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Nevada official says CCSD can’t blame budget deficit on state

Nevada’s top education official is pushing back against Clark County school officials’ assertion that part of the district’s budget deficit was caused by declines in state funding, pinning the blame on poor planning and management on the district’s part.

At Las Vegas Library, students learn to play sounds via banana

To signal the start of STEAM Exploration at Las Vegas Library on a recent Wednesday, Tala Miranda rang the bell. The head of the Youth Services department alerted the children to come in the story room on the second floor. Four ran in.

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Poke Heaven near UNLV part of growing dining trend

Two former managers at Aloha Kitchen near UNLV didn’t have to travel far to open their first restaurant, Poke Heaven. In fact, their new venture is in the same shopping center.

Aggressor pilots play role of foe in Red Flag combat exercises

Red Flag flight exercises at Nellis Air Force base, held Aug. 14-25, are aimed at training U.S. fighter pilots and their allies using simulated combat conditions. Someone has to play the bad guy, and that’s where the aggressor squadron comes in.

Evolving Harvest Fest set for final year at Cashman Center

Harvest Fest will undergo a sizable change in the coming year, as 2017 marks its final appearance at the Cashman Center. The trade show space there is closing, forcing the festival to move to World Market Center Las Vegas in 2018.

East valley’s Blue Skillet Pancake House caters to an off-Strip crowd

The Blue Skillet Pancake House is all about the classics. Waffles, pancakes, french toast and crepes are some of the top sellers, said manager Romeo Deleon. The East Bonanza Road location opened in 1993 and makes its pancakes from scratch.

Barricaded man injured in southeast Las Vegas fire

A man barricaded inside an apartment suffered minor injuries Friday afternoon after a fire at a southeast valley apartment complex.

Barricade over after Las Vegas police find no one in house

Police surrounded a home in the east Las Vegas Valley in which they thought an armed man was holed up early Friday, but after nearly seven hours officers entered the house and found no one inside.

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