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Welcome back, Gramercy

In a milestone for what was once a recession-shuttered project in southwest Las Vegas, The Gramercy installs a giant “G” sculpture. Office and residential tenants are following soon.

CCSD investigation finds no proof of cheating

Kelly Elementary School didn’t receive vindication Thursday from accusations at the state level that it cheated on Nevada standardized tests in 2012 to increase scores.

Pedestrian killed in northeast valley crash

One person is dead after being struck by a vehicle Thursday night, according to Clark County Fire Department Chief Roy Session.

Defense lawyers: Vagos leader drunk when approached for deal by undercover agent

A Vagos motorcycle gang leader appeared drunk when he agreed to participate with an undercover officer in what he thought was a major cocaine deal, according to government surveillance video of the conversation. The videotape was played in court by defense lawyers Thursday in a rare joint hearing by two federal judges.

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Jury convicts man in Las Vegas double murder

A 29-year-old Las Vegas man was convicted Thursday in a double-murder prosecutors said was carried out inside a central valley apartment five years ago.

Man killed in Las Vegas drive-by shooting

A man was killed in a drive-by shooting in the northwest valley Thursday morning, Las Vegas police said.

Caesars lawyers deny privacy violation in World Cup betting sting

Lawyers for Caesars Entertainment Corp. deny a defense assertion that the company acted as a government agent during the investigation of a multimillion-dollar World Cup betting scheme.

Motorcycle cops crash in Las Vegas training exercise

Two police officers in a motorcycle certification course crashed their bikes on U.S. Highway 95 in Las Vegas Thursday morning, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

Republic bets on recycling’s future with new plant

Republic Services broke ground Thursday on a massive 110,000-square-foot, $34 million expansion of its North Las Vegas recycling facility, one expected to handle three times the number of recyclables passed through its existing trash-handling center.

Most Uber rides take passengers to Strip, report says

Most of the rides Uber drivers have provided to customers in Southern Nevada have taken passengers from local neighborhoods to the Strip, company officials said Thursday.

Honor Flight plans pancake breakfast

Harley-Davidson will host a pancake breakfast Saturday to raise money for Honor Flight Southern Nevada, a nonprofit organization that sends local World War II veterans on airline flights to see memorials in Washington, D.C.

Booker school lockdown over; false alarm

A Las Vegas elementary school was on lockdown briefly Thursday afternoon while police investigated reports of a person with a gun in a parked car near the front of the school.