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Reid expects more bids to ban online gaming

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada said Friday that Congress next year will take up legislation to outlaw Internet gambling, and he plans to support a ban while trying to gain an exemption for online poker.

Metro rescues stranded hiker at Red Rock

Las Vegas police rescued a hiker Friday evening who had been stranded for two days at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.

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Machine drills 3-mile tunnel under Lake Mead — PHOTOS

The American and Italian flags hang from the front of a tunneling machine that just finished drilling a three-mile tunnel under Lake Mead and into a water intake structure placed at the bottom of the reservoir in 2012.

Sandoval to stay out of GOP squabble in Assembly

Gov. Brian Sandoval said Friday he is not getting involved in the ongoing Assembly leadership dispute, and that he will work with whoever ends up in control when the Legislature gets to work on Feb. 2.

Woman linked to fatal hit-and-run crash back in jail

A Las Vegas woman is back behind bars after being accused of leaving the scene of a crash that killed a man who was struck while pushing his granddaughter in a stroller on the shoulder of Rainbow Boulevard.

Coroner identifies suicide victim at MGM Grand

The man who was found dead inside of an MGM Grand hotel room Wednesday morning has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Pedestrian killed in Tuesday accident identified

The Clark County coroner’s office has identified the woman who was struck and killed by a vehicle Tuesday morning in the northeast valley.