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2012 heat in Nevada sets records

If there are two things Nevada is good for, it’s hot weather and high rankings on depressing lists.
The National Resources Defense Council has managed to bring both character traits together in a year-end weather review that puts Nevada first in the West and sixth in the nation for heat records broken in 2012.

Fire leaves couple homeless in Las Vegas

A house caught fire in Las Vegas late Friday afternoon, leaving a couple homeless and serving as a textbook example of how winds and back drafts can add fuel to a blaze.

Concerned parents get car seat pointers in Clark County

There are more than 140,000 children in Clark County who, by law, must ride in a car seat.
State law says all children younger than 6 or less than 60 pounds need one. Infants less than 20 pounds must be in a rear-facing seat.

Proposal would let Rhodes swap land near Red Rock

Developer Jim Rhodes’ plan to build a 2,000-acre neighborhood overlooking the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area could soon be no more.

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Sporting clays course opens at county shooting complex

The string of parked golf carts seems ordinary from a distance. But while they resemble their counterparts on the fairways, the carts at the Clark County Shooting Complex are loaded for another purpose.

Water agency to use eminent domain to secure land

For the first time since 2004, the Southern Nevada Water Authority will use its power of eminent domain to take control of property in the path of a water project.

Women-run companies design sophisticated sports apparel

A few years ago Sara Rosenberg of Miami took one glance at the fashion look of accessories such as pocketbooks and tote bags that showed sports team logos and was aghast.

Las Vegas holiday bus service changes announced

Local transit service on holidays this year will operate on either Saturday or Sunday schedules, the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada announced Thursday.

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