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Ohio man bonds with family of Las Vegas shooting victim

Kody Robertson met Michelle Vo on the last night of the Route 91 Harvest festival. He only got to spend about three hours with her before she was shot in front of him. Now he’s connected by tragedy and kindness to the family of someone special he met by happenstance.

Las Vegas shooting victim Cameron Robinson lived a life of love

More than 100 of those lives gathered Saturday night at Black Rock Park in Santa Clara City, Utah, to celebrate Robinson, a city of Las Vegas employee who was one of the 58 people killed in the Oct. 1 shooting on the Las Vegas Strip.

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Fremont Street honors Las Vegas shooting victims — THE DAY IN PHOTOS

The names of the 58 people who were killed at the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting are displayed on new Viva Vision screen on Saturday during the 5th annual Salute to the Troops at the Fremont Street Experience, in Las Vegas.

Reno, other local governments on hook for unexpected tax refund

Reno is among local governments having to come up with shares of an unexpected $27 million tax refund owed to an unidentified company for sales taxes paid to Nevada but actually owed in another state.

Coalition plans village of tiny houses for Reno homeless

A coalition of faith-based and human services groups is trying to raise money and find suitable land to build a village of tiny houses for the homeless in Reno.

California community hit hard by Las Vegas shooting

Seven of the 58 people killed in the Oct. 1 attack were from Riverside County. In the two weeks since the tragedy, many of the victims have been remembered and celebrated here, with some churches putting on multiple services for those touched by the shooting.

Volunteers present lei to honor Las Vegas shooting victims

Volunteers from Las Vegas and Hawaii brought portions of a 2-mile-long lei at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign and two other locations Saturday to honor victims of the Route 91 Harvest festival shootings.

Lance Burton pulls an elephant ride from his trunk of tricks

Lance Burton is to arrive on an elephant on Saturday to open the 68th annual Zelzah Shrine Circus at Boulevard Mall. The event runs 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 and Oct. 22.

After Las Vegas shooting, uncertainty over who gets donations

When donating money to mass shooting victim campaigns, buyer beware. Hundreds of crowdfunding, corporate and grass-roots drives have been established in the two weeks since the Oct. 1 massacre on the Las Vegas Strip.