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North Las Vegas elementary school honors community organizer

Ruby Duncan picked cotton in the fields of Louisiana as a child, dropped out of high school and was raped while working as a barmaid. She moved to Las Vegas and cleaned hotel rooms on the Strip until she was fired for protesting overtime hours without pay.

Poll: Reid can’t gain ground on Sandoval

On the campaign trail Rory Reid touts plans to improve the economy, fix the schools and balance Nevada’s upside down budget. But he hasn’t yet unlocked a formula for the most vexing problem his campaign faces — closing ground on opponent Brian Sandoval.

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Strong winds to hit valley Saturday

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for all of Southern Nevada between noon and 9 p.m. Saturday.

Scott inquest may be shown on TV

A Clark County commissioner has asked that the coroner’s inquest into the police shooting of Erik Scott at the Summerlin Costco be televised on the county’s cable channel.

Poll: Police support positive

Controversial incidents and deadly officer-involved confrontations have plagued the Metropolitan Police in recent months but the agency retains the confidence of most Clark County voters, with 59 percent of respondents in a new Las Vegas Review-Journal/8NewsNow poll saying it does a good or excellent job.