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🚨 Officer Killed in Wrong-Way Crash

Two people were killed in a crash blamed on a wrong-way driver on Interstate 15 near the Valley of Fire exit. One of the victims turned out to be Colton Pulsipher, an off-duty police officer on his way home from a shift. [KSNV]

✍️ Lombardo ‘Committed’ to Deportations

Gov. Lombardo wouldn’t sign anything without reading it first … right? Nevada’s top dawg joined other Republican governors in a statement to be “fully committed” to President-elect Trump’s immigration policy to deport “individuals who pose a threat.” [KLAS]

• Gov. Lombardo also signed a joint op-ed with Jared Polis, Colorado’s Democratic governor, to stress the merits of bipartisanship and education. [Nevada Independent]
• The governor faces reelection in two years, and Nevada attorney general Aaron Ford is getting ready to challenge him. [Nevada Independent]

🏈 UNLV Hires New Coach

UNLV is bringing in former Florida and Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen to replace Barry Odom, who’s off to Perdue. [ESPN]

• Las Vegas is sad to see Odom go, but we appreciate the winning record he left behind. City Cast Las Vegas co-hosts Dayvid Figler and Sarah Lohman welcome Andrew Kiraly of The List to discuss what this football stuff means in the big picture, plus the long road to justice for Reba the bulldog, and how notoriously dysfunctional Washington, D.C. became functional for a minute to help clean up abandoned mines in Nevada. It’s all part of the Friday news roundup. [City Cast Las Vegas 🎧]