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Bieber electrifies elementary school with private concert

Young pop star Justin Bieber performed a private concert and donated $100,000 to Whitney Elementary School on Friday, a gift he announced for the at-risk school in late October.

Students at elementary school receive early Christmas surprise

Over Thursday and Friday, all 400 students at Wendell Williams Elementary School were given gifts — brand-new tennis shoes and socks — and a stocking full of goodies, provided by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

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TSA opens way to slimmed-down security process

A small share of the people departing through McCarran International Airport can now pass through a slimmed down but little-known security process.

Vigil to remember homeless who died in 2011

The list of the 50 homeless people who died in Clark County this year is a grim reminder of the brutality of life — and death — on the streets.

Man dies in shooting at apartment complex in central valley

A man died after a shooting at an apartment complex Wednesday night, Las Vegas police said. Lt. Barbara Schmidt said the shooting occurred at 6:39 p.m. at the Parkview Pointe Apartments, 3665 Cambridge Street, near Twain Avenue. Schmidt said a male victim was killed.

Tropicana joins New Year’s fireworks show on Strip

At the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Day, Las Vegas skies will shine brighter than ever as fireworks flare up from eight Strip hotel rooftops.

Expert sifts through clues in helicopter crash

Gary Robb knows how to piece together clues on why helicopters crash. He’s been doing it for 30 years and has written a book about helicopter crash litigation, a specialty that earned him the title of “most successful helicopter crash trial lawyer in the country” by Forbes Magazine in 2009.

Police: Boy found weapon, shot himself at home

A 10-year-old boy who died in a shooting inside a southwest valley home Tuesday afternoon found the weapon and shot himself, Las Vegas police said Wednesday.

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