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  • Political heat derails plan to let Legislature meet in Las Vegas

    Senator Tick Segerblom of the 77th (2013) Nevada Senatorial District. CARSON CITY -- A proposal to allow the Nevada Legislature to meet in Las Vegas is being scrapped. Sen. Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, said Friday he is proposing an amendment to strip from his resolution a proposal to allow sessions of the Legislature in Southern Nevada or elsewhere in the state outside of Carson City. ...

  • Air quality advisory issued for ozone smoke from California fire

    The Clark County Department of Air Quality issued an advisory Friday for ozone and smoke pollutants that will be in effect until Sunday. The advisory pertains to ground-level ozone and smoke due to the wildfire in San Felipe, Calif., local weather conditions, and existing levels of pollutants. Unhealthy levels of air pollution were not occurring late Friday morning, but the weather this weekend ...

  • Superstar DJ Memorial Day Weekend kicks off battle of the Las Vegas nightclubs

    Other clubs on and off the Strip also have the biggest Hollywood names for parties this Memorial Day Weekend. The list is so monstrous that we broke it out as a separate section from the ...

  • Rawson-Neal overcomes threat of federal funding cuts for now

    The Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital is not at risk of losing millions of dollars in federal funding, at least for now. The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Friday announced the approval of the plan of correction submitted by the Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services, the agency that oversees the Las Vegas hospital. Rawson-Neal received $3.2 million in Medicare ...

  • Actress Bynes accused of bong toss out NYC window

    In an image made from video, actress Amanda Bynes, center, wearing sweats and a blonde wig, shields her face as she is escorted after a Manhattan criminal court appearance on Friday May 24, 2013 in New York. Bynes was arrested Thursday evening and charged with reckless endangerment after police say she heaved a marijuana bong out of out of her Manhattan apartment building. (AP ...


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  • Defense rests in Whittemore campaign contribution trial in Reno

    RENO -- The defense rested its case this morning in the illegal campaign contribution trial of former power broker Harvey Whittemore. Whittemore's wife, Annette, was one of the last defense witnesses. Whittemore himself did not testify. Prosecutors said they had no rebuttal witnesses and Senior U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks told the jury closing arguments would be made Tuesday. ...

  • Man suffers burns in Las Vegas house fire

    A man was injured in a house fire near Desert Inn Road and Boulder Highway on Friday morning, according to the Clark County Fire Department. Firefighters responded to a house at 3506 Anthony Drive and found the front room of the house in flames. The man was transported to a hospital where he was treated for burns on his arms. The fire was contained to the front room, according to the Fire ...

  • Report More staff needed at Las Vegas psychiatric hospital

    Friday, May 24, 2013 | 10:27 a.m. CARSON CITY -- Gov. Brian Sandoval has asked the Legislature to set aside $4 million in a contingency fund to hire more staff at the Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital, as recommended by a consultant's report. Mike Willden, director of the state Department of Health and Human Services, said today that a request was submitted last week for the money. The ...

  • UFC Kiwis on UFC undercard in Las Vegas showdown

    Mixed martial arts already has a cult following in New Zealand and it could blast to the front of people's minds this weekend. Kiwis Mark Hunt and James Te Huna are both on the UFC 160 card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and tomorrow afternoon's (NZT) show shapes as a blockbuster. Heavyweight Hunt is in the co-main event against Brazilian Junior dos Santos, with the ...

  • Washington bridge collapse Company said it has permits to cross span

    Partially-submerged vehicles lie in the debris of the collapsed portion of the Interstate 5 bridge in the Skagit River on Friday in Mount Vernon, Wash. A truck carrying an oversize load struck the four-lane bridge on the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below Thursday evening. All three occupants suffered only ...

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