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A 64-year-old man died Wednesday from injuries sustained in a car crash last month, North Las Vegas police said Thursday.
The family of a man missing since January hasn’t given up its search but has lowered its expectations. “We’re looking for his body,” said Jeffrey Goldberg, the man’s brother. Keith Goldberg, 54, disappeared Jan. 31 after leaving his east valley apartment. He was captured on a surveillance camera near Las Vegas Boulevard South and St. Rose Parkway that morning.
The Southern Nevada Water Authority board used February’s extra day to push through a rate increase that will boost most residential bills by about $5 a month starting in May. The fee totals $5 a month for the average single-family home, about $35 a month for a small retail store and more than $2,200 a month for a large resort.
Wesley Barrientos, who lost his legs to a roadside bomb in Iraq, cranked his three-wheeled cycle with his hands and arms Tuesday, headed north on U.S. 95 from Laughlin with fellow veteran Jeremy Staat riding a bicycle beside him. They were in the ninth day of a 4,163-mile ride from the Wall of Valor in Bakersfield, Calif., to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C.
Las Vegas-born and -raised artist/author Ashlee Fletcher put her illustration bachelor’s degree from Laguna College of Art & Design to work in her first book, “My Dog, My Cat,” published by Tanglewood Books.
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Mary Jo Buttafuoco, who was shot in the head by former “Long Island Lolita” Amy Fisher in 1992, has tied the knot in Las Vegas.
Native American culture and the spirit of the contemporary powwow are the subjects of the newest exhibit at the Clark County Museum. The exhibit, “What Continues the Dream: Contemporary Arts and Crafts from the Powwow Tradition,” is on loan from the Nevada Arts Council’s Nevada Touring Initiative and runs until May 6 at the museum, 1830 S. Boulder Highway.
Clark High School hosted a Hawaiian-themed dance for students with disabilities Feb. 17. For many of the special education students, it was their first dance and a chance to interact as their typical education peers do.
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Three hours before his clients arrived at the Las Vegas Grand Prix last year, Nevada Stupak was already there, walking the route they’d take that evening. He rode the shuttle to time it. Scoped out the Paddock Club grounds. Found the spots where the light would hit just right for photos. Reserved the best table in the hospitality suite. Even talked his way into getting them front-row seats for a driver’s speech.
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NHP advised shortly before 10:30 a.m. that Kyle Canyon Road “completely shut down due to inclement weather conditions.”
The Henderson Police Department on Wednesday identified a man who was shot by two officers and who is accused of ramming into their police SUVs with a stolen construction vehicle.
Tavari Pearson, who previously received an eight-to-20-year suspended sentence, has been indicted in a car theft case.
Prosecutors said Tuesday that they do not plan to pursue the death penalty for a man accused of killing three people in a 12-vehicle crash.
