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For three Las Vegas Valley families, ones turned up in bunches on Tuesday as they welcomed babies into the world. Christopher James Lee was born at 1:11 p.m. on Jan. 11 at St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Siena campus, in Henderson. At the same minute, Lylah Lynne Barnes entered a world full of ones at Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center in the southwest valley.
Demolition work began Wednesday on Opportunity Village’s Main Street thrift store, which was gutted by fire last year. A temporary location for the thrift store, which is one of several Opportunity Village endeavors, is thriving.
A 25-year-old California man who was one of hundreds of thousands of New Year’s Eve revelers on the Strip was killed after an apparent fall from a rooftop at Planet Hollywood Resort. Adrian Carlin’s body wasn’t found until Jan. 3, investigators said.
A 36-year-old Las Vegas man died Saturday evening after his pickup truck veered off the north side of Sunset Road and rolled over, ejecting him from the cab, according to Las Vegas police.
Business boosters are increasingly pushing medical tourism as a remedy for Las Vegas’ economic ailments, but Dr. Bernie Hanna is one of the few who has tried it.
Fifty-four days ago, a lonely old man put a gun to his head and set off a mystery. He fell to the floor in his closet, where his only two friends would find him later. No obituary ran for William Roberts Lindsay. There were no services. His body was cremated and arrangements he had planned well in advance were begun.
Miss America contestants, including Miss Maine Arikka Dyan Knights, far right, Miss Hawaii Jalee Fuselier and Miss North Dakota Beth Dennison, seated left, prepare for a runway show and autograph session Saturday at the Fashion Show mall. All 53 contestants are participating in a week of activities, culminating at the end of the week with the Miss America Pageant at Planet Hollywood Resort.
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