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Veterans jobs fair planned in Vegas

Vegas PBS will host a veterans job fair Wednesday for National Guard and Reserve service members, their spouses, discharged veterans and retirees to connect them with military-friendly employers looking to fill entry-level to mid-management positions.

One juvenile dead in Decatur shooting

A man died in a shooting that closed a southwest valley intersection Sunday night, Las Vegas police said.

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Electric car report: Nevada needs to do more

Landing the Tesla Gigafactory was a huge economic victory for Nevada by most accounts, but the state needs to do much more at the end point of production to promote electrical vehicle use, according to a report by a nonprofit group promoting energy efficiency.

Washington Digest: Congress OKs Obama’s Syria plan

Congress voted last week to give President Barack Obama the green light to arm and train rebels in Syria to fight against violent jihadist forces in the Middle East.

Titus seeks support to revive Amtrak in Vegas

With glitzier modes of passenger rail seemingly having fallen by the track, Rep. Dina Titus says Las Vegas should look into what it might take to restore conventional Amtrak service to Southern California.

Restaurant possible first step for downtown Henderson

Berwick’s Urban Lounge’s recent opening in downtown Henderson is being looked to as a possible first step in what city officials and business leaders hope is the start of something bigger.

DA says one thing, prosecutors argue another on witness payments

District Attorney Steve Wolfson has scrambled over the past year to review and change controversial witness payment practices. But what Wolfson tells the public has differed from what his prosecutors argue in court.

Roberson: Nevada Democratic leaders incompetent

In a blunt swipe at the opposition, state Senate Minority Leader Michael Roberson contends Republicans deserve to win majority rule of the upper house in the Nov. 4 election because Democratic leaders are “incompetent,” which they showed during a special session to approve a deal for Tesla to build a $5 billion battery factory in Northern Nevada.

NLV library branch moving to City Hall

North Las Vegas’ main library is shutting its doors Friday in preparation for its move down the street into a smaller space.

Las Vegas cop behind controversial killing now influential union leader

In other cities, an officer who kills an unarmed man under suspicious circumstances and accused of lying to cover his tracks might be prosecuted. In Las Vegas, Bryan Yant kept his job. And now he’s taken on a role that will make him more influential at Metro.

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