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Literary Las Vegas: Gina Pearl

If you’re unswayed by unapologetic graphic violence, Las Vegas-based writer Gina Pearl is ready to take you on an insane ride through the eyes of a trio of trained killers as they battle to escape the control of a demon.

FEMA aid authorized for Southern Nevada flood area

President Barack Obama has issued a disaster declaration to allow federal aid for a Southern Nevada area affected by severe storms and flooding in early September.

Clark County schools’ maintenance costs snowball to $7B

The value of Clark County School District’s 357 campuses and real estate totals a whopping $7 billion, but the cost of needed renovations in the coming years is roughly just as much, according to district officials.

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School garden yields more crops than imagined

At Walter Bracken STEAM Academy, they still teach the three Rs: radishes, rhubarb and rutabagas.

Man injured in east valley drive-by shooting

A man was shot in the foot in an east valley drive-by shooting Wednesday evening, Las Vegas police reported.

County Republicans: GOP will do it better next time

The Democrats swept all three Clark County Commission races, but the Republican tide certainly made two of the three incumbents look more vulnerable.

Rock band Kiss arrives in Vegas, begins residency

Members of the rock band Kiss arrived in Las Vegas via helicopter at the Hard Rock hotel-casino for the start of their residency Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014.

Moderate quake shakes northwest Nevada

A moderate earthquake and a string of aftershocks have hit a sparsely populated area of northwest Nevada near its borders with Oregon and California, but there were no reports of damage.

4 injured in Wednesday morning crash

Four people were transported to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning.

Las Vegas Book Briefs for Nov. 6-12, 2014

Literary happenings this week include signings by rock legend Gene Simmons, Gina Moreno Wilson, Steven Grogan, Rena Kopstenski and Nancy Nelson.

New North Las Vegas city manager rose through the ranks

The new North Las Vegas city manager isn’t that new. The North Las Vegas council threw its support behind the woman who has been acting city manager since June at Wednesday’s council meeting. Qiong Liu has been with North Las Vegas since 2005.

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