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Rhodes wins Red Rock ruling; land swap move continues

The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for developer Jim Rhodes to build several thousand homes on Blue Diamond Hill, the contentious property overlooking the Red Rock National Conservation Area.

Teen found with rifle at school pleads guilty

Jake Howell, the Las Vegas teenager arrested last month with an unloaded semiautomatic rifle inside his car at the Northwest Career and Technical Academy, pleaded guilty in District Court to a weapons charge Thursday.

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ROAD ALERT: I-15 lanes to be closed overnight

Several northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 15 will be closed from Lake Mead Boulevard to Cheyenne Avenue on Thursday night.

Whittemore campaign contribution trial delayed

The federal trial of former power broker Harvey Whittemore, charged in a scheme to unlawfully funnel $138,000 in campaign contributions to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, has been put off until April 9.

Las Vegas edges closer to first taxi drivers strike in decades

Las Vegas has moved a step closer to its first taxi drivers’ strike in decades after drivers resoundingly rejected a second contract offer from Yellow Checker Star Transportation.

Tortoise center wants out of the shelter business

After years of taking in people’s unwanted pets, the Desert Tortoise Conservation Center at the valley’s southwestern edge is desperately trying to get out of the shelter business.

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