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Police seek sales tax boost to hire more cops

Clark County consumers could pay more for everything from accordions to zippers if cops can persuade the state Legislature to approve their plan to tap a new sales tax aimed at putting more police on the street.

Worker who died on I-15 identified

A highway maintenance worker who died Wednesday after being struck by falling equipment was identified today by the county coroner’s office.

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Las Vegas man works to get street named after Sammy Davis Jr.

Josh Elliott is on a one-man quest to name a 2-mile stretch of Industrial Road after Sammy Davis Jr., the well known singer and dancer who, along with the rest of the Rat Pack, helped make Las Vegas famous.

Gun deep fried at restaurant; man arrested

The gunshot rang at a downtown restaurant and the culprit, a deep fryer, brazenly remained in the kitchen in plain view of police. Much remains unclear in the incident that occurred shortly after 9:30 p.m. Sunday at El Diamante Restaurant. The biggest question of them all: Who threw the biscuit – slang for gun – in the deep fryer?

SlotZilla putting 11-story zip in Fremont Street Experience

In June, downtown visitors will be able to zip through the Fremont Street Experience starting from the world’s tallest slot machine, SlotZilla, which will replace an existing zipline with an 11-story ride that will propel riders out of the world’s largest slot machine at 120 feet.

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