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Grandparents open their homes, hearts to children

Getting seven children ready for school each morning is no easy task. That’s seven showers (only some of which are sure to be hot), seven breakfasts and seven outfits to be prepared before each one leaves for school.

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One person sent to hospital after collision with firetruck

A woman was critically injured when a Clark County fire engine collided with the vehicle she was driving at the intersection of Karen Avenue and Lamb Boulevard, near Sahara Avenue, about 2 p.m. Saturday.

Cancer patients thankful for volunteers on Road to Recovery

Olivia Baldonado remembers well the day five months ago when doctors told her she had lung cancer. It was the same day her younger sister shared in a long-distance phone call that she too had been diagnosed with cancer – colon cancer.

Opportunity Village’s Magical Forest comes to life

The halls were decked. The jingle bells rocked. The reindeer played. The Magical Forest at Opportunity Village twinkled brightly Friday night during the charity’s 21st annual tree lighting ceremony.

Black Friday shoppers in Las Vegas strike early, seek bargains

It’s 5 a.m., and Mary and Charles Livingston are at Home Depot, with a plan to save $700. The husband and wife are in need of a new washer and dryer, for which they’re about to pay $1,500. Along the way, they pick up a pot of decorative poinsettias, but overall they stuck to their plan.

Las Vegas congregation battles economy to achieve dream

When the St. Simeon Serbian Orthodox congregation began building a new church in 2007, it adopted a centuries-old style with the idea that the building would be around at least that long.