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Blue Diamond Road spot where girl died to get a light, crosswalk

A traffic signal will be installed at the intersection of Blue Diamond and Cimarron roads, a dangerous spot brought to the public forefront when a 14-year-old girl was struck and killed by the pickup truck while walking there in November.

Councilman wants to end ‘reprehensible’ work card spectacles

A program Las Vegas once considered a method to weed mob associates out of booze sales and other risque businesses has outlived its usefulness and should be pared back, according to a city councilman.

Las Vegas Improvisational Players focus on good, clean fun

The Las Vegas Improvisation Players create on the spot scenes, songs and poems in a format similar to the popular TV program “Whose Line is it Anyway?” They tend to keep the comedy swift, fun, clean and family-friendly. They often perform once a month at the American Heritage Academy. This will be a feature on the performers.

Project Neon funding moves forward

The massive Interstate 15 widening effort in Las Vegas known as Project Neon took another step forward Monday when the state Transportation Board unanimously approved a resolution seeking approval to borrow up to $100 million to purchase right-of-way for the project.

Literary Las Vegas: Frank August Romano

When American Coin was seized and closed by the Nevada Gaming Control Board for allegedly rigging programs in 1989, company partner Frank August Romano’s life was forever changed. He details his fall from grace and the journey to recovering from financial and professional loss in the book “American Coin: A True Story of Betrayal, Gambling, and Murder in Las Vegas.” Romano wrote the book in an effort to set the record straight. In it, he shares his account of the scandal and the fallout of the investigation including the events surrounding the murder of Larry Volk, a slot technician who confessed to programming gaming machines to cheat players.

Art show at Amanda Harris Gallery explores temporary nature of life

If you saw the show at the Amanda Harris Gallery of Contemporary Art, 900 Las Vegas Blvd. South, when it opened last month, you haven’t seen the show. “He came into town the other day and changed the big piece on the back wall,” gallery owner Amanda Harris said. “He put a wash over it and put his mug shot over it.”

Experts say planning key to surviving cold when stranded

Although the valley usually gets no snow, the white stuff is just a short ride to Mount Charleston. Only a small percentage of residents make that jaunt with any regularity, which leaves a majority with only a passing knowledge of what to do when stranded in the cold.