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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.

Man arrested in officer-involved shooting near Bellagio

Part of the Strip was closed Friday night as police investigated an officer-involved shooting that occurred on the sidewalk in front of the Bellagio fountains after a man was reportedly waving a gun and pointing it at people.

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Plaintiff alleges ‘improper and unlawful maneuvering’ by Las Vegas Sands

Former Sands China executive Steven Jacobs claims Las Vegas Sands Corp. is trying to “derail” his rights “through improper and unlawful maneuvering,” which includes the company’s most recent attempt to remove the judge assigned to his wrongful termination case.

Six indicted in timeshare scam

A Las Vegas area man charged in major telemarketing and tax fraud schemes was indicted again this week in an alleged scam involving timeshare properties and at least 15 victims, according to the Nevada attorney general’s office.

NSHE considers merging services among colleges, universities

The state’s higher education board on Friday pushed a series of proposals to merge services at Nevada’s colleges and universities, putting the agency at odds with lawmakers who want to split the system instead.

Man in critical condition after collision on U.S. 95

A man was hospitalized in critical condition Friday evening after his car crashed into another on the southbound off-ramp of U.S. Highway 95 to Jones Boulevard.

Faraday economic incentive package OK’d

Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske can’t wait to get an up-close look at the place where Southern Nevada’s economic diversification efforts will kick into high gear.

Kitchen duty a part of firehouse life

In between the equipment maintenance, training and, of course, dropping everything to rush out and put out a fire, Clark County Firefighters have another job: Cooking healthy meals for a dozen or so of their coworkers.

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