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Nevada AG: Vendor in breach of contract for late school test scores

For the second time in as many years, the state has found a vendor in breach of its lucrative contract to manage and score the standardized tests that thousands of public school students take every spring in Nevada.

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Water line mishap damages equipment at new McCarran tower

Water damaged some internal computer equipment, office furniture and floors inside the new air traffic control tower set to open later this month at McCarran International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday.

Downtown Las Vegas bar’s intimate space home to performances of “The Cat’s Meow”

The year was 1924. A complex combination of finances, loyalty, romance and emotion brought together a group of Hollywood elite and powerful media figures to the yacht of one of the world’s richest and most powerful men for a weekend jaunt. One of those passengers didn’t survive the journey. Those are the real world events that inspired the play “The Cat’s Meow.”

Visiting Capitol Reef National Park is a fruitful experience

In the heart of south-central Utah’s red rock country is Capitol Reef National Park. The park is well-known for slot canyons, natural arches and bridges, waterfalls and the Waterpocket Fold, a huge wrinkle in the earth that extends nearly 100 miles.

Dining events and news for Aug. 18-24, 2016

View rounds up dining events and news from across the Las Vegas Valley, from restaurant openings to special dinners and promotions.