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Dropicana road closures — MAP

Tropicana Avenue will be closed between Dean Martin Drive and New York-New York through 5 a.m. on Tuesday.

The Sphere – Everything you need to know

Las Vegas’ newest cutting-edge arena is ready to debut on the Strip. Here’s everything you need to know about the Sphere, inside and out.

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Deal set to lift Holsum Lofts from bankruptcy

The owner of the Holsum Lofts, an early downtown redevelopment project, said he has lined up the financing to pull the project out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Vietnam veteran still fighting, this time for VA’s PTSD support group

Alexander Nogales still fights the Vietnam War, not with his Marine buddies along the border with Laos but in Southern Nevada where he’s battling the Department of Veterans Affairs over its plan to cancel his support group for post-traumatic stress disorder.

 
Christmas in summer? Gadget makers reveal lineups

It’s still officially summer, yet major electronic companies have already announced a slew of holiday gift ideas: iPhones of different colors, video game players and a new category of wristwatches designed to mimic the functionality of smartphones.

Angry obituary causes fuss at Reno newspaper

The publisher of the Reno Gazette-Journal said he was rethinking his newspaper’s paid obituary policy after someone submitted an obituary in which he or she accused a woman of child abuse and expressed happiness she had died.

Liberace ex-lover given another chance to avoid prison

An ex-lover of Liberace who was the subject of an HBO film on the life of the pianist got a lecture Wednesday from a judge who said he was not impressed with his “so-called celebrity status” but again agreed to spare him from prison time after testing positive for methamphetamine in violation of his probation.

Wild horse politics a sensitive subject for Navajo Nation

As if the politics of the West’s wild horses wasn’t confused and conflicted enough, the Navajo Nation is riding into the issue with a surprise move that could shift the balance of the protracted battle.

Zappos opening leaves aside issue of housing for workers

There was a world-class wave and a world-record ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday during the zany opening of Zappos’ new headquarters in the plaza of the old Las Vegas city hall.

Trump outlines first 100 days if elected to the White House

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump promised on Saturday to foil a proposed deal for AT&T Inc to buy Time Warner Inc if he wins the Nov. 8 election, arguing it was an example of a “power structure” rigged against both him and voters.