Local Las Vegas

February 2, 2011 - 2:02 am

Oxygen, cigarette cause fire at apartment complex; 3 injured

January 2, 2011 - 4:39 pm

A woman who forgot she was hooked up to oxygen and lit a cigarette before going to sleep caused $200,000 in damage during an apartment complex blaze early Sunday morning, the Las Vegas Fire Department said.

Businesswoman with Queen of the Night plant to sell pictures of rare nighttime blooms

January 2, 2011 - 12:00 am

Local business owners Eva Zalewski and Robert Vitto didn’t know what they’d stumbled across. The partners, also a couple outside the professional world, were running an orchid-growing company in 1999 when they bought out another dealer’s entire stock of exotic plants.

Commuters got money’s worth with 10 projects

January 2, 2011 - 12:00 am

For a good chunk of the last decade, the state of Nevada and local cities had gobs of money to spend on major transportation projects. The days of plump budgets are certainly in our rearview mirrors now, but it’s important to reflect on what was accomplished around the Las Vegas Valley to improve our commute.

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