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One dead after northeast valley homicide

One male is dead after a homicide in the northeast valley Wednesday night, the Metropolitan Police Department confirmed.

One dead, one critical after central valley crash Wednesday

A woman is dead and the driver of a stolen sport utility vehicle is in critical condition after the man fled police in the central valley early Wednesday morning, causing a crash.

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Huber Wash Trail little-known winter hike

Zion National Park is the default destination for many Southern Nevadans who require frequent doses of wilderness, but in winter, snow and ice sometimes make its best-known trails too dangerous to hike.

Boulder Highway changes aim to decrease pedestrian deaths

Boulder Highway looks simultaneously like what it once was — the biggest, fastest route out of town heading southeast — and what it is now: a commercial road linking homes and commercial spaces.

Valley residents’ achievements, Jan. 28, 2016 — PHOTOS

Alejandra Matheu-Rios of Henderson, a student at the College of Southern Nevada High School, was the only Nevada student selected by the Grammy Foundation to participate in the Grammy Camp — Jazz Session program during Grammy Week 2016.

Las Vegas book briefs for Jan. 28-Feb. 3, 2016

Author Logan Hebner and photographer Michael Plyler plan to talk about their book “Southern Paiute: A Portrait” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 28 at The Writer’s Block, 1020 Fremont St.

Literary Las Vegas: s. h. montgomery

Local author s. h. montgomery grew up in Texas and lived in Chicago for 30 years before moving to Las Vegas in 2003.