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Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop looks to expansion

Ashley Morris brought a message to the annual Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop franchisee meeting of a growth plan that would finally fall into place.

Workers react to closing of Sahara

Michael McClendon, a poker room supervisor at the Sahara, wasn’t surprised when he was called into a meeting at 7:30 a.m. with other employees and was told the nearly 60-year-old Strip resort would cease operations in May.
McClendon, who recently celebrated 25 years at the casino, said the announcement Friday shouldn’t have been unexpected.

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Museum confronts cloudy future

The Nevada State Museum is in a state of limbo, waiting for the green light to open its new location. The 70,000-square-foot property is nestled in the Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. It isn’t open to the public yet. Most of the exhibits are up and running, but there are no artifacts.

Emergency bomb drop rattles Nellis neighbors

The pilot of an A-10 Thunderbolt II attack jet released two 500-pound bombs Friday morning in a safe zone five miles north of Nellis Air Force Base in an emergency procedure after an engine malfunctioned, base officials said

UNLV stadium plan gets OK

The higher education system’s Board of Regents gave its initial OK on Friday to a plan that would build a 40,000-seat domed stadium on campus. The stadium would be accompanied by thousands of units of on campus housing, 600,000 square feet of retail space, a spacious outdoor gathering spot and parking for thousands of cars.