No-cost clinics provide immunizations for children

The Southern Nevada Health Coalition’s Vaccine for Children program is partnering with various agencies to sponsor no-cost immunization clinics for youths going to school.

Warehouse sales help fund Heaven Can Wait’s efforts to curb pet overpopulation

Kathy and Richard McCarty, volunteers at Heaven Can Wait Animal Society, hosted a garage sale at their home at Sandhill and Flamingo roads in 2011 to raise money for the nonprofit. The popular sale became a twice-a-year tradition that has since moved to a small warehouse at 6360 Annie Oakley Drive.

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TOWN ADVISORY BOARDS TO MEET

Book briefs for July 30-Aug. 5, 2013

A few days remain to join the campaign to publish “Tales From Lost Vegas,” an all-ages, full-color comic book to be packed with the work of Las Vegas talents — including Justin Ayers, Daniel Blodgett, Steve Benton, Kenneth Lamug and Jska Priebe — and published by local comic/graphic novel publisher Pop Goes the Icon.

Caesars considers other ways to grow results

Caesars Entertainment Corp. is looking at other ways to grow results after reporting another quarterly net loss.

 
Police: Woman arrested as suspect of Lincoln Memorial, other vandalism

It remains unclear whether the woman is also suspected of defacing a statue in front of the Smithsonian Castle and the Lincoln Memorial, both of which were also spattered with green paint. Police did not release her identity.

 
Swiss police say 35 injured in train collision

At least 35 people were injured, five of them seriously, in a head-on collision of two trains in western Switzerland late Monday, police said. One person had yet to be recovered from the wreckage.

 
Official: Cannes diamond heist actually nets $136 million

Wearing a scarf to mask his face, the gunman sneaked into the posh Cannes hotel and held up a diamond show as three security guards looked on, then fled on foot about a minute later. In the end, he made off with a breathtaking $136 million worth of valuables – the biggest jewelry heist in years, maybe ever.

Wynn Resorts second-quarter earnings fall short of estimates

Wynn Resorts Ltd., the casino company founded by billionaire Steve Wynn, reported a second-quarter profit Monday that fell short of analysts’ estimates as Macau saw revenue grow at a slower pace than in Las Vegas.

Baby boy who died Sunday identified by authorities

A 3-month-old boy who died Sunday has been identified as Caleb Glover Jr. of Little Rock, Ark., according to the Clark County coroner’s office.

A La Carte, July 30-Aug. 5

Read about dining-related events and promotions across the Las Vegas Valley.

Nevada Gold & Casinos reports $500,000 fourth-quarter profit

Nevada Gold & Casinos Inc. on Monday reported a profit for the fourth-quarter and fiscal year, as the Las Vegas-based gaming company continues to reduce its debt and costs as well as benefit from a strong performance from its mini-casinos and slot operations.

Fraud hotline has ID snag

CARSON CITY — A new telephone hotline established by the state of Nevada to receive reports of fraud, waste and abuse will protect a caller’s identity but anonymity is not guaranteed if a concern becomes a criminal investigation.

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