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Clark County orders demolition of fire-damaged Key Largo building

Clark County officials on Friday notified the owner of the Key Largo casino on Flamingo Road that the building must be secured and then demolished by late April in the wake of Thursday’s four-alarm fire.

Police: Woman charged in widening murder plot

Add another name to the long list of people accused of trying to kill Robert Bessey. Courtney Smith, 20, was arrested by Las Vegas police Thursday on charges that she attempted to poison Bessey in June.

Bill would shut down Las Vegas constable’s office sooner

Clark County commissioners have decided to abolish Constable John Bonaventura’s office when his term ends in 2015, but he could get booted 18 months sooner if a state senator has his way.

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Afternoon blaze rips through abandoned Las Vegas casino

Firefighters contained a four-alarm blaze that caused $4.5 million in damages at the vacant Key Largo casino building on Flamingo Road near Paradise Road on Thursday afternoon.

Clark County School District sued over failure to release employee email addresses

The conservative think tank Nevada Policy Research Institute announced Thursday that it’s filing a lawsuit against the Clark County School District and related organizations for not releasing the work email addresses provided to teachers by their employer.

Santa Run moving back to downtown Las Vegas

The Las Vegas Great Santa Run, the biggest fundraiser of the year for Opportunity Village, will move back to downtown this year, officials are announcing Thursday.

Woman arrested in case of burning man’s body

A 31-year-old woman accused in the January slaying of a Las Vegas man, whose burning body was dumped in northwest Arizona, was booked into the Clark County Detention Center last week, jail records show.

Court says poker ace’s wife received fair deal in divorce

A ruling in the divorce case of poker star Phil Ivey will stand despite allegations by his ex-wife that the cards were stacked against her in the Nevada judicial system.

County fire inspectors fear proposed move to Building Department

Clark County commissioners next week will consider a proposal to remove the Fire Prevention Bureau from the oversight of the Fire Department and Fire Chief Bertral Washington, putting it under the Building Department instead.

PHOTOS: Five-Day Journey for Peace

Nevada Desert Experience group has an annual peace walk protesting the use of drones and nuclear weapons.

Nellis officials cancel this year’s Aviation Nation air show

Citing budget cuts under the sequester law, Nellis Air Force Base officials said Tuesday they are canceling the Aviation Nation air show, the largest free public event in Nevada, that had been scheduled for November.

Coroner’s office identifies motorcyclist killed in crash

The motorcyclist killed in an early morning crash Monday has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as 25-year-old Ruber Baez-Marin of Las Vegas.

Man killed in Monday accident on U.S. 95 identified

The man killed in a collision on U.S. Highway 95 near the Mount Charleston turnoff on Monday morning has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as 28-year-old Miguel Sanchez of Henderson.

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