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Nevadan at Work: Mediator works for labor-management harmony

Locked in contract negotiations more than three decades ago, Lavonne C. Ritter found her career inspiration in someone both labor and management had tagged with a seemingly unflattering sobriquet: “Big Foot.”

Reborn Firefly wants to earn trust after salmonella outbreak

Firefly on Paradise, which was closed by the Southern Nevada Health District after being linked to a salmonella outbreak that affected nearly 300 people, reopened Friday afternoon in a new location.

Memorial Day weekend to be warm, maybe smoky

Sunny but possibly smoky skies and warm temperatures are on the horizon for the busy Memorial Day weekend in Las Vegas.

Nevada prison guard arrested in Las Vegas bank robbery

Benjamin Kyker is very familiar with the Nevada prisons system, but the veteran prison guard could soon be bunking with the kind of men he’s been guarding.

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Film studio to spotlight downtown

Fremont East Studios aims to be a one-stop shop for media production in an area the studio’s director of production, Freeman White III, said could use it.

Bishop Gorman student gears recycling effort toward school supplies

Summerlin resident Erica Korbel was tired of seeing usable school supplies go to waste, so she started Students United in Recycling School Supplies to gather items for the Nevada Parternship for Homeless Youth.

Sculpture theft, water damage cost Nevada Ballet Theatre

Thieves came under cover of darkness May 6 and stole two metal sculptures from the entry to Nevada Ballet Theatre’s Summerlin headquarters. It’s the latest setback the NBT has experienced as of late. It is also facing nearly $500,000 in repairs due to a leaky foundation.

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