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Woman dies in Boulder Highway crash

A woman died in rollover crash in the southeast valley Tuesday afternoon, Las Vegas police said. The woman, whose age was not immediately released, was heading north on Missouri Avenue when she struck a light pole at Boulder Highway, overturning the car, just before 5 p.m., Metro supervisor Lt. Bruce Miyama said.

Engine problem forces Allegiant flight back to Las Vegas

After an engine problem, an Indianapolis-bound Allegiant Air flight landed safely back at McCarran International Airport on Monday, less than 45 minutes after takeoff.

Downtown Vegas church wins parking skirmish with city

Like Jesus driving the money changers out of the temple, the Rev. Courtney Edward Krier has managed to shoo the city of Las Vegas away from his downtown church’s doorstep.

MGM’s Fight of the Century will be Traffic Jam of the Century

Fight traffic alert: People who want to get a sniff of fight night ambience are being warned that the MGM Grand is not the place to be Saturday unless you have a ticket to get inside the arena to watch Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather make history.

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Motorcyclist dies in Henderson crash

High speed and reckless driving appear to have caused a motorcycle crash that killed a 23-year-old man in Henderson Friday night, police said.

East valley crash injures man on scooter

A man is hospitalized in serious condition after a crash between a minivan and scooter Wednesday evening in the east valley, according to Las Vegas police.

North Las Vegas crash kills 3 people, injures 1

Lamb Boulevard, south of the 215 Beltway, is shut down after a multi-vehicle crash killed three people and left a fourth in “extremely critical” condition, North Las Vegas police said.

RTC shines light on Flamingo Road improvements

The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada is taking awareness of its 1½-year, 14-mile Flamingo Road Improvements Project on the road. Mobile open houses are planned at seven locations on the $40.3 million project that begins this month and is expected to be completed in fall 2016.

Handling asbestos on I-11 route will cost $12.7 million

State transportation leaders got an unwelcome surprise in December 2013 when a team of University of Nevada, Las Vegas, researchers discovered traces of naturally occurring asbestos along the route of the planned Interstate 11 Boulder City bypass. Last month, they got another unwelcome surprise — how much it was going to cost to minimize the health risks associated with the substance.

Motorcyclist injured in east valley crash

An east valley crash involving a car and motorcycle shut down a section of Lamb Boulevard Monday night.