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Nellis Thunderbirds prepare for a big year of air shows

The Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team is back in action after a short season, practicing for a year full of shows in Las Vegas and around the nation.

Appeals court: Las Vegan can sue police in death of two dogs

A Las Vegas woman can sue the North Las Vegas Police Department and six officers over the killing of her 70-pound pit bull and 140-pound mastiff dogs, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided.

‘True Story’ is a great teen read if you can slip past the slang

Oh, it’s nice to see Seven McKnight again. In “True Story,” we get a chance to catch up on where she’s been and who she’s dating, and we get to spend some time with her friends, too. That’s fun — if you can understand what’s being said in the conversations between the characters. Like other books in this series, Simone uses lots of slang in this book which, while it makes the story authentic, also can make it hard to grasp. On the flipside, there’s enough humor in this book and the characters are appealing enough to make a reader want to stick around and, happily, the confusion eventually takes care of itself.

Book Briefs for Jan. 14-20, 2014

Upcoming literary highlights include a signing by “Treasure of the Soul” author Chrystal Hallam and an event with Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist and author Norm Clarke talking about Las Vegas, celebrities and more at 11 a.m. Jan. 15 at the Winchester Cultural Center.

Poor Richard’s Players have audiences seeing ‘Red’

Poor Richard’s Players’ current production is, “Red,” a six-time Tony Award-winning play set to be performed through Jan. 25 at the Onyx Theatre. “It’s a beautiful piece of work,” said founding member Benjamin Loewy, who is directing it. “The dialogue and the writing is so amazing. It just reached out and grabbed me. I’ve never been so passionate about directing a piece.”