Diana Bell has gone from the streets of Las Vegas to becoming a college graduate. At 52, she plans to continue her education.
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The Las Vegas dawn washes the foothills in an orange glow, but the 23 men and four women don’t seem to notice. For them, this is more than a new day. This is a new life.
A Saturday morning fire caused $100,000 worth of damage to a home, the Henderson Fire Department said. Firefighters were alerted to the blaze at 10:44 a.m. at the home at 134 Monteen Drive, near Pecos Road and Wigwam Parkway.
With spark fountains firing, confetti falling and showgirls smiling, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman and other local boosters announced the Strip’s annual New Year’s Eve fireworks show.
A woman in a wheelchair was struck by a pickup truck and killed Friday evening.
Weather around Las Vegas is delaying some flights from entering and leaving McCarran International Airport Friday afternoon. Spokesman Chris Jones said visibility has been the cause of the delays. Travelers are encouraged to check with their airline or McCarran’s website to see if their flight has been delayed.
The recession has wiped out 15 years’ worth of economic growth in some corners of Nevada’s economy, and experts say some of that lost commercial activity could be gone for good.
Analysts, casino executives and politicians emerged from opening night at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas with generally positive impressions of the Strip’s newest hotel-casino even as gambling continued early Thursday morning.
The weather grinches have brought about a sledding ban on Mount Charleston due to an unseasonable lack of snow.
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Three hours before his clients arrived at the Las Vegas Grand Prix last year, Nevada Stupak was already there, walking the route they’d take that evening.
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A news release said the strike force would involve collaboration with other agencies. Attorneys offered mixed reactions.
Michael McKee, 39, was arrested Saturday by police in Rockford, Illinois, and remains in custody at the Winnebago County Justice Center, according to Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office online records.
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights claims the Reno college discriminates against women with policies that allow students to participate in sports based on their gender identity.
Bryan Vargas-Caicedo previously pleaded guilty in District Court to reckless driving and, in a lower court, to misdemeanor DUI in connection with the death of 37-year-old Wesley Larsen.
