Photo: Whiskerino’s Masks of Distinction
May 14, 2011 - 1:03 am
Santa isn’t the only one coming to town this week, as droves of travelers are expected to hit the road into and out of Southern Nevada for the holiday season.
In 1999, as many people were bracing for the end of the world, Las Vegas threw a New Year’s Eve party. It did not go well.
Nine Las Vegas residents were displaced Saturday after a fire broke out at 840 King Richard Avenue, according to the Clark County Fire Department.
Savannah Hansen, 1, was born with acute myeloid leukemia, said her mother. The Las Vegas 1-year-old is now in remission.
A man who was set to stand trial in May for stabbing and killing a woman died by suicide in late October while in custody at Clark County Detention Center.
Investigators found containers of alcohol and marijuana packages around a truck that was driven the wrong way on I-15, killing an off-duty Metro police officer.
The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking help in identifying a person it said was involved in painting graffiti on UnitedHealth Group’s local office on Dec. 12.
In a city that once made nuclear explosions into a tourist attraction, testing is still important today.
At Lamb Boulevard and Hacienda Avenue, drifting and doughnuts have been a recurring issue.
It was the 22nd year that the Firefighters of Southern Nevada Burn Foundation had partnered with the Clark County School District to spread holiday cheer at elementary schools.