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County awards winners of spots for limo, shuttle service

Despite a vocal turnout by dozens of limousine drivers faced with losing their jobs, the Clark County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved four of six limo and shuttle van companies to be allowed to operate at McCarran International Airport.

PHOTOS: Lighting up the holidays

The Ethel M Chocolate Factory in Henderson opened its 18th holiday light show Tuesday night. More than 500,000 lights illuminate three acres of cactuses and desert landscaping.

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Convention authority plans to revive $890 million expansion

It’s time to dust off the $890 million expansion and face-lift of the Las Vegas Convention Center shelved when the city went bust, the head of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said Monday.

Literary Las Vegas: Meredith Allard

Clark County School District teacher Meredith Allard combines romance, paranormal fantasy and historical fiction into her novel “Her Dear & Loving Husband.” The action follows Salem, Mass., professor James Wentworth, a widower who can’t move on until he meets librarian Sarah Alexander, a dead ringer for his long-gone wife, Elizabeth. E-book versions of the novel in all formats are available free from smashwords.com. For more information about the author, visit meredithhallard.com.

Vulnerable son needs father to give him stability in his life

My fiance has been divorced for more than four years now. In the beginning, they shared joint custody of their two children. That lasted about a year and then she took him to court requesting primary custody. He fought for but lost joint custody. He had them every other weekend, but eventually that stopped as his ex would tell him that the kids did not want to see or talk to him.

Clark County Museum offers holiday exhibit

To celebrate the holidays, the Clark County Museum is inviting people to take a tour through winter celebrations and enjoy decorations from different cultures and religions. The museum, 1830 S. Boulder Highway, was scheduled to open the holiday exhibit Monday. It is expected to run until Dec. 25.

‘Variety Live’ to include magic, music and more

“Variety Live” is set to bring back the format of old television favorites such as “The Ed Sullivan Show” to the Starbright Theatre Saturday.

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