With spark fountains firing, confetti falling and showgirls smiling, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman and other local boosters announced the Strip’s annual New Year’s Eve fireworks show.
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A woman in a wheelchair was struck by a pickup truck and killed Friday evening.
Weather around Las Vegas is delaying some flights from entering and leaving McCarran International Airport Friday afternoon. Spokesman Chris Jones said visibility has been the cause of the delays. Travelers are encouraged to check with their airline or McCarran’s website to see if their flight has been delayed.
The recession has wiped out 15 years’ worth of economic growth in some corners of Nevada’s economy, and experts say some of that lost commercial activity could be gone for good.
Analysts, casino executives and politicians emerged from opening night at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas with generally positive impressions of the Strip’s newest hotel-casino even as gambling continued early Thursday morning.
The weather grinches have brought about a sledding ban on Mount Charleston due to an unseasonable lack of snow.
A woman found dead earlier this week in a northwest valley home after a small fire was identified Thursday by the Clark County coroner’s office as 25-year-old Lisa Smith.
Weekly recycling and garbage service will become permanent in North Las Vegas, the City Council decided Wednesday. The city will work toward full implementation of the program citywide by December 2013.
A lawsuit has been filed challenging an initiative for a special taxing district to fund a sports arena on the Las Vegas Strip.
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