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Cheaza, Nicole "Coco" Austin and Josh Strickland appear onstage after Austin's official opening-night performance of "Peepshow" at Planet Hollywood on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012.
Strip Scribbles: Coco Austin shoots ‘Think Like a Man, Too’ and watches ‘Peepshow’ proposal
May 21, 2013
By Robin Leach
It was the first time a “Peepshow” at Planet Hollywood audience had witnessed an onstage marriage proposal, and it also surprised stars ...
A man enters Dotty's near Eastern and Serene in Henderson on Thursday, March 24, 2011.
Measure to clamp down on small slot parlors advances to Assembly
May 21, 2013
By Cy Ryan
The Senate has approved a bill that puts greater restrictions on licensing small slot arcades in the future in Clark and Washoe counties. The bill, aimed primarily at Dotty's slot parlors, was passed 18-3 and goes to the Assembly.

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Las Vegas City Council OKs slightly larger budget for next year
May 21, 2013
By Conor Shine
With the deadline for submitting a final budget approaching, the Las Vegas City Council approved a $481 million general fund budget for the next fiscal year during a special meeting Tuesday morning.
Police: Driver ditches car after striking teen on sidewalk
May 21, 2013
By Brian Nordli
A driver hit a teenage boy walking on the sidewalk Tuesday afternoon before driving away and then abandoning the car about one mile away.
Democratic leaders, from left, Senate Majority Leader Mo Denis, D-Las Vegas, Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick, D-North Las Vegas, and Assembly Majority Leader William Horne, D-Las Vegas, answer media questions following Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval's State of the State address at the Legislature in Carson City on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013.
Senate Democrats give up on payroll tax hike to help schools
May 21, 2013
By Anjeanette Damon
Running up against the reality of a powerful Republican minority, Senate Democrats on Tuesday gave up on their push for new taxes to fund education programs they've argued all session are critical to fund.

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Nevadans succeed in reducing personal debt
May 21, 2013
By Eli Segall
Coming off the holiday shopping season, Nevadans trimmed their credit card debts and late payments.
County elections chief to serve on presidential panel to streamline voting
May 21, 2013
By Karoun Demirjian
President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that he plans to appoint Clark County elections chief Larry Lomax to the Presidential Commission on Election Administration, a panel designed to improve voters’ access to the polls.

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Bill would increase Legislature's oversight powers to ensure laws being followed in off-season
May 21, 2013
By Cy Ryan
The Legislature needs increased power to oversee state agencies and local governments during the off-session, a Senate Committee was told Tuesday.
A view of the Golden Gate Casino in downtown Las Vegas, July 9, 2012.
Golden Gate owners hit rock bottom — for heating and cooling systems
May 21, 2013
By Ed Komenda
Greg Stevens saw opportunity 475 feet below the Golden Gate Hotel & Casino. That’s where the engineer and co-owner of the 107-year-old Fremont property decided to draw the heating and cooling power needed to keep beer and slush drinks cold at the casino’s OneBar.
Complaints about reflexology clinics could result in closer oversight
May 21, 2013
By Conor Shine
Complaints about misleading advertising and hidden charges at reflexology clinics around the valley have drawn the attention of Clark County commissioners, who decided Tuesday to consider tighter regulations on the health establishments.
Mayor Carolyn Goodman attends the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 400 won by Matt Kenseth at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, March 10, 2013.
Wicked Whispers & Racy Rumors: NASCAR, Britney Spears, Jerry Lewis, Liberace and Criss Angel
May 21, 2013
By Robin Leach
A jam-packed Wicked Whispers & Racy Rumors on this torrid Tuesday: Las Vegas Motor Speedway owner Bruton Smith said Monday that there’s a ...

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Man who claimed to have bomb at bank undergoing mental evaluation
May 21, 2013
By Riley Snyder
Several businesses along Boulder Highway were evacuated Tuesday when a man claiming to have an explosive device engaged Henderson police in a short standoff at a bank before surrendering.
Bill closing gun background check loophole advances at Nevada Legislature
May 21, 2013
By Anjeanette Damon
Moments after a cadre of gun control advocates who lost family members in mass shootings arrived in Carson City, the Senate Finance Committee passed SB 211 in a party line vote. It now heads to the Senate floor, where it almost certainly will face a pitched partisan battle.

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Prices for gasoline near $4.00 per gallon at this station on Blue Diamond Road Thursday, April 14, 2011.
Pro-business group: Raise gas taxes for highway projects
May 21, 2013
By Richard N. Velotta
A pro-business group working to diversify Southern Nevada’s economy is advocating legislation that would lead to a gasoline tax increase. The Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance announced today that it is backing legislation that would enable Clark County to raise gasoline taxes.
Former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman gives a toast during a news conference at the Orleans Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, general manager of TNA Entertainment, will bring a TNA Impact Wrestling pro wrestling event to the arena in June.
Oscar Goodman's ‘Being Oscar,’ startling revelations and all, goes on sale today
May 21, 2013
By Robin Leach
Oscar Goodman, a Mob lawyer with a roster of clients that reads like a Who’s Who of organized crime and former 12-year mayor of Las Vegas, tells ...

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