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Las Vegas picks up the tab on some serious parties

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority spends taxpayer dollars on concerts, sporting events, lavish dinners and some of the biggest bar bills you’ll ever see.

Convention authority chairman gets most perks

Authority Chairman Lawrence Weekly accepted more travel and what he reported as gifts from the agency than any other board member.

Can Neonopolis handle all this Nerd action?

Nerds, and even non-nerds, can bowl and shoot pool and enjoy a night of revelry at The Nerd at Neonopolis.

Clark County Family Court judge faces ethics charges

Family Court Judge William Potter is facing ethics charges that include improperly having a lawyer handcuffed in his courtroom, failing to allow another attorney to be heard and commenting on pending cases during his re-election bid.

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Video shows Las Vegas smoke shop clerk shooting 13-year-old

A judge heard testimony and reviewed surveillance video Friday before ordering a Las Vegas smoke shop clerk to stand trial on a murder charge in the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy.

MLK Boulevard closure begins Monday for several months

Martin Luther King Boulevard will be closed for several months starting Monday morning as crews continue to work on the $1 billion widening of the Spaghetti Bowl interchange known as Project Neon, the Nevada Department of Transportation said.

Las Vegas police investigating officer-involved shooting

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating Friday after an officer shot a man in the central valley. The man was taken to University Medical Center in critical condition.

Adidas adopting new store design for Las Vegas Strip store

Footwear retailer Adidas is updating its Strip store into a new design. The design will finish by June and will resemble the company’s New York stores, company spokeswoman Maria Culp said.

Pedestrian hit, killed in downtown Las Vegas identified

Witnesses told police that Gary Don Dunlap, 57, was struck by a box truck Tuesday after apparently losing consciousness and falling into a northbound lane of North Main Street.

Ex-Las Vegas teacher found guilty of kidnapping, child porn

Jurors took about two hours to convict 48-year-old Melvyn Sprowson on four counts of unlawful use of a minor in the production of pornography, as well as one count each of first-degree kidnapping and child abuse or neglect.

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