The Nevada National Guard will conduct its annual training exercise in conjunction with New Year’s Eve events in Las Vegas with more than 200 troops at locations around the Strip, at McCarran International Airport and on standby around the valley.
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A former Navy SEAL who recently moved to Henderson has been identified by the State Department as one of the two other Americans who were killed this week in the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
Ten-year-old Ferious Nieves was among 100 children of Nellis airmen who participated in the USA Basketball Hoops for Troops clinic at the base’s 3-month-old Warrior Fitness Center. “It was fun,” said Nieves, the son of Tech. Sgt. Jason Nieves. Legendary NBA coach Lenny Wilkens said the program “shows young people we have a lot of interest in them.”
Deborah Powell French, the former wife of a Vietnam War veteran who is buried at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, tells a sad story that is all too familiar to veterans.
James L. Kring knew how to pluck a string bass, crash-and-twirl cymbals and bend notes on a trombone. As a corporal in the 1st Marine Division band, he also knew how to shoot an assault rifle, fire a grenade launcher and defend himself in hand-to-hand combat.
The roar of more than 1,000 motorcycles drowned out the sorrowful sounds of taps on Sunday during a special and somber ceremony by Nevada’s Green Berets at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
His family doesn’t know whether he died in uniform from injury or illness, or from an unexplained incident in France at the end of World War II. But one thing is certain: Roman G. Padilla risked his life for his country and died for it too.
With their parachutes billowed and buffeted by strong winds, they dropped through the sky from dozens of Hercules planes following a string of behemoth C-17 Globemaster jets that unleashed heavy cargo minutes before.
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Morning lows will be in the mid-70s, with highs at or near 100 into next week.
The Bird Springs Fire was reported late Monday morning along Nevada Route 160, according to the BLM. More firefighetrs were being added later Monday.
Memorial Day marks the beginning of what’s been dubbed the “1oo deadliest days” of the year on roadways.
Early voting begins Saturday for the June 11 primary. Here’s what you need to know.
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