had been eliminated.
lvrj.com
April 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
AB460 would create a legal process that allows a parent to pre-designate another person to act as a child’s legal guardian in the event they are separated from the child due to a federal immigration order.

My final article for @thenevadannews.bsky.social
thenevadannews.com/2025/03/21/i...
Bill would let immigrant parents to designate legal guardians for kids if they're deported
AB460 would create a legal process that authorizes a parent or guardian to pre-designate another person to act as a child’s primary caretaker in the event they deported.
thenevadannews.com
March 21, 2025 at 11:44 PM
At a time when Democratic leadership faces pressure to push back on Donald Trump’s agenda, progressive leaders Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders said while in North Las Vegas on Thursday that grassroots activism has never been more important.
thenevadannews.com/2025/03/21/a...
AOC and Bernie Sanders urge Democrats to fight harder during stop in North Las Vegas
At a time when Democratic leadership faces pressure to  push back on Donald Trump’s agenda, progressive leaders Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders say grassroots activism has never been more ...
thenevadannews.com
March 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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The Trump administration has deported a 10-year-old girl to Mexico who is a US citizen and is recovering from brain cancer.

Her family was on their way to an emergency medical checkup when they were detained.
U.S. citizen child recovering from brain cancer deported to Mexico with undocumented parents
The Texas family was on their way to an emergency medical checkup, they said, when they were detained at an immigration checkpoint.
www.nbcnews.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
VA branches that cover Nevada, which is home to more than 200K veterans, employ a combined ~4,800 full-time employees, and complete more than 1 million healthcare visits each year — leaving some worried that cuts to the agency will impact their wellbeing.
thenevadannews.com/2025/03/13/v...
Nevada officials, veterans worry VA cuts could impact access to healthcare and other benefits
VA branches that cover Nevada employ roughly 4,800 full-time employees, and complete more than one million healthcare visits a year.
thenevadannews.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Next Friday will be my last at @thenevadannews.bsky.social. I am so grateful to all my colleagues and sources who I’ve met over the last year and I wish them all the best in the future.

I’m staying in Las Vegas, so stay tuned for my next move. 👀
March 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
INBOX: Nevada Congressional delegation introduces Southern Nevada Lands bill.
March 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Egg bill signed into law
February 13, 2025 at 11:43 PM
INBOX: Nevada Democratic AG Aaron Ford releases statement after federal judge blocks Trump order on birthright citizenship from taking effect.
February 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
State lawmakers are flocking around a new proposal they say will provide some relief to the price of chicken eggs, which have skyrocketed in recent months as a nationwide outbreak of the H5N1 avian flu has wreaked havoc on the supply of livestock.
thenevadannews.com/2025/02/12/n...
Bill to suspend Nevada egg regulations heads to governors desk
One expert told The Nevadan it may still be a while before we see a crack in egg prices.
thenevadannews.com
February 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate confirms Russell Vought as White House budget director, putting Project 2025 architect at helm of powerful office.
February 7, 2025 at 12:37 AM
INBOX: Nevada US Sen. Jacky Rosen has reintroduced the Washoe County Lands Bill.
February 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The scene here in Carson City, where a few hundred people rallying against President Donald Trump outside the Govs office and Leg building.

Lt. Gov. Stavros Anthony is leading a rally starting soon to promote his task force seeking to bar trans athletes from youth athletics.
#50501movement
February 5, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Reposted by Casey Harrison
U.S. Figure Skating said in a statement said “several members of our skating community” were aboard the American Airlines jet that collided with the Army helicopter
American Airlines Plane Crashes Into Helicopter Near Washington D.C.: Live Updates (Gift Article)
The American Airlines jet plunged into the Potomac River after the collision. Sixty-four people were on the plane, including figure skaters returning from a camp in Kansas.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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As the A’s Vegas ballpark process moves along, Morse Electric applied for a commercial electric permit, which details the temporary electrical plan developed “to provide ample electrical energy” to build the A’s Strip ballpark

Contract valued at $530,000. #vegas #athletics #mlb
January 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Trump’s order Monday sparked backlash from grassroots advocacy groups and constituents who rely on government programs that support public schools, access to low-income housing and healthcare, and more.
thenevadannews.com/2025/01/29/t...
Trump admin rescinds memo after executive order on funding causes confusion
Trump’s order sparked backlash from advocates and constituents who rely on programs that support schools, access to low-income housing and healthcare, and more.
thenevadannews.com
January 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Cancun on three!
Despite the loss, QB Jayden Daniels has plenty to be proud of from his incredible rookie season 🌟
January 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Developing this AM: Gov. Joe Lombardo's staff is meeting with state lawmakers to discuss the proposed budget his office submitted, which Democratic officials would contain a $335M structural deficit.

The state constitution mandates the state cannot pass a budget w/ deficit.
January 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Notably absent during Trump’s address were any from the blue collar working class who helped Trump back to the White House, but sitting front-row as Trump’s personal guests were three of the world’s wealthiest men.
thenevadannews.com/2025/01/21/t...
Trump’s coziness with billionaires shows he has ‘no plan to bring costs down,’ Nevada officials, advocates say
Notably absent during Trump’s address was anyone from the blue collar working class that helped Trump back to the White House.
thenevadannews.com
January 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM