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Vegas man held in multiple sledgehammer attacks

A 31-year-old man was arrested after attacking 10 people with a sledgehammer Friday night, according to Henderson police.

Girl, 4, killed in Las Vegas crash

A 4-year-old girl died and a driver was taken into custody after a two-vehicle car crash that closed the Carey Avenue and Sandy Lane intersection Saturday afternoon, according to Las Vegas police.

Uber challenges court order; drivers still working

Uber drivers were still riding around the Las Vegas Valley on Saturday, despite a court order barring them from providing their ride-sharing service in the state until Nov. 7, said the company’s attorney, Donald Campbell.

County Family Services pans social work credentials

Clark County Department of Family Services is “unaware of any data or research that indicates individuals with social work or criminal justice degrees provide better services for children and families,” but at least one federal report suggests that there are benefits to hiring people with a social work educational background.

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Arrest made in Henderson homeless man’s slaying

Henderson police arrested a 35-year-old homeless man Saturday in connection with a death of another man at a homeless encampment on Thursday.

Nevada now battleground in effort to skirt Congress on policy issues

Erica Lafferty still can’t walk into a school without thinking of Dec. 14, 2012, the horrible day her mother was killed by a disturbed man who shot 20 first-graders and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Tahoe college fined for breaking dirt rule

Environmental regulators at Lake Tahoe say Sierra Nevada College failed to obtain a permit necessary to move dirt and protect plants while building a new home in Incline Village for the school president.

Historic home burns; man killed.

Authorities are investigating the cause of a fatal fire at a historic home in Silver City.

Man killed in LV motorcycle accident ID’d

The man killed in a motorcycle crash Friday morning has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Anthony Christopher Gonzalez, 22, of Las Vegas.

2 missing juveniles found

Two runaway children who were last seen Friday at the Desert Oasis High School football game were found on Saturday, police said.