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Garage and two cars destroyed in Summerlin fire

A fire destroyed two cars and a garage Saturday at a Summerlin residence, but the house was spared, the Las Vegas Fire Department said.

Pipe leak forces show cancellations at Planet Hollywood

A fire pipe leak at Planet Hollywood Resort is causing water damage and forced the cancellation of several shows Saturday afternoon, said Adrienne Prather-Marcos, spokeswoman for the hotel-casino’s parent, Caesars Entertainment Corp.

Barbershop singers share love for harmony at Las Vegas event

About 6,000 singers doo-wopped and teedle-dummed at the Barbershop Harmony Society’s weeklong convention, where quartets and choruses competed for the international championship and hobbyists made friends and formed impromptu quartets.

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North Las Vegas woman dies after rollover crash in Mesquite

Cathey Hooper, 52, was driving a 2008 Ford pickup that was hauling a camper when a powerful gust of wind blew the vehicles out of the travel lane, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

Minneapolis-bound plane lands in Las Vegas due to generator issue

Delta Flight 1728 from San Diego to Minneapolis burned the remainder of its fuel before landing safely in Las Vegas at about 4:15 p.m., McCarran International Aiport spokesman Michael Oram said.

Locomotive motors remanufactured at North Las Vegas plant

A 15-ton train traction motor near the end of its life enters a bay door on one side of General Electric Co.’s shop in North Las Vegas. The engine is split into its motor and gear. Over the span of a week, it travels from one side of the shop to the other.

Crews begin to contain Mount Potosi wildfire

Crews are beginning to contain the wildfire burning on the western side of Mount Potosi, which has grown to about 420 acres.