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Woman killed by suspected drunken driver in Las Vegas ID’d

Christian Vasquez, 25, was believed to be impaired as he drove a Chrysler 300 northbound on Boulder Highway on Sunday and broadsided a Toyota Highlander, killing Yurisma Carranza, 30, police said.

UNLV students’ next mystery to unearth: Mammoth’s diet

At the Las Vegas Natural History Museum, UNLV researchers are slowly adding to their understanding of the mammoth, which died standing up roughly 20,000 years ago near the Nye County community of Amargosa Valley.

Police investigating deadly crash in east Las Vegas

The two-vehicle crash occurred Wednesday evening near the intersection of Vegas Valley and Cabana drives, near Nellis Boulevard, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Ken Romane said. One vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian.