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Plenty of Las Vegas glitter, but where’s the holly?

The city that has grabbed international prominence by building scaled-down versions of prominent skylines, dancing fountains and shopping malls styled after Venice and ancient Rome has never figured out what to do with Santa and friends and shown little interest in trying.

Nevada State Museum celebrates treasures of days gone by

Plenty of historic treasures are on display at the Nevada State Museum next to the Springs Preserve in Las Vegas. But much of the museum’s other inventory remains hidden, roughly 80 percent.

Blackjack dealer stabbed by co-worker at Bellagio

A Bellagio blackjack dealer suffered deep cuts to her face after a colleague stabbed her while the two were inside one of the pits at the casino Friday night, officials said Saturday.

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Woman dies in Las Vegas beltway accident

A 32-year-old Las Vegas woman was killed after losing control of her Ford Explorer on the Las Vegas Beltway on Friday afternoon, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.

Apocalypse Not: Mayan calendar becomes colossal bummer

There’s nothing more anticlimactic, nothing more utterly disappointing, than a failed apocalypse. A failed apocalypse is the gristly gourmet bacon-cheeseburger, the boring one-night stand, “The Godfather: Part III” of eschatology and all things end-timey.

Experts almost certain world not ending today

A previously undiscovered zombie planet will not crash into the Earth today, obliterating all human life and leaving the cockroaches to roam the desolate landscape, a drove of authorities said.