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Las Vegas police seek robbery suspect

Las Vegas police need help identifying a man said to be responsible for multiple robberies in parking lots in April and May.

Nevada medical school, healthcare network have high hopes for training deal

A deal between a Renown Health, a healthcare network, and the University of Nevada’s School of Medicine would expand the medical school and increase the number of physicians who train and practice in Northern Nevada, according to Renown Health.

Commemorative Nevada statehood stamp unveiled in Las Vegas

The Nevada “forever” stamp, which depicts an area of Fire Canyon in Valley of Fire State Park, was unveiled at a press conference Thursday at The Smith Center. The stamp commemorates the Nevada’s 150th anniversary this year.

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Las Vegas Academy honored as Grammy Signature School

Twelve schools nationwide have been named Grammy Signature Schools for 2014. The program gives money to public high school music programs based on excellence, financial need or both. Las Vegas Academy was one of two gold-level schools to receive $5,000.

Mixed-use high-rise maxed out

When The Ogden, 150 Las Vegas Blvd. North, was completed in early 2008, the housing market was dropping into a crisis, jobs were following, and starting a new business looked like a challenging venture at best.

Ex-Lt. Gov. Hammargren’s Apollo spacecraft mock-up to be auctioned next week

There aren’t a lot of Apollo spacecraft in private hands, but on June 4, the Apollo Command Module that has been a fixture in former Lt. Governor Lonnie Hammargren’s Las Vegas backyard will go on auction, along with about 20 other items from the eclectic collection he’s been gathering for nearly 40 years.

Nevada’s ‘stand your ground’ law in spotlight

Nevada’s “stand your ground” law is in the spotlight with the filing of murder charges against a 73-year-old suspect who says he acted in self-defense when he fatally shot a man and wounded a woman trespassing on his property in Sparks.

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