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Dining Pick of the Week: La Comida

You know this restaurant is going to be a little different when you enter through the back alley. But there’s nothing secret about the menu from restaurateurs Jenna and Michael Morton and executive chef Pablo Sanchez-Ortiz.

Memorial Day events abound throughout valley

Beginning today, when Veterans Village holds a ribbon-cutting for its thrift store, through Tuesday, when Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., holds a roundtable to discuss veterans issues, the list of Memorial Day weekend events overflows.

Nonprofit offers energy assessments and advice

On a warm April afternoon, Drew Levy of Innovative Energy Solutions held a thermal scanner at arm’s length and slowly panned it across the living room ceiling of the Henderson home he was evaluating.

Tickets on sale for Club America-Chivas Guadalajara soccer match at Sam Boyd

Tickets are on sale for the July 3 soccer match at Sam Boyd Stadium between traditional Mexican powers Club America and Chivas Guadalajara. The Liga MX rivals have combined for 21 titles, and the game is the first stop on Chivas’ 2013 U.S. tour. Tickets are available at the Thomas & Mack Center box office or at UNLVtickets.com.

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U.S. 95 reopens after closure for suspicious device

Things are not always what they seem, as Las Vegas police learned Wednesday afternoon when a suspicious device prompted the closure of the downtown portion of U.S. Highway 95.

Salmonella creates complications, hard choices for pregnant Las Vegan

Positive. Everything, Konstantino Kouris remembered, was so positive about his ladylove’s pregnancy for almost nine months. His “Myla,” Lyudmyla Radchenko, loved being pregnant. She talked and talked to their baby inside her swollen belly.

Dust advisory issued through Wednesday night

Strong winds expected through Wednesday afternoon and evening have put residents and operators of local construction sites on alert for high levels of dust, according to air quality officials.

Chorizo likely source of salmonella at Firefly

Almost 300 people have become ill as a result of eating at the Paradise Road Firefly restaurant during a six-day period in April, according to a new report released Wednesday by the Southern Nevada Health District.

County seeks federal help to use mountainside land for recreation

Clark County commissioners decided Tuesday to seek the congressional delegation’s help in getting federal restrictions lifted 1,221 acres of land with mountain ridges on the western side of the valley, with an eye toward preserving its recreational intent.

Favorite Sons & Daughters May 28 – June 3

Savannah Prenger and Ellie Forche, 17-year-old juniors at Bishop Gorman High School, held a drive at their school to collect sunscreen, refillable water bottles and flip-flops to benefit the organization Teens Helping Teens, which was founded in 2012 by Prenger and her sister, Siena Prenger, 13.

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