Mayor delivers upbeat message in final State of the City address

Mayor Oscar Goodman on Tuesday used his last annual State of the City address to bid an early farewell to the office he has made into his own brand, listing accomplishments since taking office in 1999 and doling out a few new tidbits of information about downtown redevelopment.

State to give firm $177 million to review, pay Medicaid bills

Despite protests from a losing bidder, Gov. Brian Sandoval and other members of the Board of Examiners agreed Tuesday to spend nearly $177 million over five years to have HP Enterprise Services review and pay bills incurred by Nevada’s 300,000 Medicaid patients.

Student with gun arrested at Cheyenne High

North Las Vegas police arrested a 14-year-old Cheyenne High School student Tuesday after they found an unloaded revolver in her backpack.

Panel tackles Nevada’s home foreclosure crisis

Problems determining who holds the actual mortgage note and enforcement of regulations are two reasons that loan modification and foreclosure mediation programs aren’t saving people from losing their homes, according to participants at a Tuesday forum sponsored by the Lied Institute.

Class 4A Girls Soccer Leaders

Follow the link for leaders in goals, assists and shutouts as compiled by Tech coach Josh Jones based on reports received from coaches.

North Las Vegas, firefighters reach tentative agreement

North Las Vegas firefighters have reached a tentative agreement on contract concessions to save 33 jobs. The agreement, which must be approved by the City Council and union members, includes the suspension of cost-of-living raises for fiscal year 2011-12.

Visitor count inches up in November

The visitor count for Las Vegas grew by 1 percent compared to the same month in 2009, the lowest rate of increase since April and less than half of the 2.6 percent for the first 11 months of last year, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

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