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CHP investigating alleged tow gouging following freeway fire

The California Highway Patrol is investigating alleged price-gouging by towing companies that moved vehicles from Interstate 15 after the North Fire that burned more than 5,000 acres and torched 20 cars.

 
Surprise reunion brings smiles, tears — VIDEO

A year after he deployed to the Middle East, Airman Jason Driscoll was reunited with his family on Friday night — much to his daughter’s surprise.

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68 new police officers graduate from academy — PHOTOS

The Las Vegas police force just got bigger. In a ceremony at the Orleans Hotel on Wednesday, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department welcomed 68 graduates from the Police Officer Academy Class 11-2014.

 
Betty Willis, artist behind ‘fabulous Las Vegas’ sign, dies at 91

The designer of the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign, Betty Willis, 91, died Sunday at home in Overton, about 65 miles northeast of Las Vegas. That same day, Brian “Buzz” Leming, 74, also died. Leming worked on neon icons including the signs for the Stardust, Barbary Coast and Westward Ho.

 
Recuperating Reid returns to Capitol, to miss State of Union

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada made his first appearance of the year in the Capitol on Tuesday, still recuperating from injuries suffered in an exercise accident on New Year’s Day.

 
Obama’s immigration plan outlined ahead of Las Vegas trip

President Barack Obama imposed the most sweeping immigration reform in a generation on Thursday, easing the threat of deportation for about 4.7 million undocumented immigrants and setting up a clash with Republicans.

 
Gloria Lee pleads guilty in pet shop arson

The woman accused in the Prince and Princess Pet Boutique fire pleaded guilty Monday to arson, insurance fraud and cruelty to animal charges.

 
New flash flood warning issued for Henderson

Storms above Henderson, Lake Las Vegas and nearby highways prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood warning Wednesday evening.

 
Panel: Nevada margins tax proposal leaves many unanswered questions

If Nevada voters approve a proposed 2 percent margins tax on business in November, there will be a lot of uncertainty about which companies will be taxed and whether the $750,000 annual revenue raised will really be used to increase education funding, experts said Monday.

 
Las Vegans reflect on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy at parade

Hundreds of people lined the sidewalks of Fourth Street in Las Vegas for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade on Monday, months after the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington where King delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech.