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Las Vegas Academy honored as Grammy Signature School

Twelve schools nationwide have been named Grammy Signature Schools for 2014. The program gives money to public high school music programs based on excellence, financial need or both. Las Vegas Academy was one of two gold-level schools to receive $5,000.

 
Cause of downtown apartment fire undetermined

A vacant downtown apartment complex was heavily damaged by fire Tuesday night, according to the Las Vegas Fire Department.

 
Ex-POW from Las Vegas remembers comrades lost in the Korean War

Today, as veterans and families across the nation pause for Memorial Day, Gene Ramos of Las Vegas will be thinking about the comrades he lost in the Korean war and another friend who endured POW hardships with him.

 
Wet ‘n’ Wild Opens Its Shores

The 36-foot high Tornado is the first slide of its kind in Las Vegas. It opened this weekend.

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New water slide unveiled at Wet ‘n’ Wild

Staff members became Splash Test Dummies as they tested out the new Tornado water slide at the Las Vegas Wet ‘n’ Wild water park.

 
Federal report: Las Vegas police shootings down, department reforms up

Las Vegas police shootings are trending down and Metro reforms are on the rise. It’s looking good for Metro after the U.S. Department of Justice released its final progress report Wednesday after a wide-ranging, multi-year study of Metro’s policies related to deadly force.

 
Jason ‘Blu’ Griffith found guilty of second-degree murder in Strip dancer’s death

Jason “Blu” Griffith has been found guilty of second-degree murder for choking to death Debbie Flores Narvaez on Dec. 12, 2010, after a year long on-again, off-again tumultuous relationship. The jury reached its verdict Thursday in its second day of deliberations following nine days of testimony and arguments by prosecutors and defense lawyers.

 
Griffith describes violent relationship with victim

Jason “Blu” Griffith said the woman he’s accused of killing had previously stalked, threatened and harassed him after the two ended their sexual relationship in spring of 2010.

 
Las Vegas police say armed robber on the loose

The person Las Vegas police said is linked to a Wednesday morning robbery is now on the loose and considered armed and dangerous, police said.

 
Las Vegas fire chief: Department treats all calls equally

The Las Vegas Fire Department’s chief on Tuesday disputed a report that accused its paramedics of transporting more patients from wealthier neighborhoods and leaving more inner-city hospital transports to a private company.

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