Officials Break Ground on Veterans Memorial Plaza
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SPaRkS SPARKS Outlets at Legends welcome new businesses YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1910 Page 3 TribuneSERVING SPARKS SINCE 1910 Volume 111, Number 14 Wednesday, April 3, 2019 $1.00 SPORTS cOvER story lEgISlaTuRE Nevada lawmakers weigh bill on bump stocks, local gun laws Cougars fall in By Ryan Tarinelli tournament Associated Press title game CARSON CITY — Ad- Page 5 vocates on both sides of the gun debate showed up in force Monday as Nevada lawmakers considered a gun bill to ban bump stocks John Byrne photos/Tribune and allow local governments The official groundbreaking of the Nevada Veterans Memorial Plaza was held on Friday to pass stricter firearm laws at the Sparks Marina. than those imposed by the state. The bill was brought by Assemblywoman San- dra Jauregui, a Democrat Officials break ground on who escaped the 2017 mass shooting at a Las Vegas mu- sic festival in which a gun- Local schools man used bump stocks to compete at Veterans Memorial Plaza carry out the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. his- Reed track meet By Kayla Anderson tory. Bump stocks are used Page 5 Sparks Tribune to mimic the firing pace of an automatic weapon. On a sunny spring day in Jauregui recalled her Sparks, hundreds of peo- memories of the shooting INSIDE ple gathered at the Sparks and said the night has likely Marina to commemorate changed her forever. Other Weather...............................3 the groundbreaking of the survivors of the 2017 shoot- State Briefs..........................3 new Veterans Memorial. ing joined her in arguing for Opinion..............................6 Attendees received neon the legislation. History................................9 yellow vests, free coffee She said no matter how Classified Ads..................10 compliments of Lighthouse hard it is to share her story Legals................................11 Coffee and live music was she “will do it as many times performed by the Reed High as it takes to help prevent School Marching Band. any person or family from “We gave you a vest be- having to share my experi- Sparks Mayor Ron Smith greets United States Navy vet- cause we want you to work,” ence.” eran Dan Delorey at the Nevada Veterans Memorial Plaza Sparks City Councilman The hearing was one of Follow us on groundbreaking Friday. Twitter: Kristopher Dahir said, add- the largest gun debates at @SparksTribune ing, “we did this because it’s the Legislature this session. really you who is building prayer and thanks to Neva- more than 100 US veterans. Lawmakers previously this.” da’s fallen heroes was give. “I haven’t seen a crowd passed a bill that expanded Afterward, the US Na- The Sparks City Council, like this since In ‘N’ Out background checks for pri- tional Guard came out and fire chief, police chief and opened up,” Sparks Mayor vate gun sales and transfers Melissa Dahir sang the delegates from near and far National Anthem before a were present, along with > See PLAZA, Page 4 > See BILL, Page 3 SPARKS Get the digital edition. SEE MORE sparkstrib.com Tribune News | Sports | Trending Now Your Community Newspaper Since 1910 ONLINE! 2 April 3, 2019 yOuR SEvEN-Day fOREcast WEDNESDAY THuRSDAY fRIDAY SaTuRDAY SuNDAY MONDAY Tuesday 61/42 56/38 58/40 57/40 67/44 69/44 62/33 Times of clouds Cloudy; cool A bit of afternoon Mostly cloudy, a Partly sunny Mostly cloudy Mainly cloudy, and sun rain bit of rain rain possible NEvaDa news bRIEfS Associated Press las Kim Coppola, says he and Koike ing people their immigration status. County Sheriff’s Office in Pahrump. drank “to the point of intoxication” We’re not checking people’s papers in The 26-page autopsy report said before the wedding Saturday. the field.” Hof’s heart attack was caused by car- Federal prosecutor in Vegas The 55-year-old Cage argues he Callaway said officers will still be diovascular disease, hardened arter- named neVada state court wasn’t aware of Koike’s “relationship able to notify federal immigration au- ies and high blood pressure. judge with another person.” thorities if an undocumented immi- It also said he was overweight and LAS VEGAS — A top U.S. attor- This is the fourth marriage of the grant is arrested and taken to jail. diabetic, and blood tests found mar- ney’s office prosecutor in Las Vegas Oscar-winning actor. He was pre- Bill sponsor Assemblyman Edgar ijuana residue and an erectile dys- is being tapped to become a Nevada viously married to former waitress Flores says the legislation aims to ad- function drug in his system. state judge. Alike Kim, singer-songwriter Lisa dress community concerns that local Results were delayed about five Gov. Steve Sisolak on Friday ap- Marie Presley and actress Patricia police might hold a person for fed- months to allow