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Police looking for black-clad gunman in string of robberies
Police looking for black-clad gunman in string of robberies
Friday, May 24, 2013
Metro Police say they are looking to arrest a suspect in a string of quick-hitting armed robberies of convenience stores before somebody gets hurt.
Passenger traffic at Las Vegas airport virtually unchanged in April
Passenger traffic at Las Vegas airport virtually unchanged in April
Friday, May 24, 2013
Passenger traffic was flat again at McCarran International Airport in April with statistics showing a familiar pattern for the city: slight international growth nearly offsetting a dip in domestic traffic.
Photo: Firefly Tapas Kitchen & Bar on Paradise Road sits
Firefly set to reopen on Paradise after salmonella outbreak
Friday, May 24, 2013
A new Firefly Tapas Kitchen & Bar is opening on Paradise Road today. John Simmons, the restaurant’s embattled owner, plans to open the doors at 4 p.m. at the new restaurant at 3824 Paradise Road. The opening follows a major salmonella outbreak last month that sickened 294 people from 27 states and two foreign countries who ate at the Firefly’s old Paradise Road location a few doors down.
Photo: The lobby of the Nevada State Legislature building
Political heat derails plan to let Legislature meet in Las Vegas
Friday, May 24, 2013
A proposal to allow the Nevada Legislature to meet in Las Vegas is being scrapped.
Report: More staff needed at Las Vegas psychiatric hospital
Friday, May 24, 2013
Gov. Brian Sandoval has asked the Legislature to set aside $4 million in a contingency fund to hire more staff at the Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital, as recommended by a consultant’s report.
Crash involving Frito-Lay truck, Mercedes snarls morning traffic
Crash involving Frito-Lay truck, Mercedes snarls morning traffic
Friday, May 24, 2013
One person was in critical condition after an accident on Interstate 15 near Blue Diamond Road early this morning.
Person suffers burns on arms in early morning house fire
Person suffers burns on arms in early morning house fire
Friday, May 24, 2013
public safety:
One person was taken to the hospital after a fire early Friday morning at a home near Desert Inn Road and Boulder Highway. Firefighters responded to the fire in the 3500 block of Anthony Drive about 1 a.m.
Photo: The colorful sandstone formations near Whitney Poc
Reid bill would preserve Nevada’s chunk of Grand Canyon
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Sen. Harry Reid announced Thursday that he has introduced legislation to create the Gold Butte Conservation Area, a public land site in Clark County that would include 220,000 acres of wilderness.
Photo: With tears streaming down her face, Jordan Powell,
Tears, smiles, hugs mark Air Force officer's emotional homecoming at children's school
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Jordan Powell was listening to her principal talk about the significance of Memorial Day when she received the surprise of a lifetime. Her dad, an Air Force pilot who had just returned home from Afghanistan, suddenly appeared at her classroom door. "Daddy!" the 10-year-old cried out. "I missed you."
Las Vegas gas prices likely headed up, if Nevada passes fuel-tax bill
Las Vegas gas prices likely headed up, if Nevada passes fuel-tax bill
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Gas prices could increase statewide under a bill that received strong support today from lawmakers and business groups.
Dump truck fire closes US 93 north of Wickenburg
Thursday, May 23, 2013
A dump truck fire has closed U.S. 93, the main highway between Phoenix and Las Vegas.
Committee sends bill for medical marijuana clinics to Nevada Senate
Committee sends bill for medical marijuana clinics to Nevada Senate
Thursday, May 23, 2013
A plan to create a network of medical marijuana clinics — with the owners paying hefty licensing fees — was approved by the Nevada Senate Finance Committee today.
Photo: A concept postcard of the winning design by Bunker
Aureole restaurant wine angels getting new wings
Thursday, May 23, 2013
The wine angels of Charlie Palmer’s Aureole restaurant at Mandalay Bay have a new costume. After 14 years of wearing sleek, black jumpsuits to retrieve wine bottles on zip lines from the restaurant’s 44-foot wine tower, two wine server’s now have flashy red, orange and black outfits.
New Palms website boasts of putting the ‘model in remodel’
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Palms Casino Resort has launched a new, redesigned website: Palms.com.
Police: Purse missing from home where 75-year-old woman found dead
Police: Purse missing from home where 75-year-old woman found dead
Thursday, May 23, 2013
The death of elderly woman found in a northwest Las Vegas house on Tuesday has been ruled a homicide by the Clark County Coroner’s Office.

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