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Las Vegas home sale prices jump up in January

New numbers show that Southern Nevada’s housing market began 2015 on solid footing. Housing prices jumped in January even as the market slowed and fewer homes sold, the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors reported Monday.

 
Six displaced after Monday night house fire

Six people were displaced after a house fire late Monday night near the intersection of Vegas and Torrey Pines drives, according to the Las Vegas Fire Department.

Pedestrian struck, killed in east valley

A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle while jaywalking in the east valley Monday night.

 
Nevada wind blamed for Northwest ‘milky rain’

Unusual rain that deposited a mysterious residue across a swath of the Pacific Northwest appears to be a byproduct of dust storms hundreds of miles away in Nevada, although volcanic ash from Japan cannot be ruled out, the National Weather Service said Monday.

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Fremont/Boulder Highway at Sahara reopens after fatal crash

One person is dead and another is in critical condition after an ambulance and a scooter collided Monday near where Boulder Highway becomes Fremont Street, according to Las Vegas police.

Driver charged after hitting southeast valley bicyclist

A 50-year-old bicyclist was in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in the southeast valley Monday morning, according to Las Vegas police. Officers responded at 5:41 a.m. to the intersection of Boulder Highway and South Lamb Boulevard where Andrew Diaz was riding a bike north on Boulder Highway, near the east curb, Metro wrote in a release Monday night.

Nevada board approves bid for I-11 infrastructure

The Nevada Transportation Department board on Monday approved a bid for the first portion of new infrastructure for the interstate highway that eventually will connect Las Vegas with Phoenix, awarding an $83 million contract to Fisher Sand & Gravel.

Man turns himself in 2 years after Primm casino heist

Dell Eugene Warfield III, the man police said pulled off a brazen heist at the Primm Valley Resort & Casino two years ago, recently turned himself in and is due in court this week on charges of burglary and theft.

Teenage bicyclist struck by car Friday has died, coroner says

A 13-year-old boy who was critically injured Friday when he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle in the southwest valley has died, according to the Clark County coroner’s office.