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Details of Las Vegas’ New Year’s fireworks show revealed

For the first 8 minutes, 18 seconds of 2016, Las Vegas will be “On Top of the World,” as the New Year’s celebration theme goes, with eyes around the globe focused on a televised, $600,000 fireworks show launched from atop resorts along the Strip.

Truck crash on 215 Beltway leaves one man dead

A 43-year-old man died after crashing his pickup into an oncoming six-axle dump truck on the 215 Beltway, just north of the Ann Road exit Thursday morning, the Nevada Highway Patrol said.

Metro officer wounded in south valley shooting, suspect arrested

A multiagency manhunt ended around dusk Thursday in the Southern Highlands housing community, where Metropolitan Police arrested a man accused of shooting an officer that morning at a south valley long-term motel.

Sheldon Adelson’s newspaper buy has Nevadans talking, and some fretting

As a Republican mega-donor who pours millions into campaigns and political action committees, Las Vegas billionaire Sheldon Adelson is already courted by elected officials. Add to that his new status as owner of Nevada’s largest newspaper.

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Group that includes rich and famous files suit over condo plans

A group of Queensridge homeowners with some well-known names has filed a lawsuit over plans to build thousands of condominiums and apartments where the neighboring Badlands Golf Club now sits.

Family had no idea dog to be rehomed ended up on the street

When Genesis Mineo-Rivera saw the little Chihuahua get hit by a vehicle at Bonanza Road and Eastern Avenue on Dec. 2, she stopped, scooped up the pooch and took her to a shelter.

Swapmeet, independent bookstore give unusual gift ideas

Just because you waited until the last week before Christmas, and the malls are packed and the shipping is unsure, you still have some options. You may just have to do a little thinking outside the box.

Youth Center residents enjoy Photoshoot Day

On Dec. 5, residents of HELP of Southern Nevada’s Shannon West Homeless Youth Center were treated to a day of beauty and pampering by Help-Portrait.

Bellagio craps scammers plead guilty

A former Bellagio craps dealer and a man who placed phantom bets at the casino pleaded guilty Thursday in what prosecutors called a million-dollar swindle.

Mass of evidence in huge HOA scheme remains under wraps

A federal judge has refused to make public the mass of evidence in the long-running investigation into the scheme to take over and defraud homeowner associations.

Women firefighters often rely on technique over brawn

Battling flames, wearing 50 pounds of gear, and running up and down burning buildings may not be every little girl’s dream, but the notion of becoming a damsel in distress is also growing out of style.

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