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- Halloween brings out sugary side of Las Vegas notables
- Celebrities, politicians make plans for trick-or-treating visitors
- Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009
- Halloween isn’t just for the kids. Local celebrities, politicians and prominent members of the Las Vegas community are planning to take part in today’s festivities. The Las Vegas Sun found out how they are spending their holiday -- and how they're contributing to bags of Halloween treats.
- 'Fireworks' on big screen lure downtown crowd
- Sunday, July 5, 2009
- Hundreds of locals and tourists gathered under the Fremont Street Experience's canopy to celebrate the Fourth of July with an innovative twist.
- Hundreds honor fallen soldiers at Memorial Day ceremonies
- For many, holiday services are an annual event to pay respects
- Monday, May 25, 2009
- Memorial Day is often viewed as the official start of summer, complete with backyard cookouts and department store deals. But for several grateful residents, Monday was spent doing what the holiday is intended for -- honoring those who died during military service. About 160 people attended the 44th annual Memorial Day service at Palm Mortuary and Cemetery. An estimated 1,200 people showed up to pay their respects in Boulder City for a Memorial Day ceremony at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
- NYE partiers find appeal in Fremont Street Experience
- Mixed bag of revelers enjoys laid-back feel of city's downtown
- Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009
- Fancy cocktails that flow freely on the Strip were nowhere to be seen under the Fremont Street Experience’s canopy of lights. Instead, people walked around holding plastic cups shaped as footballs filled to the brim with beer.
- Traffic down nearly 15-percent at McCarran in November
- Friday, Dec. 26, 2008
- Traffic at McCarran International Airport last month was down 14.7 percent compared to November of 2007, according to numbers released today.
- Pedestrian killed in DUI-related collision
- Friday, Dec. 26, 2008
A 49-year-old Las Vegas man died Friday morning after being struck by a car while walking, Metro Police said.
- Voters, weary of future, sought change at the polls
- Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008
- Barack Obama may have won over Nevadans and the rest of the country, but the reasons voters selected him varied from wanting social change to taking signs from above.
- Local watch parties planned for Obama-McCain debate
- Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008
- With just four weeks left until Election Day, and the American public worried about quite possibly the biggest economic crisis since the Great Depression, tonight’s debate between Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and his Republican rival, John McCain, could get ugly. And several local watch parties have been scheduled by the campaigns.
- Saturday last day for easy voter registration
- In-person registration continues through Oct. 14 for general election
- Friday, Oct. 3, 2008
- Attention eligible voters: Saturday is the last day to register to vote in this year’s general election without having to go to the Election Department’s offices.
- Easy voter registration period ends Saturday
- Mail-in registration ends on Saturday, in-person registration continues through Oct. 14
- Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008
- There are still two days (three counting today) left to register to vote in the 2008 general election before the Saturday, Oct. 4 deadline.
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Blogs
Robin Leach's Las Vegas Celebrity Watch
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Politics: Ralston's Flash
Doug Hampton's 15 minutes go national: "Nightline" transcript (4 Comments)
Elsewhere
Spike TV confirms Kimbo on TUF Finale (1 Comment)
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High School Sports Scene
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GOP consultants Rogich, Ernaut back Democratic AG's re-election (5 Comments)
Audio: Ex-Gov. Bob List accuses Harry Reid of "abuse of power" on health care (1 Comment)
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Thanks-Spinning with Z-Trip at Moon
Moon Nightclub | 10 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
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Food Drive at Coyote Ugly
Coyote Ugly | 10 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
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Surfer Blood with ACoSA at Beauty Bar
Beauty Bar | 10 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
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Ladies night at Feelgoods
Feelgoods
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Canned food drive at Pure
PURE | 10 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
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