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Crime and safety news from around the valley, Oct. 29, 2015

The Nevada Department of Transportation plans to host an open house-style public information meeting on Phases 3A, 2B, and 5 of the U.S. Highway 95 northwest corridor improvement project from 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 4 in the multipurpose room at the Centennial Hills Active Adult Center.

Literary Las Vegas: Karen Haid

Obtaining a work visa and a job in Italy seemed almost impossible to Las Vegas resident Karen Haid until a small private school in Calabria hired her on.

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Las Vegas Book Briefs for Oct. 29-Nov. 4, 2015

The Writer’s Block plans to welcome National Novel Writing Month participants for NaNoWriMo Write-Ins from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sundays in November.

Former Las Vegas FBI agent has unique view of mob movies

Las Vegan Deborah Richard is not a movie critic, but she contends the movie “Casino” was spot on, while the current movie “Black Mass,” with the exception of Johnny Depp as James “Whitey” Bulger, didn’t capture the two corrupt FBI agents involved.

Medical lab technician indicted on identity theft charge

A local medical lab technician has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of stealing personal information from a patient and using it to apply for credit cards.

Police investigating fatal stabbing in west valley

Police tape surrounded much of the parking lot at a west valley shopping center where investigators said a man was fatally stabbed Wednesday night.