‘Le Reve’ performers to appear on ‘America’s Got Talent’

Today: the Strip. Day after tomorrow: Radio City Music Hall. That’s the itinerary for “Le Reve — The Dream,” Wynn Las Vegas’ resident aerial and aquatic show, which will be featured on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent’s” Wednesday telecast from New York City’s “Showplace of the Nation.”

Centennial Bowl could see completion by 2017

In a continual effort to alleviate traffic in the thriving area of the northwest valley, Phase 3A of the U.S. 95 Northwest Corridor Improvements Project celebrated its groundbreaking Aug. 6.

Kershaw-Ryan State Park offers rich Nevada history, camping

Kershaw-Ryan State Park, just outside of Caliente in neighboring Lincoln County, makes a great summer destination for a day trip or to camp. This oasis in the desert, with elevations ranging from 4,312 to 5,080, offers temperatures 10 to 15 degrees cooler than in Las Vegas and features lush vegetation, hiking trails and even a spring-fed wading pool.

Metro investigating east valley CVS robbery

Police were called about 8:50 a.m. to the business at 2935 Hollywood Boulevard, just north of Russell Road. Initial reports were that the robber was armed.

TV docudrama about Clark County DA’s office to air next year

A television show about the Clark County District Attorney’s Office has been picked up by a cable network, and is expected to start filming this fall at the Regional Justice Center.

 
La. trooper shot, killed while assisting motorist

Authorities in Louisiana are working to connect the possible dots between two killings — that of Louisiana State Trooper Steven Vincent, and another man, who officials have not yet named.

Study finds larger families have highest overall life satisfaction

Families with more children report having higher life satisfaction, according to how parents ranked the factors of resilience, social support and self-esteem among family members in a recently released study.

2015 Green Valley Girls Volleyball Capsule

A young team struggled at times last year, and being a part of the toughest of the Division I leagues didn’t help the Gators, who missed the playoffs for the first time in more than 18 years.

Literary Las Vegas: Eddie Lee

Thomas Larkin was more than a friend, he was a brother to Chicago private investigator Adrian Cain. It was Larkin, a gifted psychologist, who helped Cain face the demons lurking in his mind, remnants of his time as a Marine in Afghanistan. One of those demons, a ghost Cain thought he’d sent to a well-deserved hell himself, returns with a dark agenda in Las Vegas author Eddie Lee’s sci-fi thriller “Nemesis.” Lee is scheduled to speak as part of the Desert Author Series from 2:30 to 3:20 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Sahara West Library, 9600 W. Sahara Ave. Lee also plans to sign copies of his science fiction thriller “Nemesis” at 1 p.m. Sept. 19 at the 2191 N. Rainbow Blvd. Barnes & Noble.

Nevada gets $300,000 grant to help with overseas initiatives

Nevada was awarded a $300,000 federal grant to help fund ongoing initiatives with China and Poland, the Governor’s Office of Economic Development announced Monday.

$1.3M settlement reached over botched student testing program

Nevada has reached a $1.3 million settlement with a New Hampshire company over a botched student testing program, the attorney general’s office announced Monday.

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