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North Las Vegas police investigating ‘gruesome’ homicide scene

North Las Vegas police checking on a mother and daughter reported missing discovered a “gruesome” homicide scene inside a northeast valley home on Monday that has investigators questioning how many bodies are involved.

Sentencing delayed for Saudi airman in Vegas case

Sentencing is being postponed at least another month for a Saudi Arabian air force sergeant facing a mandatory minimum of 35 years in Nevada state prison for raping a 13-year-old California boy at a Las Vegas Strip hotel.

Clark County union cites deal, wants 2 percent pay cut restored

Clark County and its largest union are in the midst of a dispute over whether employees represented by the Service Employees International Union are entitled to a 2 percent boost to their base salaries that were cut during the recession, a proposal that would cost the county $4 million to $5 million.

 
Fallen comrades, mixed-martial arts help Marine beat PTSD

Mixed-martial artist Shane Kruchten was down on the mat in Las Vegas on Saturday night but not out of his fight for life — and his fallen Marine comrades were there with him, their names tattooed on his back.

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Private massage ends in arrest

Christina Lafave did the time. Now she’s charged with the crime.

Pollen program returns to help measure the misery

UNLV has partnered with the Clark County School District and others to revive an allergen monitoring program that was shuttered by the county four years ago.

Two Clark County Science Bowl teams to represent Nevada in national finals

The Science Bowl has rules — no notes, no calculators and no second chances. That’s OK because the team from The Meadows School didn’t need any of those things. In April, five of its upper school students are set to travel to Washington, D.C., to compete in the National Science Bowl Finals. Hyde Park Middle School’s team also earned a spot in the competition.

Reader-submitted photos and adoptable pets, April 3-9

View Neighborhood News readers send photos of their pets and everday lives, and View features photos of pets ready for adoption each week. To submit a photo, email View copy editor Anne King at aking@viewnews.com or mail to Viewpoints, 1111 W. Bonanza Road, Las Vegas, NV 89125. Photos cannot be returned, and due to the high volume, they are often scheduled a month or two in advance.

Newsmakers, April 3-9

Army Spc. Symone E. Harden is one of 200 chefs from bases around the world who gathered March 9-13 for the 39th annual Military Culinary Arts Competitive Training Event in Fort Lee, Va., where military food service chefs showcased their best cooking skills. Harden is assigned to the 549th Military Police Company, Fort Stewart, Ga., and has four years of military service. She is the daughter of Myrle G. Williams of Las Vegas and is a 2008 graduate of Desert Pines High School.

Coroner’s office IDs man found shot to death in Las Vegas

The Las Vegas man found shot to death in a southwest valley parking lot Thursday night has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Gagik Tulbendhyan, 28.

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