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State panel monitors troubled Nevada veterans home

Nevada’s state-run veterans nursing home, cited by federal and state officials for multiple deficiencies in 2013 including one that led to the death of a resident, has new leadership and has been under review by an independent panel since early this year.

I-15 South reopens near Primm after crash

A semi-truck crash closed southbound Interstate 15 near the California state line, Nevada Highway Patrol said Friday evening.

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WWII vets give Vegas students straight answers

It was hard. It was tough. It was cold. He got yelled at a lot. And that’s just basic training, retired Army Spc. Salvatore Cirifalco explained to Celia Roberts’ fifth-grade classroom at French Elementary School in Las Vegas on Friday.

FedEx plane makes emergency landing at McCarran

A FedEx aircraft made an emergency landing Friday at McCarran International Airport after a report of an on board fire, but officials later determined there had not been a fire.

Vegas firefighter honored for saving newborn’s life

Las Vegas firefighter Ben Kole was named AAA Rescuer of the Year after performing CPR to save a young girl’s life after being born in an emergency home birth in August 2013.

Consultant keeps title of ‘judge maker,’ despite allegations

Political consultant David Thomas retained his nickname as “judge maker” on election night despite one judicial candidate’s claim that Thomas had offered a bribe to protect incumbent Judge Rob Bare.

Reader-submitted photos and adoptable pets, Nov. 6-12, 2014

View Neighborhood News readers send photos of their pets and everyday lives, and View features photos of pets ready for adoption each week. To submit a photo, email View copy editor Anne King at aking@viewnews.com or mail to View, C/O Anne King, 1111 W. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas, NV 89125. Photos cannot be returned, and due to the high volume, they are often scheduled a month or two in advance.