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Three dead four injured in early morning accident on I-15 near Speedway
Three people were killed and four were critically injured Sunday morning in an accident on Interstate 15 near the Las Vegas Speedway. An Acura Legend was northbound in the southbound lanes of I-15 when it crashed into a GMC ...
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Swift Bieber more ready for Billboard Awards
Taylor Swift to fun. to Maroon 5 -- are the key finalists at Sunday's awards show, airing live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on ABC. Those acts are up for 11 awards ...
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Las Vegas Dubais brash cousin in the American desert
Las Vegas and Dubai. From the Bellagio fountain, bright lights and top-notch hotels, Vegas is a top destination for not only pleasure, but business as well, playing host to some of the biggest conferences and conventions in the world. As well as having thematic parallels, the cities overlap economically. The Nevada city's economy was hit hard by the recession and it lost out to cheaper ...
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Three killed in Vegas highway crash wrong-way driver blamed
Three people were killed and four others were critically injured Sunday in a collision involving an apparent wrong-way driver in Las Vegas, police said. The Nevada Highway Patrol said an Acura was traveling north in the southbound lanes of Interstate 15 and plowed into an oncoming sport utility vehicle. Both drivers and a passenger in the SUV were killed. Four others were taken to hospitals in ...
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Dying man identifies assailant by blinking
Ricardo Woods, left, sits with attorney Wendy Calaway on Thursday after he was found guilty in the shooting death of a man who authorities say identified his assailant by blinking his eyes while ...
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Mob business mix in Goodman book
Oscar Goodman's most difficult client wasn't a mobster. It was visionary Jay Sarno, the Caesars Palace founder "who probably had as much to do with shaping the modern theme-oriented Las Vegas as Steve Wynn or Howard Hughes," Goodman wrote in his new book, "Being Oscar." "He wouldn't listen," according to Goodman, and they were "constantly banging ...
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Sandoval keeps tax promise as Legislature nears end
In his State of the State message Jan. 16, Gov. Brian Sandoval said "we must be mindful that while Nevada's economy is growing, we must avoid actions that will slow our economy. Tax increases will only hurt job growth. I have no doubt we can fund our state's priorities without increasing ...
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Got a beef Send it here because complaining works
Complaining works. Whether it's to get yourself motivated, or just to make you feel like you've done something, go ahead and complain. Complain to your spouse, complain to your boss, complain to your kids and your friends and your co-workers. Don't let the self-help gurus deter you with their talk of negativity and bad juju. Negativity is a part of life. Let us not ignore it. ...
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Washington Digest Assault on Obamacare shows void
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans took another whack last week at the 2010 health care overhaul, voting to repeal the law that is transforming the landscape for health insurance. Lawmakers voted 229-195 along party lines to repeal "Obamacare" in its entirety, marking the 37th time the GOP-controlled House has voted to get rid of all or part of the law. The measure stands no chance of ...
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Educator of the Month Counselor says its all about the kids
School counselor Brenda Reeh stands next to a mural that she helped paint at Quannah McCall Elementary School on Monday in North Las Vegas. Reeh has been selected as Clark County's Educator of the ...
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Tight vise closes even tighter on players in HOA indictments
Blink and you might have missed it. But the stakes were raised this past week in the burgeoning investigation of corruption inside local homeowners associations and the construction defect racket. Two events promise to substantially increase pressure on key defendants -- and just might cause some unnamed subjects to lose a little sleep. The first event involves Leon Benzer, a central figure in ...
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Las Vegas councilman concerned about costs of downtown projects
Dancers in Ballet Folklorio from the After-School All-Stars at Squires Elementary School prepare to dance Wednesday for the grand opening celebration of La Comida. Restaurateur Jenna Morton credited a grant worth up to $45,000 for prompting the decision to open the trendy Mexican restaurant in downtown Las ...
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Program succeeds in helping kids stay away from trouble after school
Alcohol, suspension and fights. Tajah Johnson, 14, experienced it all. The Bridger Middle School student, who used to be in and out of foster care, was only 11 years old when she drank alcohol for the first time. "I would go to my friend's house, and we would be drinking and on the phone," she said. "We would talk to boyfriends." Johnson also got into numerous fights ...
