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Now in its 29th year, the festive downtown parade, which starts at 10 a.m. Monday, has about 150 entries, including floats, marching bands, pint-sized cheerleaders, police cruisers, and youth sports and drill teams.
For the first time, a Miss Nebraska was crowned Miss America on Saturday night at Planet Hollywood. Teresa Scanlan, 17, received the customary crown and roses from the outgoing Miss America, Caressa Cameron. She also won a $50,000 scholarship.
Although numerous economic forecasts offer little hope beyond the current troubled status quo, many entrepreneurs are still leaping into business, believing they can make it.
After more than five decades of marriage, Naomi Goynes still picks out her husband’s ties. The old man stands by patiently as she examines several choices in the living room of the North Las Vegas home the couple has shared since 1964.
Just nine weeks before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law, Martin Luther King Jr. urged Las Vegans to “scratch out a note” to their senators in support of the landmark legislation.
The first Las Vegas parade in honor of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., held in 1982, included only 13 entries. Now in its 29th year, the festive downtown parade, which starts at 10 a.m. Monday, has about 150 entries, including floats, marching bands, pint-sized cheerleaders, police cruisers, and youth sports and drill teams.
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The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning for the valley on Sunday, which is Father’s Day.
“The protest was declared an unlawful assembly after protestors failed to obey lawful orders,” the Metropolitan Police Department said.
Family members of an Arizona couple fatally shot while livestreaming from the Strip were among the witnesses who told police they watched the slaying unfold in real time, according to 911 audio released Thursday.
District Attorney Steve Wolfson said prosecutors will consider seeking the death penalty against the suspect in a shooting that killed two in front of the Bellagio.
