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Year in Review: Oddest Stories of the Year

Most anywhere else, breaking an election tie with a game of high card would almost certainly rank as one of the strangest stories of 2010. In Nevada, it happened twice in five months.

Man, 88, dies after backward car crash

An 88-year-old Las Vegas man died Saturday night after injuring himself when he lost control of his car while backing out of his driveway and slammed into a fire hydrant.

Evacuation order lifted for Mount Charleston, Echo Canyon

The voluntary evacuation order has been lifted for the Echo Canyon area of Mount Charleston. The area is still under an avalanche advisory as residents are being asked to be careful of snow sliding off their roofs and not to engage in outdoor activities, said Dan Kulin, a spokesman for Clark County.

Chamber president Matt Crosson dies

Though Matt Crosson died Thursday at 61 — just nine months after taking over as president and CEO of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce — associates say he still managed to make a difference in the area’s business community.