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Wrong-way driver in crash that killed Vegas police officer was in US illegally: ICE
A wrong-way driver who killed an off-duty Las Vegas police officer earlier this month was in the U.S. illegally, federal officials told local media outlets.
On Dec. 12, Fernando Jimenez-Jimenez, 31, drove a Ford F150 the wrong way on the northbound side of Interstate 15, colliding with the Toyota Corolla of Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) Officer Colton Pulsipher, 29, in the process, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. Both men died.
Jimenez-Jimenez, a Mexican citizen, entered the U.S. twice in 2019 “and was returned to Mexico on an order of expedited removal,” a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson told local FOX5.
In January 2020, Jimenez-Jimenez applied for admission to the U.S. with Customs and Border Protection in Brownsville, Texas, but he was ordered to be deported in December 2021 by an immigration judge, ICE said.
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Officer Colton Pulsipher had been with the Las Vegas Metro Police Department since 2017, the department said on Facebook. He served in the tourist safety division, traffic bureau. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department/Facebook)
Jimenez-Jimenez had alcohol and marijuana containers in his truck when the crash happened, Nevada State Police told FOX5. Toxicology results are pending.
Pulsipher had been with LVMPD since 2017 and was assigned to the tourist safety division traffic bureau “where he worked tirelessly to protect and serve our community,” LVMPD said on Facebook. He was heading home after his shift when the crash happened.
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Officer Colton Pulsipher’s casket is seen will fellow officers as pallbearers on Dec. 18, 2024. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department/Facebook)
He leaves behind a wife and three young children, LVMPD said on Facebook.
A subsequent department post included photographs from his memorial service in Moapa, where he lived, on Dec. 18.
Officers pay their respects to fallen Officer Colton Pulsipher who was killed in a wrong-way crash on Dec. 12, 2024. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department/Facebook)
“Officer Pulsipher served with courage, integrity, and dedication, always putting the safety of others before his own,” the LVMPD post said. “Rest easy, Officer Pulsipher. We’ve got it from here.”
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Watch as thousands rally in Salem for anti-Trump No Kings protests
An estimated 5,000 people rallied near the Oregon State Capitol for the third iteration of the global No Kings protests on March 28.
The next iteration of “No Kings” demonstrations will be held on June 14, Flag Day and the day of President Donald Trump’s birthday, when the White House is hosting a UFC event on the South Lawn.
The “No Kings” movement began in 2025, organizing and hosting protests against what organizers described as “tyranny and growing imbalances of power.” The first No Kings protests were held a year ago on June 14, 2025.
In Salem, the third and most recent No Kings Day drew thousands of people to the streets around the Oregon Capitol Mall on March 28. More than 100 demonstrations took place across the state that day.
On June 14, the movement is hosting a special livestream event of a 90-minute concert at The Town Hall in New York City titled “Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment” and hosted by the Committee for the First Amendment. The lineup for the concert includes Jane Fonda, Patti Smith, Bette Midler, Rufus Wainwright, Joy Reid, Wilson Cruz, Broadway Inspirational Voices and more.
The “90-minute concert event will celebrate the freedoms guaranteed by our First Amendment—of speech, religion, press, assembly, and protest—and the people power that both fuels these rights and is essential to guarantee them,” reads a description of the event.
Indivisible and No Kings are partnering with the Committee for the First Amendment to “counter the president’s spectacle,” said the No Kings website.
Salem Region Indivisible is hosting a watch party at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Salem, with free refreshments from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Salem Region Indivisible is also hosting another protest on July 4 to “reclaim Independence Day and our flag,” the group said. The July 4 protest will be held at the Oregon State Capitol. Participants are asked to bring their own picnic and peacefully protest.
To find an Oregon event near you, visit the No Kings website.
Dianne Lugo covers the Oregon Legislature and equity issues. Reach her at dlugo@statesmanjournal.com on X @DianneLugo or Bluesky @diannelugo.bsky.social
Whether the Utah Jazz wanted it to or not, the rebuild would end this upcoming season. The Jaren Jackson Jr. trade last season was a clear sign that the Jazz would be a competitive team. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who was worried that the Jazz might not lose enough games once they had Jaren Jackson Jr. Luckily, the Jazz were willing to do everything it took to lose enough games, including receiving a hefty fine, to both trade for JJJ and, hopefully, draft in the top three in this upcoming vaunted NBA Draft.
On May 10th, that’s exactly what happened, and it was a massive exclamation point to the end of the Utah Jazz rebuild.
It’s a truly massive way to end the rebuild. When this all started, the Jazz were surely hoping that at least one of these four seasons they would get lucky and jump into the top four of the draft. Last season, when the Jazz didn’t jump into the lottery, even with the worst record in the league, it felt like a huge letdown. That said, the Jazz did end up getting a prospect with incredible upside in Ace Bailey. Bailey has shown fantastic signs, but there’s still a lot of growth and consistency needed. Utah, knowing that they still needed to keep their pick, took one last shot at winning the lottery. That win could not have been sweeter with everything on the line.
Had Utah not won the lottery, you can bet they would likely have been making some sort of trade to improve the team. But now, with this upcoming draft, Utah will select a player who can be the cornerstone of an elite, winning basketball team.
Whether it’s AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, or Cam Boozer, Utah is going to have the second choice among those three players, and that player joins a core that’s already playoff-caliber. But now that they have this tier-1 prospect, the trades they make will be to mold the roster rather than try to get a cornerstone player. That means that Utah is looking to improve weaknesses rather than accumulating whatever talent they can, kind of like what happened with the Jaren Jackson Jr. trade. Jaren Jackson didn’t necessarily fit perfectly with the roster Utah had, but that wasn’t the point, they were trying to take advantage of a potential trade opportunity. But with either AJ Dybantsa or Darryn Peterson on the roster, they are now able to evolve the roster throughout the career of their young core.
With how everything ended this season, even the most pessimistic have to be excited about what is certainly looking like the beginning of an incredible chapter in Jazz history.
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