“Today, our community lost an extraordinary man,” said a statement released on behalf of Hicks’ family. lvrj.com/post/3059149 via Estelle Atkinson

investigative reporter Eli Segall spent months trying to find out how Las Vegas officials will pay for as much as $230 million in judgments against the city but it’s clear officials don’t have a plan. lvrj.com/post/3059353 via Las Vegas Review-Journal

Pretty quiet at my polling place today.

Governments spend taxpayer money to conduct investigations, pay for attorneys but heavy redactions make sure the people who paid do not know what was done with their money. #whataretheyhiding lvrj.com/post/3068171 via Las Vegas Review-Journal

“She was the mother hen of the newsroom, especially for reporters in their 20s who were slipshod with the paperwork,” said Mike Weatherford, former entertainment reporter at the paper. reviewjournal.com/local/she-love…

The plaintiffs consisted of five young children and three adults who suffered from liver failure after consuming the product, marketed as alkalized water. lvrj.com/post/3070295 via Katelyn Newberg

“I just so want this community and others to work together to make this the best city, best state, the best country in the whole wide world. and we can do it together,” Lee said. apnews.com/article/549697…

ICYMI: The rural Nye County town of Amargosa Valley is in a brutal fight against exploratory lithium drilling, which has residents and hydrologists alike worried about water. The company will sell its minerals in ~6 years to a multinational company. Story Las Vegas Review-Journal

Scenes from our weekend at Great Basin National Park

Las Vegas at Olympics: Katie Grimes wins silver medal lvrj.com/post/3104289 via Las Vegas Review-Journal

“When he got on the stand and testified, he just did so much damage,” a juror said. “It was the worst thing he could have done.” lvrj.com/post/3160578 via Noble Brigham

Yesterday, I interviewed former Las Vegas Review-Journal Managing Editor Charlie Zobell for a story on Nevada Newspaper Hall of Fame inductees. He died today at age 74, around the time he was supposed to get his picture taken for the story. reviewjournal.com/local/local-la…

Review-Journal takes top honors in Nevada Press Foundation Awards lvrj.com/post/3169939 via Las Vegas Review-Journal

If you’re a Nevada State University student, come visit me today at the job & internship expo!

‘Major blind spot’: Group aims to eliminate smoking in Nevada casinos lvrj.com/post/3172818 via David Danzis

Meet the new faces at the Review-Journal lvrj.com/post/3173449 via McKenna Ross