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A 46-year-old hiker whose body was found Saturday at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area died after falling several hundred feet, authorities said Wednesday.
A slow day is a good day for the nine officers of the Las Vegas Paiute Police Department. Many people don’t even know they’re there, based on about 18 acres of tribal land on Main Street near Washington Avenue. That’s fine with them.
When Ronald Kirk disappeared in Red Rock Canyon in January, hundreds scoured the conservation area calling his name. Kirk’s body was finally found Saturday in rocky area with established trails running through it, not far from one of Red Rock’s most popular challenges, Turtlehead Peak.
The Sandpipers swim team recently took its second consecutive state championship title.
In your column, published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Feb. 5, you spoke about unions that are “inherently pathological.” Your brief description fit my marriage to a T.
Adjusting to a college environment from high school is hard enough. For those who have been away at war during the past decade, an ally on campus can make a big difference. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the College of Southern Nevada have resource centers to help veterans interested in higher education.
Las Vegas Sports Park is gearing up to host the Scorpion Warrior Adventure Race on Saturday, with a 2½-mile run and a wet and dry obstacle course planned.
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The Metropolitan Police Department provided more details about a pair of January police shootings.
Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man accused of burglarizing a home in Summerlin in December.
Police said T’Shawn Allen, 27, stole hundreds of dollars from businesses such as Pink Box Donuts, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Pretty Soul Kitchen and caused potentially thousands in damages over a two-day theft spree.
According to the National Weather Service service, Harry Reid International Airport reached 34 degrees early Saturday morning but multiple sites across the valley reported teperatures below freezing.
