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5 of Las Vegas’ most heartwarming stories from 2013

There were stories about shootings and other violent crimes. Fires, flash floods and heartrending stories of human loss. But there were stories of human triumph, too.

Navy recognizes sailor who grew up in Las Vegas

A Cheyenne High School graduate and decorated Navy counselor beat 135 shore-based candidates in the Pacific Northwest for the coveted Sailor of the Year honor.

Las Vegan’s book reveals husband’s letters from WWII

Fern Jennings of Las Vegas never knew how lonely and loyal her husband was during the Christmas of 1944 until after he died 40 years later and she opened a shoe box full of his letters from World War II.

VA surveillance video deleted

Surveillance video wanted by the House Veterans Affairs Committee for an inspector general’s probe into the treatment of a blind Navy veteran in October during a lengthy emergency room wait at the North Las Vegas VA Medical Center has been deleted.

Marine veteran teaches fellow homeless survival skills

A Marine veteran, with help from the Westminster Presbyterian Church’s food pantry, he has been a guardian angel for fellow homeless people living in hidden hooches on the shrub-dotted desert next to the North Las Vegas Airport.

Nevadans sum up VA complaints: long waits, bad attitudes

Long waits and bad attitudes. Those are the most common complaints of veterans who shared their experiences at Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities in the Las Vegas Valley after reading about Sandi Niccum’s ordeal in Thursday’s Review-Journal.