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Program helps criminals seal their records, start fresh
 

Nevada Legal Services is partnering with UNLV’s Boyd Law School and the Clark County Law Library to offer free record-sealing classes to the public. Proponents of the program say it helps criminals rebuild their lives after they’ve paid their debt to society.

 
Fire destroys former Las Vegas zoo building

A fire Saturday evening destroys the recently closed Southern Nevada Zoological-Botanical Park in the west valley, according to Las Vegas fire officials.

 
Effort to ban farm animals on Mount Charleston fails

Chickens can continue to rule their roosts across Mount Charleston. An effort to ban them, backed by one Clark County commissioner, was thwarted Thursday at a board meeting attended by a firehouse full of residents.

 
Vegas Stripped: Behind the scenes of a fireworks show

Here is a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to produce a massive firework show in Las Vegas, and why it remains a Grucci family passion.

 
Metro seeks 2 men in fatal southwest valley shooting

Las Vegas police are looking for two “persons of interest” in connection with a fatal shooting in the southwest valley Thursday night.

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Former CCSD official receives prison term in theft case

A former Clark County School District official who admitted to stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the district will spend four to 10 years in prison and must pay back about $280,000.

 
California water mandates won’t affect Southern Nevada rules

In the wake of a landmark California water conservation mandate announced Wednesday, Southern Nevada officials said water policies will not be changed.

 
Woman exploits elder to pay for SUV, hot tub, plastic surgery

After only a few months in Las Vegas, Karen Furlough stole at least $230,000 from Delores Hale, and possibly upward of $145,000 more, in what prosecutor J.P. Raman called a swift and extreme case of elderly exploitation.

 
Police take man into custody after standoff closed shopping centers

A man involved in a Monday morning standoff with Las Vegas police was taken into custody more than three hours after he was pulled over, and after police blocked off businesses because the man had a gun.

 
Cold War veterans honored in Las Vegas

Nevada’s congressional representatives who serve on House Veterans Affairs and Armed Services committees paid tribute to Cold War veterans Friday.

 
Sandoval open to helping flood-damaged Rainbow

Gov. Brian Sandoval said Friday he wants to help a battered Mount Charleston neighborhood get the protection it needs to guard against future flooding.

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