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Pilot killed in Sierra plane crash
TRUCKEE, CA (AP) - Federal investigators are trying to determine the cause of a small plane crash that killed a pilot near the Sierra town of Truckee. The Federal Aviation Administration says the pilot was flying alone when the twin-engine Cessna 421 crashed Thursday afternoon in the Tahoe National Forest about 15 miles northeast of Truckee. The pilot's name wasn't immediately ...
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Ensign to pay $32000 fine over parents payment
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The Federal Election Commission says former U.S. Sen. John Ensign has agreed to pay a $32,000 civil penalty over a payment made by his parents to his one-time ...
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Clark County coroner IDs victims of apparent murder-suicide
Two people found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in central Las Vegas on Friday have been identified as Luis Montiel, 29, and Vanniesa Fernandez, 18, according to the Clark County coroner's office. They were found at the Mark 1 Apartments on 1020 E. Desert Inn Road near Maryland Parkway shortly after 3 p.m. when officers were performing a welfare check, Las Vegas police said. One of ...
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Teen dies after refusing to give iPad to thieves
Ivan Arenas told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he bought the iPad for his oldest son, Marcos, less than two months ago. The father says the family has never had a lot and his 15-year-old son knew the value of everything he had. But police say the Bonanza High School student's refusal to surrender his iPad to the thieves cost him his life Thursday and serves as a lesson for owners of ...
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UNLV holds 50th commencement Sunday
UNLV will celebrate its 50th commencement on Sunday with about 2,500 graduates receiving diplomas. Ceremonies are scheduled for 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center. Since its original days in the early 1950s, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas has become the largest public university in the state. It has awarded more than 109,000 degrees since its original graduating class in 1964 ...
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Jimmy Kimmel going back to school to open computer lab he funded
Late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel donated money to equip the Jimmy Kimmel Technology Center at Ed W. Clark High School. At a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, the 1985 Clark High School graduate and former band member, entertained the crowd with his bass clarinet ...
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Final two weeks Legislative process heads into high gear
CARSON CITY -- Nevada lawmakers are steamrolling into the final two weeks of the 2013 session -- a time when action behind the scenes can move at a dizzying pace while the public process dissolves into a mode of hurry up and wait. There is no logic to "legislative time." Committees scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. might not convene until afternoon. Five-minute recesses can stretch into ...
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Jabbawockeez Unveils New Theater and Mural at Luxor in Las Vegas
Luxor Hotel and Casino on the Atrium Level was unveiled at a press conference along with a tribute-themed mural by performance painter David Garibaldi. The new theater for the world-famous dance crew's all-new show "PRiSM" has been one year in the making and occupies the space where the old motion ride was ...
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Amendments add money for Nevada mental health
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- Legislative money committees have added $6 million for mental health programs, including a home visit pilot program, community interaction services and more beds for mentally ill inmates at a northern Nevada psychiatric ...
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2 wildfires north of Los Angeles persist after long week
Here's how Montana's members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending May 17, 2013. Votes of Sen. Max Baucus, Democrat; Rep. ...
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Up to 60 injured after car drives into Virginia parade
Hiker "Quinoa" talks about being given credit for saving the lives of Carson Balckburn, Dalton Thomason, and Faith Ritchie after he ran them and others off the road with a water gun during a festival parade in Damascus, Va., on Saturday. Just as the children ran off the street, a car came down the road and struck several ...
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Legislators cut budget pain for rural Nevada colleges
CARSON CITY -- Two rural Nevada colleges will feel less budget pain than initially proposed under actions taken by legislative money committees Saturday. Lawmakers on the Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means Committees agreed to add $1 million a year to reduce losses Great Basin and Western Nevada colleges would realize under a new higher education funding formula. The action holds the ...
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Reno's roads in contention
Reno is in need of road improvement projects around the city, the residents of Reno agreed with this when they voted in favor of fuel taxes to fund these projects, but with many projects needing to be done and costs increasing there is disagreement about how to prioritize the funds.
In 2008, a number of road project in and around Reno were presented to voters, which would be funded by incremental increases in fuel taxes over the next ten years. Broadly speaking, there are six main road infrastructure projects. Read more
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