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Woman dies in house fire in northeast valley

A woman was found dead after a Sunday afternoon house fire near Mount Hood Street and Owens Avenue, a Clark County spokesman said.

Firefighters getting cold shoulder

Dennis Kessler walked into a super­market wearing his old firefighter T-shirt from St. Paul, Minn., and drew a scornful glare from a woman. She asked him if he was one of the sick leave abusers.

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Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop looks to expansion

Ashley Morris brought a message to the annual Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop franchisee meeting of a growth plan that would finally fall into place.

Workers react to closing of Sahara

Michael McClendon, a poker room supervisor at the Sahara, wasn’t surprised when he was called into a meeting at 7:30 a.m. with other employees and was told the nearly 60-year-old Strip resort would cease operations in May.
McClendon, who recently celebrated 25 years at the casino, said the announcement Friday shouldn’t have been unexpected.

Museum confronts cloudy future

The Nevada State Museum is in a state of limbo, waiting for the green light to open its new location. The 70,000-square-foot property is nestled in the Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. It isn’t open to the public yet. Most of the exhibits are up and running, but there are no artifacts.