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  • Valley may see more hazy skies during Memorial Day weekend

    Residents and visitors may see more smoky and hazy conditions in the Las Vegas Valley for Sunday and possibly Memorial Day. On Saturday, much of the valley and Lake Mead area were still covered by some smoke from a California wildfire. On Friday, the Clark County Department of Air Quality issued an advisory for ozone and smoke pollutants that will be in effect through Sunday. The advisory ...

  • Signs at Las Vegas Neon Museum shine again

    LAS VEGAS The junked signs that attracted throngs to old Las Vegas have for years gathered dust in a neon boneyard just a few miles from the sleek mega-casinos on the Strip. This Memorial Day weekend, the hulking metal come-ons are once again glinting and shimmering at night. The Neon Museum, where Sin City's most iconic signs go to retire, has begun aiming more than 100 multicolored ...

  • Power wedding in Vegas unites Maryland lobbyists

    One thing that happened in Vegas last week certainly won't stay in Vegas: The lobbyists Lisa Harris Jones and Sean Malone were married there before about 100 well-wishers, who included some of Maryland's top government officials - including the wedding officiant, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. Malone, a one-time top aide to ...

  • County animal control officer arrested on child prostitution charge

    A Clark County official has been arrested on child prostitution charges. Donald Coburn, 46, code enforcement officer for the county's Animal Control division, was arrested Saturday on a charge of soliciting or engaging in child prostitution, Las Vegas police said. County officials said Coburn has worked with the county for more than 10 years but has been in his current position for less ...

  • Pick Six Zach Sobiech Prince in Vegas Ike Reilly Kanye West more

    Zach Sobiech. Faced with terminal cancer from the age of 14, this Stillwater student exemplified positivity and inspired many with the way he led his life and the simple heartfelt music he created. He died on Monday at ...


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Movie Review

The Little Mermaid [DVD]

The Little Mermaid [DVD]

It may be hard to believe in an age when Disney animated films are considered failures when they only gross $100 million, but there was a time not too long ago when the Disney animated studio was in trouble. After turning out numerous classics during the '30s, '40s, and '50s, the animation division had begun to sink into mediocrity, and the '70s and '80s produced interesting but flat films lik ... ...

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  • Foothill High grad who lost a leg in Afghanistan given new home in Reno

    RENO -- A Marine who lost a leg and underwent over 20 surgeries after being critically wounded in a 2010 explosion in Afghanistan has moved a big step forward in rebuilding his life. A group of volunteers handed over the keys Saturday for a new Reno house to Sgt. Thomas "Trey" Humphrey and his wife, Lindsey, who are expecting their first child in July. The 1,739-square-foot home, ...

  • San Antonio flooding kills one dozens rescued

    A man surveys floodwaters caused by heavy rains Saturday in San Antonio. The city has received torrential rains since Friday evening and officials say numerous roads have been closed because of flash ...

  • Nevada legislators have plenty left to do in last week of session

    CARSON CITY -- Nevada lawmakers are rounding the final turn and heading down the backstretch of the final full week of the 2013 session. But there's still plenty of jockeying going on as legislators and lobbyists jostle and maneuver in a mad dash toward the June 3 finish line. Here are five things to know about the upcoming agenda when legislators begin the 17th week of the session Monday: ...

  • Rescuers look for pilot in deadly New York Angel Flight

    First responders gather at a command post in Ephratah, N.Y., on Saturday, May 25, 2013, as the search for the pilot of a downed Angel Flight out of Massachusetts continues. The twin engine light plane plane carrying two passengers and the pilot crashed in a wooded area in upstate New York on ...

  • Assembly panel passes driver authorization cards bill

    Utah's Driving Privilege Card serves as a driver's license for undocumented residents. The Nevada Assembly has advanced a bill that would allow similiar cards in the ...

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