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Police seek armed robber who hit business near UNLV

Las Vegas police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a robber they say walked into a business near UNLV pointing a gun.

Santas — lots of them — are coming to town

This year’s Great Santa Run, a fundraiser for Opportunity Village, will invade downtown and result in the closure of several city streets from 7 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Police teach special needs students to use crosswalks carefully

Standing on the corner of Heather and College drives, Henderson police officer Russell Adams instructs a group of Foothill High School special needs students on crosswalk safety before sending them to cross with his partner, officer Lindsay Vukanovich.

Education officials expect shift in school choice priorities

Leaders of the state’s two largest charter school sponsors met for the first time Wednesday to plan for the coming legislative session that many expect will focus on expanding school choice.

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Coroner IDs inmate found dead in Henderson jail

An inmate at the Henderson Detention Center who was found dead of an apparent suicide Tuesday afternoon was identified by the Clark County coroner’s office on Thursday.

Couple sentenced to prison in Henderson mortgage fraud

A Texas couple who ran two mortgage industry businesses in Henderson have been sentenced to federal prison in one of Southern Nevada’s largest mortgage fraud schemes.

Speakers discuss careers with students at academically struggling school

On a recent Monday at Chaparral High School, 3850 Annie Oakley Drive, a packed classroom sat listening to John Abulencia discuss finances, life goals and fulfillment. Abulencia is the assistant casino manager at the Cromwell.

CCSD moves to fire janitor with criminal past

Clark County School District moved Wednesday to dismiss Michael P. Curley, the Valley High School janitor who the Review-Journal found had pleaded guilty in June to two counts of gross misdemeanor conspiracy to commit stalking.

4 vehicles catch fire at Venetian parking garage

Four vehicles were on fire at The Venetian parking garage Wednesday night, according to the Clark County Fire Department.

Land to expand may come, but UNLV needs money to move

UNLV is only a couple of U.S. congressional votes away from expanding its acreage six times over. But Nevada’s largest university is still a whole state legislative session away from obtaining the seed money to develop the land.

2 found dead in northwest valley home

Metro homicide detectives on Wednesday evening were investigating the deaths of two older people in the northwest valley.

Metro to name buildings for three former sheriffs

A trio of Las Vegas police buildings at the agency’s Martin Luther King Drive headquarters will be named after three prominent sheriffs from the past 50 years.

Bug-attracting NLV waste water bound for underground path

Construction crews finished a section of underground pipeline that will take treated waste water from North Las Vegas’ reclamation facility to the Las Vegas Wash.