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CCSD board members back superintendent’s breakup plan

A majority of the Clark County School Board on Thursday defended a proposal from Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky to restructure the local school system, a plan that has yet to earn approval from a legislative committee tasked with oversight of the undertaking.

Burst of ‘dark money’ to boost Heck on TV, radio

U.S. Senate candidate and Rep. Joe Heck is getting a big boost from One Nation, a nonprofit group with ties to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.

Defense rests in Ammar Harris death penalty trial

Jurors are expected to hear closing arguments Monday in the death penalty trial of Ammar Harris, a felon charged in a shooting that led to a fiery crash that left three dead on the Strip.

Desert Pines Golf Course set to see future improvements

Fifteen years ago, I moved to Las Vegas for a job transfer. Two weeks in, my new boss said, “Let’s go play golf. I have a favorite course.” That was my introduction to Desert Pines Golf Club.

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Valley residents’ achievements, Oct. 22, 2015 — PHOTOS

The Doolittle Senior Center Community Gardens, 1200 Blankenship Ave., recently received the award of excellence as the 2015 Southern Nevada Landscape award winner.

‘The Storm’ takes teen readers on a wild, wet ride

Science is an interesting thing. It can tell you why the sky is blue and your cat isn’t; why you kinda resemble your great-grandpa, if you squint; and when’s the best time to go moon watching.

Literary Las Vegas: Karen Cerio

Karen Cerio shares her appreciation and love for family, friends and “our Lord Jesus” in “Life’s Dusty Roads,” a book of reflective, personal poetry.

Las Vegas Book Briefs for Oct. 22-28, 2015

The Public Education Foundation recently honored Bank of Nevada CEO John Guedry as its annual education hero.

Share your Thanksgiving traditions

Do you have a Thanksgiving or holiday dinner that’s a little more unique than the usual? Have you created your own sense of family with a tradition of your own in the valley?