Christmas came early for students at Williams Empowerment School, 1030 N. J St., when Las Vegas Review-Journal staff members arrived Dec. 16 with gifts for the 382 children in kindergarten through fifth grade .
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Want to enjoy New Year’s Eve without the stress of going to the Strip? There are a number of options.
Michael Yi is a known Las Vegas restaurateur, and his Urban Grill is described as “American classics with an Asian twist.”
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Question: I remember you said to apply fertilizer to a lawn around Thanksgiving. But during that time, it was cold, and the fertilizer bag says to water frequently.
At this busy time of year, it’s good to keep in mind an outdoor destination close enough that it won’t require much time and preparation. Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve is just such a place — an oasis of natural peace hidden close to the urban bustle of the Las Vegas Valley.
About 25 graduate students in the public history program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, spent much of the past semester at the Walking Box Ranch in Searchlight, cataloguing and cleaning thousands of artifacts that once belonged to former Nevada Lt. Gov. and actor Rex Bell and his wife, actress Clara Bow.
Students from The Meadows School hosted their fourth annual holiday event for another school Dec. 16, this year bringing presents for students at West Preparatory Academy in downtown Las Vegas.
It began in a simple enough manner. The letter addressed to the elderly resident of Sun City Summerlin was written on a letterhead inscribed with the Reader’s Digest logo. It told him that his “lucky number has been approved for a lump sum payout of $500,000 in cash.”
Karen Rowe, a resident of The Trails in Summerlin, was beginning to walk her 13-year-old dog, Al, at 6:30 a.m. Dec. 5 when the garage door of a house two doors down rolled up and two large dogs, which Rowe said were some sort of shepherd breed, tore away from their owner and began attacking her terrier mix.
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You don’t build a person with a single blueprint. Instead, you build them with a thousand small, unseen moments. A question that cracks open a new world. A line of red ink that teaches you to mean what you say. A quiet nod of encouragement from across a chaotic classroom. This is a letter of thanks to the architects of those moments, my teachers at Lewis E. Rowe Elementary School, Helen C. Cannon Junior High School, and Valley High School.
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A judge set bail for convicted robber Jarvis Williams, who authorities said shot at police after a two-city chase.
A spike in gas prices is not expected during the holiday season, with Nevada average below $3.50.
Jarvis Williams, 30, faces attempted murder, assault on a protected person, evading police, and owning a firearm by a prohibited person in North Las Vegas.
Authorities said the group of men mistakenly believed the house they targeted belonged to members of a rival gang.
