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Water park operators in Las Vegas Valley say slides are safe

The death of a 10-year-old boy on a 17-story water slide in Kansas on Sunday may have scared some would-be water park patrons. But operators of the valley’s two water parks said parents have nothing to fear.

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Car rolls over in crash on northbound US 95 near Valley View

The Nevada Highway Patrol responded to a rollover crash Thursday afternoon in the northwest valley. The right travel lanes were blocked after the crash but have reopened.

 
Practical art: Las Vegas resident has been engraving guns for over 40 years

Leaning over, his eyes protected by goggles, Charles “Chuck” E. McManis’ hands move smoothly and in sync, a chisel in one hand and a gun in the other. What’s left is a design that is his own, a pattern of swirls and lines. After 42 years of learning and practicing the art of gun engraving, the white-haired man has perfected his practical approach.

Stroke at 44 inspired Las Vegas woman to mentor other survivors

Dec. 30, 1999, seemed like any ordinary day to Lori Wright. She walked to work, got home, made dinner and went to bed. Around midnight, she woke up to use the restroom. Only Wright never made it back to her bed — she had a stroke.

Las Vegas program using horses to aid human development needs, PTSD

Bullying, social anxiety and trauma: These are among the myriad problems that can plague the human mind. When human interaction seems like too much to bear, horses inside a northwest facility may be able to help.