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McCarran passenger count drops 1.3 percent in October
Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
McCarran International Airport traffic continued its decline in passenger counts in October, but the trend showed signs of easing. The passenger count dropped 1.3 percent in October compared to last year, from 3,560,497 passengers last October to 3,513,663 this year.
Slots-A-Fun, Las Vegas Blvd. reopened after suspicious package
Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
Patrons were able to return to the Slots-A-Fun casino this afternoon and Las Vegas Boulevard was reopened after a suspicious package was found earlier today at the Las Vegas Strip casino.
Police: 3 arrested in officer's death have gang ties
18-year-old accused in death released from UMC, booked into jail
Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
An 18-year-old North Las Vegas man has been released from University Medical Center after an alleged exchange of gunfire that left a Metro Police officer dead Thursday morning at his North Las Vegas home.
Henderson firefighters battle garage blaze
Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
When Henderson firefighters arrived at a residence near Boulder Highway and Racetrack Road about 7:45 p.m. Thursday, flames and smoke from a garage had engulfed a vehicle parked in the driveway.
H1N1 flu vaccine clinics scheduled
Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
The Southern Nevada Health District is offering H1N1 flu vaccine clinics at three high schools from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday for priority groups.
Employee's suspicious lunch box prompts mall evacuation
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
A suspicious package was found outside the Meadows Mall in western Las Vegas about 8:30 a.m. today, prompting security guards to call police and firefighters. It was later determined the item was an employee's lunch box.
Three arrested in fatal shooting of Metro officer
Authorities say officer was attacked by men in his garage
Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
Three people have been arrested in connection with the death of a Metro Police officer fatally shot Thursday morning in his North Las Vegas home. Saul Williams Jr., 20, and Prentice Marshall, 18, were charged with murder in the death of 30-year-old officer Trevor Nettleton, a three-year veteran of the Metro Police department. Marshall was shot during an exchange of gunfire that occurred in the garage of Nettleson's home and was taken to University Medical Center for treatment.
Police seek help finding NLV woman missing for a week
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
North Las Vegas Police are asking for the public's help in finding a 56-year-old woman who left her home to go to Bible study and hasn't been seen in a week.
Man sentenced to 20 years for gang shooting
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
A Las Vegas street gang member was sentenced today to 20 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release for conspiracy to murder a man during a 2004 shootout at a North Las Vegas apartment complex.
Aryan Warrior gang member sentenced to federal prison
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
A member of the Aryan Warrior street gang was sentenced today to 25 years in federal prison for convictions on racketeering and assault charges, U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden of Nevada said.

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'As You Like It' leaves pleasant taste
Thursday, July 9, 2009
CEDAR CITY, Utah -- Director David Darlow came to the Utah Shakespearean Festival for the first time this summer and chose the romantic comedy, "As You Like It."
Encounter with John Updike in Las Vegas
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009
Through an entire journalism career from the 1960s to the present, author John Updike's novels and essays in The New Yorker often nudged me into deeper reading than newspapers and news magazines.
Family escapes house fire, but pet cat dies
Monday, July 21, 2008
Two adults and three teenagers escaped from a fire in a home a few blocks northeast of Freedom Park in North Las Vegas, fire officials reported tonight. However, one of the people was burned on the hand. And the fire claimed one of their pets.
Naturally occuring nitrates killed 71 wild horses on Nellis
Monday, July 21, 2008
The nitrates that caused the deaths of 71 wild horses last summer north of Las Vegas came from natural causes, the Bureau of Land Management said today.
Ex-state employee pleads guilty to embezzlement
Monday, July 21, 2008
A former Nevada state employee, 30-year-old John E. Delap III of Las Vegas, has pled guilty to two counts of theft for embezzling $60,698.54, said Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto.
Police still looking for suspect in Friday's shooting death
Monday, July 21, 2008
UPDATE: Police hunt for 17-year-old in man's death
Friday, July 18, 2008
Authorities were searching tonight in Las Vegas for a 17-year-old Las Vegas youth who they believed shot and killed his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend this morning in a home in the northeast part of the city
Las Vegas sizzles until Sunday
Friday, July 18, 2008
Those who like it hot will love Saturday's weather forecast: High temperatures from 108 to 110 degrees with humidity levels of 30 to 40 percent.
Motorcyclist who died in crash identified
Friday, July 18, 2008
A 63-year-old man riding a 1994 Honda motorcycle who died after a crash Thursday in the southeastern part of Las Vegas Valley has been identified as Richard Byron Poindexter of Las Vegas.
4-year-old's death ruled as homicide
Friday, July 18, 2008
The death of 4-year-old Jason Rimer was ruled a homicide today, the Clark County coroner said.

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