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February 9, 2010 Updated 1 hour, 16 minutes ago

HUNDREDS PROTEST BUDGET CUTS

UNLV students protest about proposed budget cuts outside the Grant Sawyer Building Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, after staging a campus walkout.

Sam Morris / Las Vegas Sun

UNLV students protest about proposed budget cuts outside the Grant Sawyer Building Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, after staging a campus walkout.

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By Emily Richmond

Cloudy skies and a chilly drizzle did little to dampen the enthusiasm of the estimated 700 UNLV students who turned out for a campus rally today to protest proposed budget cuts to higher education.

Number of visitors to Las Vegas dropped 3 percent last year

The Las Vegas Strip has suffered from a decline in visitors since a recession hit the country.

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The number of visitors to Las Vegas declined by 3 percent last year when compared to 2008. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said the city had 36,351,469 visitors last year.

1 hospitalized with serious injuries after shooting

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One person was hospitalized with potentially life-threatening injuries after suffering a gunshot wound near East Sahara Avenue and South Sloan Lane late this morning, police said. Officers received a call about 11:20 a.m. that someone had been shot.

Las Vegas home prices, sales slip in January

Las Vegas home prices, sales slip in January

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Home prices in Southern Nevada dipped slightly in January as investors purchased an even greater percentage of homes, according to statistics released this morning by the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors.

Despite decline, Nevada’s gas prices among nation’s highest

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Gas prices in Nevada have fallen over the past month, but the state kept its status as having the sixth most expensive gas in the continental United States. The average price of a gallon of gas has fallen 6 cents since the beginning of January, according to AAA’s monthly fuel ...

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