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School evacuated after classroom fills with smoke

Faith Lutheran Junior/Senior High School was evacuated Thursday afternoon after chemicals boiling on a hot plate caused smoke in a classroom.

Police arrest Occupy Las Vegas protesters without incident

They sat with legs crossed Thursday in the middle of Las Vegas Boulevard, blocking northbound traffic and ignoring police warnings in front of the federal courthouse. Soon thereafter the hands of 21 protesters from the Occupy Las Vegas movement were bound with white zip ties.

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Myriad nonprofits deliver one message: Give

Nevadans are struggling to make ends meet, and the effects are trickling down to the state’s nonprofits, which have seen individual giving and state dollars dwindle since the recession began.

County awards winners of spots for limo, shuttle service

Despite a vocal turnout by dozens of limousine drivers faced with losing their jobs, the Clark County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved four of six limo and shuttle van companies to be allowed to operate at McCarran International Airport.

PHOTOS: Lighting up the holidays

The Ethel M Chocolate Factory in Henderson opened its 18th holiday light show Tuesday night. More than 500,000 lights illuminate three acres of cactuses and desert landscaping.

Convention authority plans to revive $890 million expansion

It’s time to dust off the $890 million expansion and face-lift of the Las Vegas Convention Center shelved when the city went bust, the head of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said Monday.

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