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Blood drive for people and their pets set

A blood drive for both humans and their pets will take place 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Las Vegas Animal Blood Bank, 8650 W. Tropicana Ave., Suite B-107.

Las Vegas police visit 300 schools to calm fears

Las Vegas police sent officers to all 300 public and private schools in the city Friday to ease fears shortly after a gunman walked into an elementary school 2,500 miles away in Newtown, Conn., killing 20 children and six adults at the school.

UNLV team finds evidence of extinct wolf

Less than a month after a California team found evidence of saber-tooth cat in the Upper Las Vegas Wash, UNLV researchers announced the discovery of a 1½-inch long foot bone from what they believe was a dire wolf that stalked the valley between 12,000 and 15,000 years ago.

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ROAD ALERT: Strip lane closures planned

Motorists who use the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road during the overnight and morning rush hours will face some lane restrictions Monday through Thursday for manhole rehabilitation by the Clark County Water Reclamation District.

FBI arrests limo service owner, workers in racketeering probe

The owner of a longtime limousine service and two of his top aides were among those arrested by FBI agents Thursday in a multimillion-dollar racketeering conspiracy involving allegations of prostitution, drug trafficking and fraud.

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