🧪 Mysterious liquids in illegal biolab

☣️ Vegas Home Investigated as Possible Biolab

The FBI and other law enforcement agencies, including hazmat teams, raided a Sunrise Manor home suspected of operating as some sort of biological lab 😳 Unidentified liquids were found inside refrigerators. Records connect the operation to a previous federal investigation in which a California home was found producing test kits and other medical equipment, keeping a thousand genetically engineered mice, and storing pathogens that included COVID-19, HIV, and malaria. [KSNV]

⚖️ ‘Dances With Wolves’ Actor Guilty of Sexual Assault

Nathan Chasing Horse, best known for a role in the 1990 Oscar-winning film “Dances With Wolves,” was found guilty by a Las Vegas jury on 13 counts, including sexual assault of a minor. According to testimony, here are the lowlights:

• Chasing Horse abused his status as a “medicine man” figure in the Indigenous community.
• He manipulated young women in a group referred to as “The Circle.”
• His victims were “branded” with spider tattoos as a sign of devotion. [KLAS]

🪧 Businesses Face Mixed Reactions for Protest

Yukon Pizza, Mojave Bloom Nursery, Venila Creamery, Frescas Skate Shop, Afterlife Boba, A 90’s Kind of Vintage, Tofu Tees, Mojave Bloom Nursery, and LV Plant Collective were among the Vegas businesses that closed on Friday in a nationwide protest against ICE. As you can guess — some customer phone calls were supportive, while others were “aggressive” in their opposition. [KLAS]

🥔 Spuds On the Highway

A tractor trailer crash shut down traffic north of Las Vegas, spilling 75,000 pounds of potatoes on Interstate 15. No other produce was harmed. [KSNV]