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Retracing his steps

Navy veteran Ron Deanne of Henderson in June retraced steps that Army Pvt. Ed Jennings took 70 years ago around Ste. Mere Eglise, France, where the 5th Infantry Division fought during World War II.

 
Woman in class-action lawsuit against Xerox dies

Linda Rolain, a plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against Xerox, died Monday, less than two weeks after her family went public with details about Nevada Health Link enrollment troubles that kept her from treatment in January for an aggressive brain tumor.

East Valley has many Independance Day options

Unlike Henderson, Boulder City and North Las Vegas, the city of Las Vegas doesn’t sponsor a fireworks display to celebrate Independence Day, but several private enterprises in the East valley area have it covered.

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Business partners brew up Las Vegas coffee venture

In 1993 at the age of 19, Jeremy Gursey seized an opportunity that no one else had when he launched Mocha Kiss, the first mobile espresso bar service on movie sets.

Pyrotechnics expert revels in setting sky ablaze on July 4

It’s not paints, pencils or pastels Phil Grucci uses. Yet the night sky becomes his canvas as explosions fill the air coloring it in bursts of red, white, blue and any other combination he desires.

Grant Hall namesake had crucial role in creation of UNLV

When Maude Frazier Hall was demolished in 2009, Archie C. Grant Hall, the second building constructed at UNLV, became the oldest facility on the campus. Grant was the first University of Nevada regent from Southern Nevada and one of the strongest voices for creating UNLV.

Gallery shows still going despite First Friday July hiatus

First Friday Las Vegas LLC, the organization that puts together the monthly First Friday arts festival, is taking a month off in July, but that doesn’t mean the artists and galleries will.

Las Vegas Book Briefs for July 3-9, 2014

Among this week’s event highlights: Bob Miller plans a signing, and Monica Hatley-Carr plans a children’s program.

Man shot, killed in grocery store parking lot

A man died after a shooting in the parking lot of an east valley grocery store Wednesday night, Las Vegas police say. Officers responded just before 9 p.m. to the Food 4 Less at Sahara Avenue and Nellis Boulevard. They found a man dead of a gunshot wound, Lt. Barb Schmidt said.