time for a complete pointed Cristina Silva to the seat left Arquette. eral immigration authorities solely battery of laboratory tests for unusual open when Clark County District because they are an undocumented poisons and drugs, officials said. Court Judge Jennifer Togliatti retired. neVada bill requires cause immigrant. Hof was found dead Oct. 16 at his Silva is 39 and has been a federal to hold undocumented “It is a step in the right direction, residence at Love Ranch brothel out- immigrant prosecutor in Nevada since 2011. in my opinion,” the Democrat told a side Pahrump by porn star Ron Jer- She’ll face election in 2020 to retain CARSON CITY — A stream of op- panel of lawmakers at a bill hearing emy and a prostitute who officials her judicial position. ponents argued before lawmakers Friday. “But it is not in any way going said spent part of the previous eve- Silva worked previously in the do- Friday against a Democrat-backed to change law enforcement’s cooper- ning with Hof. mestic violence unit of the Miami bill that stipulates police must have ation with the Department of Home- His final party at a hotel-casino in Dade state attorney’s office in Florida. probable cause before holding an un- land Security.” Nye County, about an hour’s drive She earned her law degree from documented immigrant for federal Flores said the bill would not create outside Las Vegas, also included tax American University Washington authorities. so-called sanctuary cities. A dozen -cut activist Grover Norquist, one- College of Law in Washington, D.C., Opponents said the legislation Assembly Democrats, including time “Hollywood Madam” Heidi and was admitted to the Nevada bar would jeopardize public safety and Flores, have signed on in support of Fleiss and ex-Arizona sheriff and in 2015. voiced fears of violent crime from the legislation. politician Joe Arpaio. Togliatti has been named as a me- undocumented immigrants. One ar- Hof was a flamboyant former star diator in court cases stemming from gued the bill forces law enforcement autopsy Finds heart attack of the reality TV series “Cathouse” the October 2017 shooting that killed to ignore on-going criminal activity killed Famed neVada brothel who faced accusations of sexual as- owner 58 people on the Las Vegas Strip. and many made reference to a Sal- sault on at least four occasions and vadoran immigrant living in the U.S. LAS VEGAS — America’s most denied wrongdoing. He also fought nicolas cage Files For illegally who is charged in the killing famous pimp died of a heart attack code infraction battles with county annulment 4 days aFter of four Nevada residents. in bed at one of his legal brothels in officials over his brothels. Vegas wedding Some law enforcement groups Nevada after his weekend-long 72nd He wrote a book titled “The Art of LAS VEGAS — Nicolas Cage has spoke in favor of the legislation, birthday bash featuring porn stars, the Pimp,” a play on Donald Trump’s filed for an annulment four days after saying it wouldn’t change anything political pals and others, authorities book “The Art of the Deal,” and won getting married in Las Vegas. about their current operations. said. election as a Republican to the state A court record shows Cage asked “We do not do field immigration Dennis Hof, a Donald Trump-style Assembly less than a month after his for the annulment Wednesday cit- enforcement,” said Chuck Callaway, Republican who won posthumous death. ing reasons that included being too a lobbyist for the Las Vegas Metro election to the Nevada Legislature, His campaign consultant, Chuck drunk to understand his actions Police Department. “That’s not our died of natural causes in October, ac- Muth, declined Friday to comment, when he married girlfriend Erika job, that’s the job of the federal gov- cording to an autopsy conducted by saying the autopsy results spoke for Koike. ernment. So (for) officers in the field, the Clark County coroner in Las Ve- themselves. Muth has said Hof didn’t Cage, whose real name is Nico- we have a strict policy (of) not ask- gas and released Thursday by the Nye drink, smoke or use drugs. CONTACT US: Publisher: Sherman Frederick - [email protected] (702) 525-2440 Managing Editor: Eric Dahlberg - [email protected] (775) 316-2265 Advertising: [email protected] Legals: Tammy Creedon - [email protected] Circulation: Kristy Stralla - [email protected] Classifieds: [email protected] Contact Us By Phone: 775-358-8062 Sparks Tribune (ISSN 0899-9583) USPS (000461) is published Wednesdays by Battle Born Media, LLC, 155 Glendale Ave. - Suite 10, Sparks, NV 89431. Periodicals postage paid in Reno, News - ext. 4 Advertising - ext. 1 NV POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Sparks Tribune, 155 Glendale Classified - ext. 2 Subscriptions - ext. 7 Ave. - Suite 10, Sparks, NV 89431. Home delivery by carrier is available in Sparks.