After a series of close calls with its helicopters, the Metropolitan Police Department’s top brass ordered an audit last year with the hope of uncovering the problems plaguing the air support section. But seven months into the review, the plug was pulled on the investigation.
Hundreds of Las Vegas African-Americans marched to the statue of Martin Luther King Jr. on Saturday, almost 50 years after the civil rights leader gave his “I Have a Dream” speech to tens of thousands of people marching in the nation’s capital.
The man who died after running a red light Thursday night has been identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Royce B. Clark, 80, of Las Vegas.
Nevada Children’s Center will host a sweet event at UNLV on Sept. 7.
A flash flood watch is in effect for the Las Vegas valley, along with portions of California, Arizona and Utah.
A planned Mexican rodeo that drew harsh criticism from animal rights advocates has been canceled following Clark County commissioners’ decision to not temporarily relax its ban on roping horses by the legs.
Classes start Monday at UNLV. On Friday, incoming freshman took part in the “New Student BBQ, ” one of several events that celebrate the beginning of the fall semester. The barbecue event is an annual campus tradition.
Mark Brian Lovett, the 26-year-old Las Vegas resident who fell to his death at a construction site in Summerlin this week, was a welding inspector whose job was to make sure buildings were up to code — that the steel was sturdy and that the safety specifications were met.
Life can be compared to the passing of the seasons. Former state Sen. Allison Copening’s new business, Seasons Funeral Planning Services, helps families deal with the maze of decisions one must make after a loved one dies.
The chance of thunderstorms begins Friday and extends through Tuesday, with a heavy spike in between. A tropical depression is gathering strength over the Baja Peninsula and though the National Weather Service hasn’t issued any weather watches or warnings so far, they say it’s coming.
Question: We planted a pluot this past spring along with four peach trees of different varieties. The pluot just started oozing sap or gumming on the lower truck.
Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada has announced its 2013 Young Women of Distinction award honorees.
I recently spoke with Eric Yaillen, the executive director of the Southern Nevada Golf Association. The topics of our conversation have been the USGA handicap system, how to establish a course rating and what the heck a slope measures.
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