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Ernesto Ramos, the Las Vegas man who admitted using sex tapes to extort $200,000 from a wealthy businessman, was sentenced to prison Thursday amid revelations the businessman offered him money to keep his identity secret.
A woman whose husband fatally shot her and their three children Wednesday night had recently filed for divorce in Clark County and requested custody of the children.
A small brush fire near the onramp near Victorville at 3:46 p.m. led to the closure of the Palmdale Road offramp. By 4:25 p.m., the fire had spread, and troopers closed the ramp and all four lanes of northbound I-15. As of 6:45 p.m. two lanes had been reopened.
On February 27, 2008, after announcing at a news conference that tens of thousands of Southern Nevadans would have to be tested for hepatitis C and HIV, the young man who’d never been the focus of public attention would find himself thrust into the public eye for years.
Police are responding to a suspicious package reported at a northwest Las Vegas business.
“From Reckless to Recovery” author Ross Fried’s life fell apart when his parents divorced. His mother left, his father uprooted him, and eventually Fried ended up couch surfing with friends, homeless in high school.
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Three children were shot dead by their father inside a bedroom within the family’s apartment sometime Wednesday. The father also killed the children’s mother — his wife — outside of a Walgreens at 6101 W. Lake Mead Boulevard before ultimately killing himself.
Touro University Nevada’s autism center unveiled a new name and new look Wednesday, promising that an increase in staff and space will cut waitlist times for families seeking services.
Tony Patt works in one of the coldest places in Las Vegas, where the temperature fluctuates between 15 degrees to 20 degrees below zero. But for Patt choosing between the Vegas summer or the subzero temperature is easy. “When you come out for a break in the sun, you almost wanna run back in already,” he said.
It’s been said that Muhammad Ali’s biggest opponent was Parkinson’s disease, which many attribute to boxing, but it turns out what made and ultimately led to the death of the former heavyweight champion could help others in their fight against his deadly opponent.
After Christine Smith underwent brain decompression surgery in 2007, life became a little more precious, and clinging to it seemed nearly impossible for a while. Smith is living with Chiari malformation, a rare neurological condition in which her herniated cerebellum is bulging below her skull and creating pressure around her spinal cord.
Thirteen young women became part of a 100-year-old tradition through the Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada on May 26. The group hosted its High Award Banquet and the 100-year anniversary of the Girl Scouts’ Gold Award at the Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. This year’s award winners were presented with the Girl Scouts’ highest honor, which can be thought of as the equivalent of a Boy Scout becoming an Eagle Scout.
Cooking with cannabis: Essence Vegas invites chefs, chocolatiers to share tips in Welllness workshop
With medical marijuana dispensaries opening throughout Clark County, Essence Vegas is hosting Wellness Wednesdays to educate patient card holders about a number of topics. In its biweekly workshop on June 15, chefs talked about edible products, explaining how to cook cannabis, properly measure baked goods so they have an even dose and what goes into infusing butter with cannabis.
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