Man fatally shot in northeast Las Vegas

The shooting occurred around 8:30 p.m. Saturday near the 3800 block of East Lake Mead Boulevard.

Welcome to the RJ’s new Taste section

Today, the Las Vegas Review-Journal relaunches its Taste section, and readers are invited to join us as we bring the tasty from across Las Vegas, one of the world’s great food and drink cities.

LETTER: Richard Bryan is one of a kind

He was hard-working, honest and ethical and amazing in his total recall of all those he met — and did it all with a masterful sense of humor.

CARTOON: Too many body bags

On the eve of a scaled-down Victory Day celebration, the parade of coffins of Russian soldiers reveal the true scale and toll of Putin’s illegal Ukraine invasion.

Mickey Gilley, helped inspire ‘Urban Cowboy,’ dies at 86

“He passed peacefully with his family and close friends by his side,” said a statement from Mickey Gilley Associates. One of three remaining Gilley’s nightclubs is in Las Vegas.

80-1 long-shot beats Epicenter in Kentucky Derby

Rich Strike came charging up the rail to overtake the leaders in the closing strides for a stunning 80-1 upset in the Kentucky Derby.

 
Ukraine’s south hit hard, more evacuated from steel mill

The war in Ukraine has wracked the country’s southern coast as Russian forces fire cruise missiles at the city of Odesa and bombard a steel mill in the port of Mariupol housing Ukrainian civilians and fighters.