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Las Vegas heroin dealer receives prison term of nearly 6 years

Paulino Quirazco-Valencia, 30, previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 400 grams of heroin and methamphetamine after agents searched his car and found drugs stored in colored balloons under the front seat.

Avalanche conditions remain on Mount Charleston’s Kyle Canyon

If you’re planning to head up to Mount Charleston this weekend, you may want to reconsider. Clark County officials expect avalanche conditions around Kyle Canyon to persist at least through the weekend.

Police capture armed homicide suspect in east Las Vegas

Joel Nuno-Cruz, 24, who is wanted in connection with a homicide at the OK Corral bar as well as a string of robberies, is in custody Thursday night, police said.

Man recreates ‘Forrest Gump’ run for charities

A man running cross-country — so far the distance of about 100 marathons — decided to stop in Las Vegas to catch his breath Thursday. He might look a little familiar to some movie buffs.

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CCSD board trustees vote to declare district an immigration ‘safe space’

The Clark County School Board voted 6-1 on Thursday night to declare district campuses as a safe space for all students, regardless of their immigration status. The move is not a plan to make district schools sanctuary campuses, but to reaffirm the protections already provided to students under federal law, Trustee Carolyn Edwards said.

No outdoor festival in ACM Awards’ 2017 lineup

The Academy of Country Music’s “Party for a Cause” charity festival is all partied out at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds.

Defense attorneys in Bundy case respond to prosecution request to block some testimony

Defense attorneys who represent associates of rancher Cliven Bundy responded swiftly this week to a government motion that aimed to block testimony about a wide range of topics in the upcoming trial against the people charged as gunmen in the 2014 standoff in Bunkerville.

Class-action suits claim Facebook misled investors, advertisers

A Las Vegas law firm is pursuing class-action lawsuits against Facebook Inc. that accuse the social networking giant of defrauding shareholders and advertisers when it failed to disclose miscalculations in video metrics used to boost revenue.

Las Vegas police investigate woman’s shooting death

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the death of a woman whose body was found early Wednesday morning near Pecos and Alexander roads.

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