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Desert Aire Wellness pot shop wins Las Vegas approval

Las Vegas leaders on Wednesday approved the Desert Aire Wellness bid to build a pot shop at 420 E. Sahara Ave. — signing off on the group some six weeks after they OK’d 27 other dispensary license applications

Agent testifies about raid on gambling operation

The FBI had to move up a raid on an international gambling operation at Caesars Palace in July because word had slipped out about the investigation, a state gaming agent testified Wednesday.

SEC filing: Perini to receive approximately $189.5 million on lien claims

Tutor Perini Corp., the general contractor behind CityCenter and a party in a massive construction defect case involving the development’s Harmon Hotel, said Wednesday it would receive “total net settlement proceeds” of approximately $189.5 million on its lien claims.

NLV approves $6.3 million land deal settlement

The North Las Vegas City Council approved $6.3 million to settle a lawsuit over a botched land deal. The settlement includes an installment plan for the city and interest is factored into the payments.

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Southern Nevadans weigh benefits, opportunities in Cuba

People in Southern Nevada had mixed reactions Wednesday to the United States normalizing relations with Cuba. The news also had gaming analysts speculating on what the change could mean for casinos that once existed in Havana.

CCSD watch list for year-round schools grows

Sixty-one schools have been put on alert for a potential switch to year-round classes in 2015-16 because of crowding, according to Clark County School District officials.

CCSD bus crashes into wall; no one hurt

A Clark County School District bus crashed into a brick wall near Jones Boulevard and Washington Avenue on Wednesday. Nobody was hurt.

Two Vegas judges appointed to new state court of appeals

Gov. Brian Sandoval today named Jerome “Jerry” Tao, Michael Patrick Gibbons, and Abbi Silver as inaugural appointments to the newly created Nevada Court of Appeals.

Crash cleared on U.S. 95 and Horizon Drive

Traffic is flowing smoothly Wednesday after a crash near the U.S. Highway 95 interchange on Horizon Drive was briefly blocked, according to Nevada Highway Patrol.

Man indicted in Las Vegas crash that left two dead

A man accused of leaving the scene of a crash that killed two people on a moped has been indicted by a Clark County grand jury, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Literary Las Vegas: Stephen Murray

Las Vegas author Stephen Murray was born in England, raised in Southern Africa and has travelled throughout the world. The software company owner shares fictional stories of couples who tie the knot in a Las Vegas wedding chapel in his novel “The Chapel of Eternal Love: Wedding Stories from Las Vegas.”