There’s no shortage of Independence Day celebrations in the Las Vegas Valley. From parades and fireworks to car races, there’s something for almost everyone.
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Capt. John Costa, a fighter pilot who has served in Iraq and flown F-15E Strike Eagles and F-16s in Afghanistan, faced a new nerve-racking mission — appearing on stage in front of a crowd to surprise his daughters.
Amid discussions of national comprehensive immigration reform, Rosemary Flores is creating an organization, Coming Out of the Shadows, to collect stories of immigrants to present to Congress.
Americans gamble on stocks, commodities, the weather and even on their own lives through insurance policies, and it’s legal. State governments across the country sanction many transactions defined as gambling — lotteries, horse race betting over the phone in some states and gaming in casinos on reservations in others. But sports betting is unique. To place a wager on a game, patrons must be in Nevada at a licensed sportsbook. In his book “May the Odds Be With Us: Legal Segregation in America,” Las Vegas author Paul Czuchra asserts that limiting sports transactions to one state with strict prohibitions on online or telephone transactions amounts to segregation.
Clark County Library’s free book publishing workshop and mob series event are among literary offerings this week.
A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a pickup truck Sunday night on Spring Mountain Road near Decatur Boulevard, according to Las Vegas police.
A dozen people are recovering after they were apparently sickened by carbon monoxide while boating on Lake Mead.
Jimmy Bryant recently founded the nonprofit Lights 4 Love. The goal is simple: Give red light bulbs to people with health problems. The lights act as a beacon for emergency responders or others to assist the person in need.
The Henderson Planning Commission recently approved a plan to build a four-story senior facility near the intersection of Carnegie Street and Horizon Ridge Parkway despite a city staff report recommending denial of the project.
The last day of June didn’t break the record for hottest day in Las Vegas, but it was pretty close — 117 degrees — which tied the record for the official weather site at McCarran International Airport, according to the National Weather Service.
Argentina is nearly 12,000 miles away from China and culturally, the two are several worlds apart. By plane, it takes about 21 hours to travel from Buenos Aires to Beijing.
Nearly 1,300 NV Energy customers are without power Sunday night in east Las Vegas.
Las Vegas police need help locating a 67-year-old man who was last seen June 30 at 12:30 a.m. on West Charleston Boulevard and Shadow Lane.
Triple-digit heat enveloping the Las Vegas Valley appeared to claim its first victim Saturday. A man in his 80s didn’t have air conditioning in his house and went into cardiac arrest, Las Vegas Fire Department spokesman Tim Szymanski said.