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Accessing McCarran International Airport shouldn’t be a problem this week as the majority of the road work either has been wrapped up or put off until after the holiday.
Howard Moore’s family watches Bart Simpson and Snoopy float above the streets of New York City each year on Thanksgiving. This year, scores of families will watch Moore and members of his Green Valley High School band march in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
The city of Las Vegas had been expecting large budget shortfalls for the foreseeable future, such as a $47 million gap in the 2012 budget. That shortfall is now expected to be $12.7 million, and Las Vegas expects to end this budget year with reserves of $68.2 million.
Entertainer Wayne Newton won approval Wednesday to run shuttle tours through his 52-acre ranch, despite staunch resistance from neighbors.
Amid all the gloom in the local economy, Greg Twedt offers a ray of hope: free help for struggling companies. Now, if only more of them would take his offer.
For several years as the economy soared Las Vegas-style, obtaining financing for a business often involved little more than signing a home equity line of credit.
Any list of the most important people in Las Vegas history should include Bill Bennett. He built a huge name for himself in the 1970s and 1980s by transforming Circus Circus from a struggling casino into the then-most profitable property on the Strip.
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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. He rode the shuttle to time it. Scoped out the Paddock Club grounds. Found the spots where the light would hit just right for photos. Reserved the best table in the hospitality suite. Even talked his way into getting them front-row seats for a driver’s speech.
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The Metropolitan Police Department provided more details about a pair of January police shootings.
Police said T’Shawn Allen, 27, stole hundreds of dollars from businesses such as Pink Box Donuts, Buffalo Wild Wings, and Pretty Soul Kitchen and caused potentially thousands in damages over a two-day theft spree.
According to the National Weather Service service, Harry Reid International Airport reached 34 degrees early Saturday morning but multiple sites across the valley reported teperatures below freezing.
Devyn Michaels was found guilty by a jury after a sensational trial in November. The victim was her on-and-off boyfriend.
