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Judge rejects Las Vegas Monorail bankruptcy plan

The Las Vegas Monorail, which has wrestled with losses since it opened in its current form seven years ago, may be nearing the end of the line.

Tech designers, developers descend on downtown for Startup Weekend

Don’t be surprised if you’re wandering around the El Cortez this weekend and run into a couple of frazzled mobile application developers who want your opinion on their user interface designs.

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Two Timet workers hospitalized after electrical explosion

Two workers remained hospitalized at the University Medical Center’s Burn Care Center on Thursday after an electrical explosion at the Titanium Metals Corp. plant Wednesday.

Residents embrace newly completed River Mountains Trail

Bicyclists, hikers, joggers, dog walkers and picnickers in Southern Nevada are heading to the just-finished River Mountains Trail, a 35-mile asphalt and concrete loop linking Henderson, Boulder City, Lake Mead and Hoover Dam.

Man gets 14-year term for coercing girls into sex acts

A Henderson man was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison Thursday for using MySpace to coerce young girls into having sex with him, according to a press release from the U.S. attorney’s office.

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.

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.

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