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For awhile it seemed the brand new Nevada State Museum at the Springs Preserve would never open its doors.
The $51.5 million building sat empty as state budget issues delayed its opening. On Oct. 28, the museum will finally be open for business, six years later than planned.
A 52-year-old man died after his minivan struck the entrance gate to the Desert Bloom residential community on Alta Drive near Mariola Street just after 7 a.m. Sunday.
An officer with the Metropolitan Police Department had an idea, a little over a decade ago, to form a special unit dedicated to investigating crimes against illegal immigrants and building trust between officers and the local Hispanic community.
Water to about 1,200 residences was expected to be turned back on at about 9 tonight, several hours earlier than expected after crews were able to pinpoint the problem in a faulty water line along Nellis Boulevard between Sahara Avenue and Charleston Boulevard, a spokesman for the water district said.
In a town that has more than its fair share of odd places, Dr. Lonnie Hammargren’s house is a strong contender for the title of “weirdest.” On Oct. 30, the former neurosurgeon and Nevada lieutenant governor plans to resume his annual tradition of opening his home to the public for Nevada Day.
More than 200 soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guard personnel converged on New York-New York on Friday for the first-ever convention for active-duty gays and lesbians in the U.S. military.
You can see his paintings in galleries in Bologna, Italy; New York City, Los Angeles and locally at the Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Art, 450 Fremont St., Suite 280. However, Michael Cababe’s biggest exhibit is at Bracken Elementary School, 1200 N. 27th St. Cababe became the school’s art teacher four years ago and transformed the campus into a canvas that he and his students add to each semester.
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Eight years ago, Town Square Las Vegas Shopping Center was sold, and the new owners made the purchase with a plan to bring new energy and unique stores and restaurants to the south strip shopping center. For years guests and residents of Las Vegas have come to TSLV for the only Whole Foods on the strip and the always popular Apple, as well as for a variety of unique restaurants and stores.
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Southern Nevada has entered a period of “unseasonable warmth,” the National Weather Service said. Expect highs 10 to 15 degrees above normal.
The former wide receiver now resides in a prison four years after he crashed into a Las Vegas woman’s SUV while under the influence, killing her and her dog.
The outbreak of this wildlife disease is considered the worst in North American history.
Joseph Gutierrez, 18, faces five felony charges, including manufacturing or possessing an explosive or incendiary device, first-degree arson, conspiracy to commit first-degree arson, and, in a separate case, transporting an explosive.
