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Cinco de Mayo: History you can drink to

Uno … dos … tres. .. cuatro … CINCO de Mayo! While you’re timing how fast it takes you to drink that Corona, sucking down the lime as though it were a worm from a bottle of mescal , stop for just a second and try to figure out what Cinco de Mayo actually is. Contemplate its history.

Children were playing with fire, authorities say

Sergio Salazar tried to break through the wall of a burning shed with a pickax to save the boy inside. After a few blows, the handle broke. By the time firefighters arrived at the blaze near Oakey Boulevard and Eastern Avenue on Thursday afternoon, all was lost.

Rain forecast for Las Vegas on Monday, Tuesday

Light showers are expected in the Las Vegas Valley on Monday and Tuesday as a low pressure system off California’s coast moves east and brings moisture with it, according to the National Weather Service in Las Vegas.

Accidents cause highway delays

A late afternoon accident has closed the right southbound lane of U.S. Highway 95 south of Tropicana Avenue, according to the Regional Transportation Commission.

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Couples take non-binding vows to support repeal of same-sex marriage ban

Three dozen couples took the plunge in the name of symbolism Thursday in a quickie wedding chapel on the Las Vegas Strip. None of the ceremonies were legally binding, but the participants insisted they weren’t pointless, either.

Firefly salmonella outbreak called worst in a decade

A salmonella outbreak traced to a trendy tapas restaurant sickened nearly 90 people so far and is considered the worst of its kind in Southern Nevada in a decade, a health official said Wednesday.

Power back on downtown

The power’s back on in downtown Las Vegas.

Mentally ill patients stack up at local hospitals

Upheaval involving improper patient discharges at Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital is affecting Clark County hospitals now struggling with an influx of the mentally ill.

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