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Las Vegas 2014 budget: More spending than revenue

Even after several years of budget cutting, Las Vegas officials are still planning to spend more money than the city takes in, according to a proposal outlined Tuesday.

Dormitory fire displaces UNLV students

About 160 UNLV students were displaced early Monday morning after a trash can fire in their dormitory, an official said Tuesday.

Peter Reveen, hypnotist who managed Lance Burton, dies

Peter Reveen, who had a worldwide career as a hypnotist and magician before he settled in Las Vegas as Lance Burton’s manager, died Sunday of complications from diabetes and dementia. He was 77.

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Julia MacDonald, 17, has been accepted to the 2013 U.S. Naval Academy Summer Seminar program.

First-time festival to share promoters’ love of Brazil

Holland-born Ramon van Meer loves Brazil, and he wants the rest of Las Vegas to fall in love, too.

He and his wife, Charlene Santos, had the idea to start the Vegas Loves Brazil Festival a year ago.

Art aspect adds mixed media to farmers market

After 15 years at Trails Village Center, ArtWalk, produced by Mark Vranesh, has transformed into a new event. This one partners with the Las Vegas Farmers Market and is called Art at the Market.

Summerlin Half Marathon set for Saturday at JW Marriott

A lot of people are gearing up for the Summerlin Half Marathon, which is slated for Saturday. One of them is Harry Emrick, 80, who is a cancer survivor.

Dining Pick of the Week: Bistro Pizza

Tyler Beach is the owner of Bistro Pizza, and he is celebrating the restaurant’s one-year anniversary.

Teachers spend spring break exploring earth science

More than 80 teachers from schools across the Las Vegas Valley attended classes March 26 at Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School as part of the Southern Nevada Earth Science Education Workshop.

Veteran TV actors to stage ‘Love Letters’ at the Suncoast

Loni Anderson and Hal Linden plan to perform “Love Letters,” a Pulitzer Prize-nominated play about correspondence weaved with romantic involvement, at the Suncoast this weekend.