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Occupy group facing internal squabbling, end of permit

Clark County management will not renew a permit for the Occupy Las Vegas encampment once it expires Feb. 20.
The decision comes days after internal squabbling among protesters made a splash online.

Valley to see strong winds, dust as storm moves in Saturday

High winds are expected to stir up dust in the valley Saturday, Clark County air quality officials said. Blowing dust is expected through the afternoon, according to an advisory issued Friday by the Department of Air Quality and Environmental Management.

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Zappos leader takes time to encourage tech startups amid woes

Tony Hsieh hasn’t slept much this week. The exhausted Zappos CEO has been doing damage control since Sunday, when he revealed that his Henderson-based company’s server in Kentucky had been hacked.

Mother knows ‘bath salts’ are lethal

Las Vegas resident Leslie Chaney hopes other mothers now won’t experience the utter despair she has suffered because of her son’s use of so-called “bath salts.”

Man starts over at Chuck Jones attraction after attempted-embezzlement conviction

Cartoons are giving Neil Cantor a second chance. Cantor, who was convicted of attempting to embezzle from the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art in 2008, is making a fresh start in life with his new venture: running the Chuck Jones Experience at Circus Circus.

Troubles plague youth charity, chief officer

Less than a month after Kathleen Vermillion resigned from the Henderson City Council to spend more time with her charity, the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth, the organization is in turmoil.

Order makes ‘bath salts’ illegal in Nevada

Synthetic drugs known by the street name “bath salts” are now illegal in Nevada. The Nevada Board of Pharmacy approved an emergency order Thursday that prohibits the drugs from being made, sold, purchased or consumed in the state.