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2 LV West Point cadets give thanks, spread the word
 

A couple of West Point cadets at home in Las Vegas say their vision for giving thanks on Thanksgiving Day is focused on being with their families and getting a chance to spread the word to high school students about opportunities at the prestigious military academy.

 
3 children struck by car near Las Vegas school

Three children were hospitalized Wednesday morning with minor injuries after they were hit by a car near a Las Vegas elementary school, according to police.

 
Disabled vet gets early Thanksgiving gift

Grateful for his service, the Bank of America gave disabled Army veteran Anthony Shepler a $250 gift card Monday to celebrate Thanksgiving with his family in their renovated Las Vegas home.

 
Obama’s Las Vegas trip helps Reid, too

Shoring up U.S. Sen. Reid’s support among Latino voters, who helped him win a tough re-election to a fourth Senate term in 2010, is one benefit of President Barack Obama traveling to Nevada to make his case for why he took executive action on immigration despite Republican protests that he was overreaching his legal authority.

 
Obama says he came to Vegas to show he won’t give up on immigration reform

President Barack Obama said he returned to Las Vegas Friday, two years after promising comprehensive immigration reform here, to show he “will never give up” and still wants Congress to pass a bill even after he took executive action to protect 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation.

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Fla. woman accuses Cosby of 1976 rape in Las Vegas

A Florida woman who came forward Thursday became the fourth in recent weeks to say Bill Cosby gave her pills that made her feel groggy then forced himself on her sexually.

 
Obama’s immigration plan outlined ahead of Las Vegas trip

President Barack Obama imposed the most sweeping immigration reform in a generation on Thursday, easing the threat of deportation for about 4.7 million undocumented immigrants and setting up a clash with Republicans.

 
Man who stopped crossing guard attack honored

Robert Gibbs wasn’t looking to have a day named in his honor, but Clark County commissioners decided he deserved it.

 
Report: Yucca Mountain Project still alive

A Nevada commission approved a report Monday alerting state lawmakers that the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project is not dead yet and they should press on with their opposition. Otherwise the ridge 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas could be put back on track by the GOP-controlled Congress.

 
MMA fighter War Machine to face trial in beating case

Mixed martial artist War Machine, accused of brutally assaulting his former girlfriend, must stand trial on all charges, a judge ruled Friday.

 
Silver Star recipient recalls battle for Saipan

Former Marine Cpl. Daniel W. Smith of Las Vegas has vivid memories of death and destruction during the invasion of Saipan during World War II, but it took a long time for him to talk about the Silver Star he was awarded for bravery.

 
LV Vietnam vet salutes soldiers throughout history

Almost a half-century after he was as an infantry soldier in the Vietnam War, Chuck N. Baker salutes all veterans who have served from the Revolutionary War to the post-9/11 era in a new documentary titled simply, “Veterans: A Motion Picture.”