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Vegas DAV chapter gives 2 vans to VA

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By KEITH ROGERS LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

August 7, 2014 - 10:02 am

Nevada’s Disabled American Veteran chapter will donate two Ford Flex vans Thursday to the Veterans Affairs Southern Nevada Healthcare System so local veterans will have transportation to area VA facilities.

The new vehicles will be added to the existing fleet of 25 that in a year’s span ending in April traveled 307,430 miles to take 8,617 veterans to their appointments while volunteers racked up 28,967 service hours, according to VA spokesman Richard Beam.

He said the keys will be handed over to local VA officials during a ceremony Thursday morning at the VA Medical Center in North Las Vegas to coincide with this week’s National Disabled American Veterans convention on the Strip.

Contact Keith Rogers at krogers@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0308. Find him on Twitter: @KeithRogers2.

Las Vegas apartment fight leads to stabbings, 5 teens injured

By Marvin Clemons / RJ

April 26, 2024 - 12:16 am

The 6:25 p.m. incident occurred in an apartment complex near West Tropicana Avenue and South Jones Boulevard.

CCSD retirees allowed to fill ‘critical’ teaching jobs

By Jeff Burbank / RJ

April 25, 2024 - 7:40 pm

The Clark County School District is looking to make it easier to hire retired employees to fill “critical” vacant teaching, other jobs.

Las Vegas substitute teacher arrested after fight at high school

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

April 25, 2024 - 5:40 pm

Clark County School District police arrested a man connected to a student-teacher fight.

‘Critically important’: New Nevada facility aims to boost solar energy

By Sean Hemmersmeier / RJ

April 26, 2024 - 12:00 am

NV Energy held a ribbon cutting ceremony for a $257 million battery facility that can stretch the use of solar power into the night and store energy for about 165,000 homes.

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Beware the T-Rex: Dinosaur Outpost to open in Town Square

By Patrick Blennerhassett / RJ

April 25, 2024 - 2:12 pm

The Las Vegas family attraction, which is aimed at kids ages five to 12, features 15,000 square feet of interactive dinosaur exhibits.

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Las Vegas sees big convention decline, visitation up slightly

By Richard N. Velotta / RJ

April 25, 2024 - 3:50 pm

The number of passengers using Harry Reid International Airport in March was the third highest in the airport’s history, with international travel fueling that growth.

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Downtown Las Vegas casino to pay $720K to settle disability discrimination claims

By McKenna Ross / RJ

April 25, 2024 - 11:15 am

A federal agency alleged a downtown hotel-casino discriminated against employees multiple times since at least 2018.

Man pleads guilty to murder in 2-year-old Las Vegas boy’s death

By Katelyn Newberg / RJ

April 25, 2024 - 10:32 pm

Terrell Rhodes pleaded guilty in a Las Vegas court to killing his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son, Amari Nicholson, in 2021.

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Girl, 9, located after being reported missing in central valley

By Tony Garcia / RJ

April 25, 2024 - 11:03 am

Police had asked for the public’s help Thursday morning in finding a 9-year-old girl who had been reported missing in the central Las Vegas Valley.

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An artificial mind with a lifelike body: Las Vegas man brings creations to life

By Jason Bracelin / RJ

April 25, 2024 - 9:55 am

Matt McMullen has been at it for decades. His most realistic creation yet is a supermodel-esque woman with blonde-brown hair who speaks with a mild Scottish accent.