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Wounded veteran Remsburg receives hero’s award
 

After his 10th deployment, which caused severe injury, Army Sgt. 1st Class Cory Remsburg was applauded at President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address and received a hero’s award Thursday at the Bellagio for his “selfless and courageous action.”

2014 homeless census finds population in Clark Southern Nevada grows

Southern Nevada saw an increase in its homeless population from 2013, according to data from the 2014 Southern Nevada Homeless Census & Survey released Thursday. The number of homeless people in Southern Nevada increased by 28 percent from the previous year with a total count of 9,417 homeless in 2014. Even though the homeless population has risen, it remains below the 2009 peak of 13,388.

Las Vegas police: Driver in fatal hit-and-run turns himself in

The driver who fled the scene of a four-vehicle collision that resulted in the death of a woman near the intersection of Charleston Boulevard and Arville Street in Las Vegas has been arrested, according to police.

Cash-strapped Henderson approves new professional allowances during cut talks

Henderson City Manager Jacob Snow approved a “professional allowance” program that gave about 66 top-level employees payments in April and May, the city has confirmed. The payments ranged from $250 to $550, and totaled $43,950 during the two months. The city has now stopped the program, but no employees have been asked to return the funding.

 
Las Vegas police echo traffic crash scam warning

Las Vegas police, in the second warning from law enforcement in as many days, asked drivers Thursday to be wary of a scammers who might be illegally soliciting information after traffic crashes.

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North Las Vegas man sentenced to prison for machete attack

A 52-year-old North Las Vegas man was sentenced to 26 to 65 years in prison by District Judge Abbi Silver Thursday for splitting his ex-girlfriend’s scalp and nearly chopping off her arms with an 18-inch machete.

Police seek help in identifying robbery suspect

Las Vegas police are asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect in the April 26 robbery of a downtown convenience store.

Councilman proposes easing city pot site restrictions

Las Vegas Councilman Bob Coffin offered amendments Wednesday to change zoning rules regarding medical marijuana operations and said he’ll offer even more.

Reduction in dispensaries concerns North Las Vegas medical pot users

It hasn’t been a great week for medical marijuana in North Las Vegas. Tuesday, Clark County commissioners carved out much of the city’s stake in state-sanctioned pot dispensaries, part of a move that will see city-bound entrepreneurs jockey for just 10 percent of countywide facilities up for final approval this summer.

Mom is expectant daughter’s go-to during pregnancy

Even though she raised a child on her own, Cathy DiFranco wasn’t thrilled when she discovered that her daughter, Amy Perroni, was about to do the same.

Literary Las Vegas: K. Ray Katz

Henderson author K. Ray Katz’s novel “My Enemy’s Enemy” traces the tragedies of events spawned by China’s quest for oil.