Woman found dead in burning home identified

A woman found dead in a home on the western edge of Summerlin earlier this week was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as 28-year-old Karen Michelle Heely from Conway, S.C.

Union, LV come to terms

At one point, relations between Las Vegas officials and the Culinary union were downright nasty.

Real ID law’s regulations yet to be adopted in state

CARSON CITY — The head of the Department of Motor Vehicles is questioning whether Nevadans will be allowed on interstate flights starting Jan. 1 because of the failure of legislators to adopt a driver’s license regulation to comply with the federal Real ID law.

Choosing to give thanks

A North Las Vegas couple says they have much to be thankful for despite the loss of nine loved ones in a plane crash 20 years ago

Wild horses get reprieve from roundup

CARSON CITY — The Bureau of Land Management has postponed a planned roundup of thousands of wild horses in Nevada because of a lawsuit and to allow time for appeals of its decision.

Hundreds pay homage at service for LV officer

In the company of hundreds of mourners at the funeral for fallen Las Vegas police officer Trevor Nettleton, Deborah Austern gazed at her son’s flag-draped casket and spoke directly to him as she had in their weekly phone calls.

MISSING LINKS

You probably know what day it is, so after feasting on a giant meal, take a little time to reflect on what you’re thankful for and hear other people’s stories. At www.thanks-o-meter.com, readers are invited to write a short entry about an instance when they’ve been grateful.

Check out the wheels at auto show

New cars and trucks roll into the Las Vegas Convention Center, 3150 Paradise Road, this weekend for the annual Motor Trend International Auto Show.

Ready, Set, Shop

Long known as the unofficial beginning of the holiday shopping season, Black Friday has taken on a new meaning for cash-strapped consumers this year.

Tribute artist devoted to dream

Bet big and maybe you can win big. But sometimes you can bet small and last eight years on the Strip.

Plenty to say thanks for this year

Getting to cover the likes of Kenny Chesney, Josh Groban and Fergie for a living, I have a lot to be thankful about — namely, earplugs and alcohol.

The Spice of Life

Paul Stone figures he has just the thing for Southern Nevadans who would like to inject a bit of variety into their long Thanksgiving weekend.

Imagine Dragons band uses city’s energy in its music

They’re a band on a swift upward trajectory, having been together less than half a year and having already dropped their debut EP with more material in the works. Imagine Dragons’ dance floor-friendly rock is spreading fast. Try and keep up, as the band breaks it down for us:

Show Us Your Purse

Michelle Robertson, program manager for Fashion Show mall

Let It Rain

Most makeup artists fall into their careers, but Rain Andreani was thrown into hers. When her fashion photographer husband’s makeup artist didn’t show for a shoot one day, he looked to Andreani to fill in. Like a kid who learns to swim after getting pushed into the deep end, the celebrity makeup artist and owner of Rain Cosmetics Boutique would’ve probably never made the leap on her own.

Style Scoop

Sak it to Me: Saks Fifth Avenue celebrates the holidays every Saturday before Christmas from 2 to 5 p.m. with Santa Claus, hot cocoa, Trim-A-Home Shop, weekend sporting events in the Living Room and beauty counter gift-giving guidance. This Saturday, come in and adopt a new best friend from the Animal Foundation. Visit the Trim-A-Home Shop, stocked with the best ornaments and gifts, and have your ornaments personalized for free by their resident calligrapher.

Reality Check

Bravo’s new fashion reality show “Launch My Line” partners successful professionals with established fashion designers to do as the title says and create a fashion line. Marilyn Crawford, who lives in Las Vegas, stars as one of the professionals.

HERE & NOW

SOOTHE SKIN

For what do we give our thanks?

As our modern gladiators chase a pigskin down the field in Detroit, Dallas and Denver, we settle into our living rooms, loosen our belts and remind the little ones this is the day we echo the thanks of the Pilgrims, who gathered in the autumn of 1621 to celebrate the first bountiful harvest in a new land.

Sale of funeral homes in play

The Nevada attorney general’s office and the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday said they reached an antitrust agreement over Service Corporation International’s planned acquisition of Palm Mortuary Inc., the dominant funeral and cemetery service company in the Las Vegas area.

IN BRIEF

NEW YORK

Fast, fun, often fuel-efficient

The automobile industry is constantly coming out with new technology that makes cars more fuel-efficient, more enjoyable to ride and safer to drive, a spokeswoman for Motor Trend International Auto Show said Wednesday.

Executive says World Market Center current on all loans

The World Market Center in Las Vegas is not in default nor delinquent on any loans and is current on all loan payments, an executive for the $1 billion downtown development said Wednesday.

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