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November 21, 2009 Updated 2 hours, 21 minutes ago

Corrections officer with Metro killed in U.S. 95 crash

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Corrections officer with Metro killed in U.S. 95 crash

A Metro Police corrections officer was killed in a car accident this morning on U.S. 95 near Searchlight. Officer Daniel Leach, 49, was driving a prisoner transport vehicle from the Clark County Detention Center to the Tucker Holding Facility in Laughlin.

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Bishop Gorman takes Sunset Region title in win over Cimarron

Freshman quarterback Anu Solomon passes for 200 yards, leads Gaels to within one game of vying for state championship

Anu Solomon deserved some praise after this performance. So when Bishop Gorman coach Tony Sanchez spotted Solomon after his team’s 31-7 victory against Cimarron-Memorial in the Sunset Region Championship game, he called the freshman quarterback over and put his arm around him. Sanchez then started praising Solomon loud enough so that anyone in proximity could hear.

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Arcadio Bolonas, director of the Academy of Human Development, gives a presentation about DUI and seat belt fatalities in Nevada to Hispanic residents on Friday.

Drivers urged to be cautious during holidays

With the holiday season approaching and roads becoming more congested, drivers are being encouraged to be careful and refrain from drinking and driving. Friday morning, Hispanic residents gathered at the Academy of Human Development, 235 N. Eastern Avenue, to learn about traffic safety and U.S. ...

Judge in Station Casinos case refuses creditors' request

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Italee Lucas, the starting shooting guard for the North Carolina Tar Heels, starred at nearby Centennial High School.

Centennial grad back for basketball, home cooking

Thanksgiving dinner is coming early for Italee Lucas this year. The North Carolina sophomore and Centennial High graduate will be in town this weekend to face the UNLV women’s basketball team on Sunday at Cox Pavilion. But first, Lucas and her Tar Heels teammates have ...

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Sounds like an old Saturday morning cartoon, doesn’t it? When Steve “Chopper” Jones and freshmen Anthony Marshall and Justin Hawkins checked into the game in the second half against Nevada-Reno on Wednesday night, UNLV trailed by 12 points. When they went back to the end ...

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Today in 1980, 87 people were killed and 700 injured in a fire at the MGM Grand Hotel. It was the second worse hotel fire in United States history and led to statewide regulations to protect high-rise hotels with sprinkler systems and alarms.

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