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Long waits for truck washes fuel idea for SNS Barbeque

After running SNS (Southern Nevada Services) truck wash — where dealers and drivers bring semitrailers to be cleaned — for 15 years, Michael Poniewaz decided to add a diner to his North Las Vegas business four years ago.

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Cheyenne onramp to I-15 to be closed this weekend

The Cheyenne Avenue onramp to southbound Interstate 15 in North Las Vegas will be closed this weekend, the Nevada Department of Transportation said.

North Las Vegas woman learns music-production ropes

As Amy Perren presses buttons on an MPC 1000 beat-making machine, husband Stephan watches earnestly and gives her tips. The North Las Vegas couple, both 29, listen to a cassette tape of the soundtrack to one of her favorite horror films:1992’s ” Death Becomes Her. ” Amy picks out what part of the song she wants to sample before chopping it, then looping it (repeating) and adding drums and a bassline on a keyboard.

Amid budget turmoil, 3 Bruner teachers’ jobs spared

While budget-cut anxiety hangs over the Clark County School District, Bruner Elementary School ’s three newest teachers — Madonna Hakim, Emily Rios and Amanda Hosseini, all 22 — can breathe easily.

Forthcoming North Las Vegas cinema licensed for liquor

The City Council, in its capacity as the North Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency, on Wednesday night awarded a special-use permit allowing a liquor license for Maya Cinemas, a 65,000-square-foot movie theater scheduled to open by Thanksgiving weekend in 2018.

Nevada task force aids in hurricane recovery work

Combined with their responses to Hurricane Harvey in Houston and Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, members of Nevada Task Force-1 have worked more than 24,000 man-hours assisting hurricane victims this year.

New Olive Crest director has seen the abuse her clients face

Myesha Wilson was announced as leader of the nonprofit, which provides shelter to abused children, in June. As a girl, the Oakland, California, saw her mom get abused at home.

City’s graffiti-removal team closes 1,400 cases per week

As he drove down a busy corridor near the Silver Nugget in North Las Vegas on a recent Thursday, city graffiti technician Tim Schmidt spots a moniker written in white spray paint. The nearly 400-square-foot signature was written on a brick wall in a dirt lot, in front of a residential area

Blitz Boba beverage truck sells smoothies, Thai teas

Drinks are based on different parts of the world. Horchata stems from Mexico; coconut Thai tea is rooted in Thailand; and “Sagoba” comes from the Philippines. Kapuno said that they eventually might sell food.

Father of 3, family persevere through cancer setbacks

The 42-year-old has stage 2 brain cancer; it was diagnosed in April 2016. Matt learned about his tumor in 2008, but doctors said it wasn’t cancerous, he said.

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