Some doctors also are concerned that new law intended to prevent the abuse of powerful drugs like OxyContin, Vicodin and fentanyl will hobble patients who rely on opioids to manage their pain.
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Worship services around the Las Vegas Valley over the weekend reflected on the Oct. 1 mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest festival.
More than 100 people gathered Saturday at the Historic Fifth Street School to pray for Las Vegas’ future. They sang gospel songs, hands uplifted to the ceiling.
A northwest Las Vegas charter school will be closed Monday and Tuesday due to widespread symptoms of a gastrointestinal illness, possibly norovirus.
The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada, known simply as “The Center,” has been in Las Vegas for 24 years, beginning in a house, then moving to a dentist’s office and the previous location in the Commercial Center, youth services manager AJ Holly Huth said.
Children tapped their sleuthing skills Saturday at a community EasterEgg Run at Desert Breeze Park.
Owners of popular but politically challenged zoo looking for new homes for menagerie of exotic animals by month’s end.
When Lois moved here from California, she expected to get a therapist’s license with no problem. After all, she had a master’s degree in marriage family therapy (MFT) and art therapy. But the board denied her application. She needed more training to practice in Nevada.
During World War II, Clark County created the Las Vegas Army Air Field to help train pilots how to use machine guns on bombers. In the 75 years since, it was renamed Nellis Air Force Base, which still has portions of the gunnery school air field. The county is honoring that history with its latest exhibit, “Training the Gunners: America’s First Flexible Gunnery School and the Las Vegas Army Air Field.”
The Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada are working to make the world a better place, one cookie at a time. Last month, the group donated several hundred cases of its famous cookies to an organization it knew worked toward the same goal — the Metropolitan Police Department.
The annual Las Vegas Harvest Festival Original Art & Craft Show is set to return to Cashman Center Sept. 9-11, bringing craftspeople and artists from across the country, as well as local artisans.
Some people are right-handed; others are left-handed. One doesn’t think twice about which hand to use. They end up doing what is comfortable. It’s the same for transgender people, according to local college lecturer and trans-activist Missy Parker, who recently led a talk at the Centennial Hills Active Adult Center.
The flight was headed for St. Louis when pilots believed something struck its tail, airport spokeswoman Christine Crews said. Of the 181 people on board, no one was injured.
ArtPop has come to Las Vegas and is featuring the work of five local artists. It utilizes unrented billboard signs, wrapping them with vinyl replications of juried artwork. The ‘Pop” in its name stands for Public Outdoor Project.
Don’t let the title lull you — though children play a prominent role in many of the tales in “Baby Juice,” Anais Thomassian’scollection of short stories and poetry is not for kids.
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