Thousands cheer burning of wooden showgirl at First Friday

For about 10 minutes Friday night Lucky Lady Lucy was the brightest light in Las Vegas. Organizers of First Friday torched Lucy, a 20-foot-tall wooden showgirl, in front of thousands of cheering locals.

Nevada’s pot distribution law called unconstitutional

A District Court judge declared the state’s law allowing medical marijuana distribution unconstitutional on Friday, calling it “ridiculous” and “absurd.”

Former college student sues school over roommate’s sex

BOSTON — A former student at a Roman Catholic college has filed a lawsuit against the school, claiming administrators didn’t do enough to help her when she complained that her roommate was having too much sex in their dorm room.

Longtime Clark County prosecutor fired

Victoria Villegas, a veteran Clark County prosecutor under federal scrutiny, has been fired. “She’s no longer with our office,” District Attorney Steve Wolfson said Friday.

Fire damages dry cleaning business in Henderson

Authorities say an automatic fire sprinkler system helped douse a blaze in a dry cleaning business in a strip mall in Henderson.

Firefighters, winds do battle over blaze at recycling company

Firefighters battled a four-alarm fire for more than five hours Friday in North Las Vegas, with flames shooting hundreds of feet in the air that could be seen as far away as Southern Highlands in the southwest valley. Smoke from the blaze could be seen in Henderson.

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