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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.
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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.
