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Las Vegas resorts whittle away waste

As resorts fight for customers on the Strip in the flashiest ways imaginable, a different sort of competition quietly unfolds on loading docks at the back of the house.

Woman dies after crash in southern Las Vegas Valley

A female passenger died after a two-vehicle accident in the southern part of the valley late Wednesday night, Las Vegas police said.

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Mob Museum to mark Kefauver Committee hearings

On Nov. 15, the Mob Museum and Zappos are going to make you an offer you can’t refuse: free admission. The occasion is Kefauver Day, which commemorates the anniversary of the Kefauver Committee hearings

Mandatory TB screening discontinued as ineffective tool, official says

Mere weeks before a case of tuberculosis alarmed the Coronado High School community and spurred health officials to call for testing of those who may have been exposed, the Clark County School District dropped its requirement that all employees be tested for the infectious and potentially lethal disease.

North Las Vegas might trim skate park hours due to graffiti

North Las Vegas officials might have to limit hours at Craig Ranch Regional Park’s skate park in the wake of graffiti cleanup crews’ first visit to the sprawling 170-acre park last week.

New book tells story of Clark County namesake’s daughter

The best-selling book “Empty Mansions” chronicles the eccentric life of Huguette Clark and tells the story of the Montana family that launched Las Vegas.

Assemblyman Martin marries longtime domestic partner

Nevada Assemblyman Andrew Martin of Las Vegas was legally married to his longtime domestic partner, Dan Barooshian, in the nation’s capital Sunday.

Let there be light: Ethel M opens cactus garden for the holidays

“…Three, two, one!” comedian George Wallace counted down with an a capella band singing behind him as a half-million holiday lights strung over three acres of cactus simultaneously illuminated at the Ethel M Chocolate Factory Tuesday night.

Tuberculosis case investigated at Coronado High School

An individual at Coronado High School has been diagnosed with contagious pulmonary tuberculosis, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.