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New smart gun technology uses fingerprint recognition to childproof firearms

Omer Kiyani was on a leadership path at a large Detroit automobile company but he was so bothered by stories about teen suicides using guns and accidental shooting deaths that he instead chose to focus on developing his own solution to address the problem. His take on smart gun technology — Identilock — was on display this week at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show, or SHOT Show.

 
Alpaca auction at South Point attracts 250 seeking to grow herds

While fans cheered for their teams Saturday morning during the Big City Showdown basketball tournament at the South Point Arena, 50 alpacas were gathered in pens within the venue’s lower level, ready to be sold at the Priority Alpaca Auction.

Police: Officer fired at gunman, grazed two bystanders near Bellagio

A police officer fired his weapon at a man aiming a handgun at people near the Bellagio fountains Friday night, missing the armed man and grazing two nearby pedestrians, according to a Metropolitan Police Department news release.

Snowboarders catch some wicked air on Fremont — PHOTOS

Twenty professional snowboarders competed on Fremont Street in the Park Jam 2016 snowboarding competition sponsored by Zappos.com on Saturday night in downtown Las Vegas.

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Adult expo scraps seminar on consensual rights of porn stars

It isn’t often that the producers of the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo back away from controversy. The adult industry, which wrapped up its four-day trade show with its awards presentations for pornographic films on Saturday, prides itself on being on the cutting edge of technology and leaders in advocacy positions involving the sex trade.

Trike riders bring attention to veteran suicides

Kelley and Peter Guidry reached a milestone Thursday night: with help of other veterans they pedaled the first 222 miles of a 2,222-mile journey they hope to complete by Veterans Day in their #22DamnMany campaign.

1 hospitalized following central valley apartment fire

One person was hospitalized Saturday afternoon following an apartment fire, Clark County Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief Kelly Blackmon wrote in a news release.

Buying a pet in the window quickly becoming thing of the past

Buying little Johnny a new puppy from your neighborhood pet shop is quickly becoming a thing of the past. And not just in Las Vegas, which voted to ban the retail sale of non-rescue dogs and cats on Jan. 6.

Guardianship court given new tool to protect infirm, elderly

The Clark County guardianship court is getting a much needed and long overdue software upgrade that it hopes will help better protect the infirm and elderly from neglect and financial abuse.

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