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Dust advisory issued through Wednesday night

Strong winds expected through Wednesday afternoon and evening have put residents and operators of local construction sites on alert for high levels of dust, according to air quality officials.

Chorizo likely source of salmonella at Firefly

Almost 300 people have become ill as a result of eating at the Paradise Road Firefly restaurant during a six-day period in April, according to a new report released Wednesday by the Southern Nevada Health District.

County seeks federal help to use mountainside land for recreation

Clark County commissioners decided Tuesday to seek the congressional delegation’s help in getting federal restrictions lifted 1,221 acres of land with mountain ridges on the western side of the valley, with an eye toward preserving its recreational intent.

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Savannah Prenger and Ellie Forche, 17-year-old juniors at Bishop Gorman High School, held a drive at their school to collect sunscreen, refillable water bottles and flip-flops to benefit the organization Teens Helping Teens, which was founded in 2012 by Prenger and her sister, Siena Prenger, 13.

Police investigating suspicious death in northwest valley

Las Vegas police were investigating a woman’s death Tuesday morning. Her body was found about 11 a.m. on the 8000 block of Green Pasture Avenue, near Lone Mountain and Cimarron roads in the northwest valley.

Services set for teen killed in attempted iPad robbery

A viewing has been set for Thursday afternoon for Marcos Vicente Arenas, the 15-year-old killed while hanging onto his iPad during an attempted robbery last week. On the same day, the two men charged in his death will appear in Las Vegas Justice Court to argue their bail and set a preliminary hearing on murder charges.

Suspect in iPad robbery death tried to hide evidence, police say

In the days after a teenage boy was run over during an attempted iPad robbery, one of the suspects spent his time covering up the evidence. Jacob Dismont, 18, changed tires, added fake license plates and covered the Ford Explorer with stickers in an effort to conceal the car used in the death of 15-year-old Marcos Arenas, according to a Las Vegas police report.

Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada looks to open second free clinic

Over 2,000 uninsured patients receive free medical care at the Volunteers in Medicine of Southern Nevada’s clinic at Paradise Park, inside the old recreation center. The nonprofit is now getting ready to establish a second free clinic for those who don’t have access to health care services.

Fossil find is a horse, of course

The extinct horse, known as Equus scotti, has been definitively identified from bones recovered from a northwest Las Vegas hillside

The Smith Center to Host Mariachi Festival

Students from the Clark County School District’s mariachi and ballet folklorico programs are slated to participate in the 2012 Latin Chamber of Commerce Mariachi Festival starting May 22.

Residents eager for new facility to open

Cornerstone Park hasn’t officially opened yet, but that hasn’t stopped Hender­son resident Terrell Chandler and others from using it.