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Gillespie: Homeland security should focus more on prevention

Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie said Friday that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security needs to do more to help local agencies work on preventing potential terrorist attacks.

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Man arrested for arson at Las Vegas church

One person was arrested after an overnight blaze damaged the entrance of a Las Vegas-area Baptist church, fire officials said Friday.

Las Vegas Constable faces new trouble

Shortly after he was elected, Las Vegas Constable John Bonaventura asked a female deputy to wear a miniskirt and garters to work, and to perform a sex act, according to the latest round of allegations to hit his office.

Gun fired from teen’s hand kills funny, friendly seventh-grader

Wednesday would have been Brooklynn Mohler’s last day of seventh grade, and her friends and classmates gathered outside of Schofield Middle School at dismissal to reminisce about the girl who was always smiling.

Homeland security funds few

Local agencies in Clark County are competing against applicants from across the state for a piece of Nevada’s federal homeland security funding.