The Aviation Nation air show at Nellis Air Force Base drew about 110,000 spectators throughout the weekend, according to the event’s director of operations, Lt. Col Marty Garrett.
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North Las Vegas fire investigators believe a house fire was purposely set to injure firefighters this afternoon, department spokesman Captain Cedric Williams said.
Spectators watched a safe and flawless performance at the Aviation Nation air show at Nellis Air Force Base on Saturday with little concern of a repeat of the tragedy at the Reno air races.
At a news conference Saturday outside the Las Vegas headquarters of the biggest name in mixed martial arts, activists called on Fox Sports and advertisers to “drop” the UFC until it adopts a code of conduct like other professional sports.
The Las Vegas police officer who shot at a fleeing suspect Wednesday has been identified. Police said Officer Ricardo Rodriguez, 30, fired his weapon at a suspect and missed.
Keith Buck silently stared at the piece of paper in his hands. It had stars and stripes. It had his name. It mentioned courage and patriotism.
Sgt. 1st Class Manu Tufuga earned his U.S. citizenship long ago but finally became an American on Friday during a special Veterans Day naturalization ceremony on the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base.
Thousands lined Fourth Street in downtown Las Vegas on Friday to honor the nation’s military veterans in the Veterans Day parade. The parade was the last for a Pearl Harbor survivors group.
Today in recognition of Veterans Day, two World War II veterans and a Vietnam War vet share their combat experiences and offer their thoughts on what the national holiday means to them.
It began as a small protest with an emphasis on ending corporate greed and influence in politics. But the Occupy Las Vegas movement seems to have lost focus as it has grown, with its message plagued by squabbling among protesters that caused the group to split up.