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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.

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Once living in the streets, family now happy for a home

Jennifer McGrath eggs on her sons as they wrestle in the living room. It’s a far cry from where the McGraths were a year ago: homeless, addicted to drugs and crammed into a two-person tent. The family slept in the dirt on a rocky highway ramp on Owens Avenue near Interstate 15.

Las Vegas Rescue Mission serves Thanksgiving dinner a day early

Sitting at a table alone, Emily Bunkers finishes her mashed potatoes with a smile. Despite her bright red sweater, it’s her constant blessings and thank-yous that make her stand out.

County loses out on federal disaster declaration

September flooding caused just under $1.4 million in damage in Clark County – not nearly enough to qualify for a federal disaster declaration, county officials announced Wednesday.

County, state resolve lawsuit over diverted $102 million

Clark County officials have reached a deal with the state over their lawsuit seeking to recoup $102.5 million diverted to state coffers three years ago.

Las Vegas officers brave turkey shoot to nab dangerous drivers

Las Vegas police officer gobbles up his work as the costumed turkey in the third annual Turkey in the Crosswalk pedestrian safety project, co-sponsored by the Metropolitan Police Department and UNLV’s Safe Community Partnership.

Chimp owner denied permit by Clark County

After Mike Casey housed four juvenile chimps and a capuchin monkey at a southwest valley home for two years without a permit, Clark County commissioners on Wednesday denied his request to keep them there for another year.

Road to satisfying selfhood does not have to pass through marriage

I agree that in order to have a healthy “we,” one needs two healthy “I’s.” But I disagree that in order to have a healthy “I,” one needs a “we.” That’s basically saying that anyone not in a relationship isn’t healthy. I disagree. – E.W., Las Vegas