Government land sales in the Las Vegas Valley generated another $135 million in funds for public land projects from Lake Mohave to Lake Tahoe, Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Friday.
A man accused of killing a 7-year-old girl and dumping her body in a trash bin in 1994 waived his right to a preliminary hearing Friday.
Las Vegas police identified the four officers involved in this week’s shootout that left a suspect dead as veterans of the department with several years of service.
Even Sen. Harry Reid’s childhood home in Searchlight isn’t far enough from Washington, D.C., for the Senate majority leader to escape the politics of health care, record-high government spending and public opinion polls.
Every week, Debi Garrison drives seven hours from her farming community near Fresno, Calif., to deliver produce to several farmers markets in the Las Vegas Valley, ending her rounds at a newly established market on Fremont Street at Las Vegas Boulevard.
Rep. Charles Rangel has been in the House, representing Harlem and neighboring environs, since 1971. He chairs the powerful Ways and Means Committee — the outfit that writes our tax laws.
WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate jumped almost half a point to 9.7 percent in August, the highest since 1983, reflecting a poor job market that will make it hard for the economy to begin a sustained recovery.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — UNLV’s Channing Trotter rushed for 102 yards and three 1-yard touchdowns tonight to lead the Rebels to a 38-3 victory against Sacramento State in the season opener for both teams. UNLV quarterback Omar Clayton completed 13-of-17 passes for 213 yards, and senior receiver Ryan Wolfe, the school’s all-time leader in receptions, caught five passes for 67 yards.
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