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Bugsy Siegel’s daughter buried in Las Vegas cemetery

Millicent Rosen, born Jan. 14, 1931, in New York City to Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel and Esta Siegel (nee Krakower), died Nov. 17 in Las Vegas. She was 86. On Tuesday, she was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

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UNLV politics professor Ted Jelen dies after long illness

Ted Jelen, a professor credited with helping raise the profile of the UNLV politics science department over the last two decades, died Tuesday after a lengthy illness. He was 65.

 
Holiday travelers head to the airport or hit the roads

Roughly 317,000 travelers are expected to get a taste of Sin City’s trimming during the five-day holiday weekend that began Wednesday, a slim 0.3 percent decline from last Thanksgiving, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

How your Lyft rides can help the Las Vegas police foundation

Lyft and PT’s Entertainment Group will each donate $1 to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Foundation for every passenger that the ride-hailing company picks up from any of the 56 PT’s taverns in Southern Nevada.

Las Vegas woman goes from homeless to White House fellow

At age 17, Cristina Hernandez found herself homeless in Las Vegas. Hernandez could have been sucked into a world where she would have to scrounge to survive. Instead, she chose to create opportunities. She succeeded so well that today at age 33, she has hit the sweet spot in Washington, landing a coveted White House fellowship.

New York man honors Las Vegas shooting victims with acts of kindness

Tommy Maher, of Long Island, New York, has been traveling to the home states of the 58 victims of the Las Vegas shooting — performing an act of kindness in remembrance of each one along the way.

Route 91 bartenders trying to heal after Las Vegas shooting

A handful of events organized since Oct. 1 have brought together some of the 240 people who worked the bars on a weekend that promised alcohol and country music and instead left 58 dead and more than 500 injured.