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Homeless, activists collide with residents over Las Vegas park

The city of Las Vegas still seems to be at odds with people who are homeless and activists at Huntridge Circle Park.
A popular hangout for the homeless people in the area, Huntridge Circle Park has a storied history the city’s dealings with indigenous people and the activists who feed them.

Celebrating Japanese culture at the Rio — PHOTOS

Hundreds of people got a taste of Japanese culture at the Las Vegas Japan Festival (Aki Matsuri) on Saturday at the Rio. The festival featured food, entertainment and more.

Las Vegas businessman reports extortion after tryst with stripper

A Las Vegas-area man has been indicted in an alleged $200,000 extortion plot against a married businessman who was secretly videotaped having sex with the defendant’s stripper girlfriend during a rendezvous outside the country.

 
Off-duty police officer shot, killed in Memphis

An off-duty Memphis, Tenn., police officer was shot multiple times and killed in unknown circumstances, the city’s police director said Sunday, adding details are “very, very sketchy.”

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California to ban ‘Redskins’ for school sports, keep Confederate building names

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will ban public schools from naming their sports teams “Redskins,” a name seen as a slur against Native Americans, but will not stop municipalities from naming parks and buildings for Confederate heroes, Governor Jerry Brown said on Sunday.

County approves new positions for Child Haven

Clark County officials have approved new hires to counter staffing shortages and cut overtime costs at the county’s emergency shelter for abused and neglected children.

 
Suspects in California yoga teacher’s death to be charged in second murder

Three drifters — two men and a woman — arrested as suspects in last week’s killing of a yoga teacher on a hiking trail also will be charged in the shooting death of a Canadian woman in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park recently, authorities said.

Allegiant flight catches fire in Las Vegas, no one injured

A plane caught fire during takeoff at McCarran International Airport on Sunday afternoon. A McCarran spokeswoman identified the plane as Allegiant Air flight 516 to Fresno, Calif. The plane was on the ground when it caught fire.

Putting their best paws forward at K-9 trials — PHOTOS

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, with the partnership of the nonprofit organization Friends for Las Vegas Police K-9, hosted the 25th LVMPD Police K-9 Trials at the Orleans Arena on Sunday.

Dear MGM: Make locals happy, build arena parking garage

I’m counting on MGM Resorts International to do the right thing and build a parking garage for the new arena the company is opening next spring.

Rubio buying TV ads early in Nevada

The political television ad season for presidential candidates is springing to life in Nevada. Local TV watchers should expect to see plenty of such ads as the Silver State moves closer to its Republican and Democratic caucuses in February.