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Santa makes wishes come true in Summerlin — PHOTOS

Eight-year old Viridiana Martinez-Ramirez, who suffers from systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis, joined Santa in a special Las Vegas Fire & Rescue truck for the Downtown Summerlin holiday parade Monday.

‘Extraordinary life is possible,’ ex-astronaut says at Gorman

The sky is not the limit when it comes to one’s career path. That was the message former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino had for science, technology, engineering and math students Oct. 18 at Bishop Gorman High.

Las Vegas dentist dies 6 months after husband killed in cycling crash

One tragedy compounded another this month when Dr. Katayoun “Katy” Barin died after battling colon cancer. Just six months earlier, her husband, Dr. Kayvan Khiabani died in a bicycle crash.

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215 Beltway in Las Vegas was never planned as a full loop

The current, three-quarters loop was completed in 2003, aimed at relieving traffic congestion for the rapidly growing region, Clark County spokesman Dan Kulin said.

 
CCSD Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky announces retirement

Clark County School District Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky announced Thursday that he will step down when his current contract concludes at the end of June 2018.

Clark County magnet schools’ popularity leaves many in the lurch

Less than 60 percent of applicants are admitted to magnet and career-tech schools, despite growth in number of available slots in recent years. The schools’ performance tells why they exert such a strong pull.

Clark County principals, in survey, say they want more control

In school district survey, school administrators say they would like control over more areas, everything from hours the custodians work to whether they use district tech support to fix computers.