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Josh Cox is 35 years old. But as he approached the finish line of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon on Sunday, he showed he still has the unbridled joy and spontaneity of a 5-year-old.
Did some fitness craze overtake Las Vegas overnight? That was the case — at least temporarily — as 28,000 runners took part in the Zappos.com Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon and Half-Marathon.
A woman died Sunday afternoon after the car she was traveling in collided with a pickup truck in the south valley, Las Vegas police said. Her identity was not released.
A man was killed Sunday at a northeast valley truck stop after the jack holding his big rig collapsed and caused the vehicle to crush him, Las Vegas police said.
The announcement that the online clothing retailer Zappos plans to relocate its headquarters to downtown Las Vegas set off a state of fevered joy last week among city leaders and downtown boosters, who said the city center is finally poised on the edge of a great resurgence.
Sadness and even silence quieted the usual rock ‘n’ roll ruckus Friday on two local stations that bid farewell to a longtime Las Vegas disc jockey.
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The money will help existing charter school brands expand while encouraging new charter schools to open in Nevada, according to Opportunity 180 CEO Tamara Shear.
Nevada on Tuesday joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration aiming to release emergency funding to a food program that helps feed nearly 500,000 residents as the federal government shutdown stretches on.
The Southern Nevada Health District identified the case on Thursday and asked parents at the high school to monitor their children for symptoms of the respiratory illness.
A lawsuit accuses Las Vegas police officers tackling and arresting her when someone else taunted them during an anti-ICE protest.
