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Las Vegas edges closer to first taxi drivers strike in decades

Las Vegas has moved a step closer to its first taxi drivers’ strike in decades after drivers resoundingly rejected a second contract offer from Yellow Checker Star Transportation.

New rehab facility vows to put clients’ needs first

A young man is lying on a couch in the fetal position with his back turned to the automatic sliding door. Across from him, a man stands behind the reception desk, with the words “Desert Hope” mounted on the wall just above his head.

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Cabbies to vote on second proposed pact

Drivers for the city’s second-largest cab company will vote Sunday and Monday on the second contract proposal in three months, although even union officials acknowledge a tepid initial reaction.

Las Vegas nightclub, sushi bar get redevelopment grants

Efforts to attract more business to downtown Las Vegas, including a nightclub, magazine and sushi bar, got a boost Wednesday from the city’s redevelopment agency.

Women-run companies design sophisticated sports apparel

A few years ago Sara Rosenberg of Miami took one glance at the fashion look of accessories such as pocketbooks and tote bags that showed sports team logos and was aghast.

NFL shows no interest in games at proposed UNLV stadium

Boosters of a domed stadium project on the UNLV campus have mentioned an NFL Pro Bowl and NFL pre-season games as potential events that would help generate millions of dollars for the local economy. But the NFL doesn’t appear likely it would stage a Pro Bowl event or sanction a game at the proposed “Mega-Event Center,” as officials for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and their private development partner are calling the proposed 60,000-seat venue.

Las Vegas Valley TV stations focus on local content, new delivery

For more than 60 years, local television stations have made a fortune by broadcasting news, sports and entertainment provided by national networks, supplemented by a limited array of local programs.

Proposed UNLV domed stadium has super amenities

There were many highlights of a proposed 60,000-seat “Mega-Event Center” on the UNLV campus unveiled Friday to the Board of Regents.