Las Vegas mayor looks to build on past successes

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman used props and proverbs Thursday to give her take on the city’s progress in 2012 and its prospects for 2013.

Cold days ahead for Las Vegas Valley

A cold front is expected to chill the Las Vegas Valley through Wednesday, bringing the lowest temperatures residents have seen in 12 months, according to the National Weather Service.

UNLV plans to ask LVCVA, casinos for $125 million for stadium

UNLV will ask the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority and Las Vegas’ biggest casinos for about $125 million to help pay for a new domed football stadium on campus, Don Snyder, UNLV’s pointman for the project, said Thursday.

Avance uses CES to generate brand awareness for its Apple products

There are dozens of companies at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show this week offering new smartphone or tablet cases, power and other accessories for Apple products, even if the Cupertino, Calif.-based company avoids Sin City.

Federal judge allows wild horse roundups in Northern Nevada

A federal judge has agreed to let the U.S. Bureau of Land Management resume the roundup of dozens of wild mustangs in Northern Nevada but said she remains concerned about critics’ complaints the agency is treating the animals inhumanely.

Shoppes at Harmon Square sold for $11.5 million

The Shoppes at Harmon Square, anchored by Kiss Monster Mini Golf, has been sold for $11.5 million, the seller’s broker said.

Firefighter pleads not guilty in wife’s death

A Las Vegas firefighter charged with hiring a homeless man for $600 to kill his estranged wife told a district judge he was not guilty Thursday. A few hours later the hired killer, Noel “Greyhound” Stevens, told Judge Jerry Tao he was guilty of beating to death Shauna Tiaffay with a hammer in September and George Tiaffay hired him to do it.

ROAD ALERT: Airport connector ramp closures planned

Construction of a bridge expansion project will result in a Sunday-Monday overnight closure of the ramps between the McCarran International Airport connector and the eastbound lanes of the Las Vegas Beltway.

Pedestrian struck, killed on Decatur Boulevard

An older female pedestrian was struck and killed by a car in the 1700 block of North Decatur Boulevard on Thursday morning, Las Vegas police said.

Axe-wielding man held after chasing stranger in Las Vegas

A man who chased a stranger on a street with an axe before barricading himself in an apartment Thursday morning has been arrested, according to Las Vegas police.

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