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Red Flag, Thunderbirds at Nellis targeted for grounding

With fiscal cliff budget cuts looming a few weeks away, Air Force leaders said Thursday they will probably cancel upcoming Red Flag air combat training exercises at Nellis Air Force Base and ground the Thunderbirds demonstration team if Congress and the White House don’t agree on a solution to the nation’s $16 trillion debt.

Man found dead in trunk after fire identified

The man found dead in the trunk of a car after a fire on Tuesday was identified as Daniel Frank Gilberto by the Clark County coroner’s office.

Staff working to restore Clark County website

The Clark County website is down as staff work to fix a problem that occurred while performing an upgrade Wednesday night.

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ROAD ALERT: Lane closures planned on Decatur

Motorists traveling on Decatur Boulevard between Vegas Drive and Lake Mead Boulevard will face lane restrictions for the next four weeks as the city of Las Vegas makes pedestrian crossing improvements.

North Las Vegas objects to state tax formula

Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick told Senate and Assembly taxation committees Tuesday that of 174 state, local and district governments in Nevada, only two – North Las Vegas and Fernley – oppose a new formula for distribution of state taxes to them.

Sandoval backs tax increase for police in Clark County

Gov. Brian Sandoval said Tuesday that he will support legislation to levy a 0.25 percentage point increase in the sales tax rate in Clark County to hire more police officers.