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By Jessie Bekker Las Vegas Review-Journal

July 7, 2017 - 10:29 pm

About 1,500 customers across Clark County were without power in the wake of 12 outages across the Las Vegas Valley as of 10 p.m. Friday, according to NV Energy’s website.

By 12:15 a.m. Saturday, less than 300 remained without power. The company website indicated most customers would regain power by early Saturday morning.

NV Energy officials could not immediately be reached for comment.

Contact Jessie Bekker at jbekker@reviewjournal.com or 702-380-4563. Follow @jessiebekks on Twitter.

Ex-Henderson resident sentenced in animal crush video case

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April 25, 2024 - 1:09 pm

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By Katelyn Newberg / RJ

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Terrell Rhodes pleaded guilty in a Las Vegas court to killing his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son, Amari Nicholson, in 2021.

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