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  • Tourism Protests Keep New Luxor Governor Away in Egypt

    LUXOR A hardline Islamist appointed governor of Luxor stayed away from his new office on Wednesday as protesters barred access and demanded Egypt's president revoke a nomination they fear will hurt local tourism. Adel Mohamed al-Khayat, appointed by President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, is a member of al-Gamaa al-Islamiya, the movement accused of killing 58 foreign tourists ...

  • Senate adds Nevada to border panel

    WASHINGTON -- Debating a major immigration bill, the Senate agreed Wednesday to give Nevada a seat on a federal commission that would form if authorities fail to secure the border with Mexico in the next five years. The state would have a representative on the Southern Border Security Commission, a body that would be set up if the Department of Homeland Security fails to come up with a plan that ...

  • Nevadas highway rest areas to be cleaned up made more friendly

    CARSON CITY -- The 37 rest areas along major highways in Nevada might soon become cleaner and more friendly for visitors under a new state law. In exchange for cleaning and maintaining the restroom facilities, private companies will be allowed to put up advertising signs. The law goes into effect July 1, but regulations must be prepared before the Department of Transportation can approves ...

  • Old downtown buildings exempt from newer energy codes

    Mingo's Kitchen and Lounge was at the center of a frosty exchange between Ward 3 Councilman Bob Coffin and Jennifer Turchin, president of the Nevada chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, in the discussion about energy code exceptions for downtown ...

  • Man gets 15 years for child pornography crimes

    A Henderson man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison Wednesday for child pornography crimes. Richard Carl Brown, 35, was convicted in February of several felony counts, including advertising and transporting child pornography. U.S. District Judge Robert C. Jones also ordered Brown to spend a lifetime on supervised release. "Thousands of children, including large numbers of runaway ...


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Corridors of Blood [DVD]

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  • Obesity Plagues Las Vegas Valley

    LAS VEGAS -- Obesity is an epidemic that's plagued our nation for decades. The American Medical Association now labels obesity a disease. There are 78 million obese adults and 12 million obese children. ...

  • Henderson offers Saturday home inspections

    Henderson homeowners may now schedule Saturday inspections for a variety of projects, including water heaters and pools. By extending the inspection schedule, according to a city of Henderson news release, residents who work weekdays and whose presence is required during an inspection "will no longer need to interrupt their work week." Saturday inspections, conducted from 6 a.m. to 4 ...

  • Inmate stabbed in Warm Springs Correctional Center

    Two inmates from rival groups at the Warm Springs Correctional Center were transported to the hospital after a stabbing Tuesday afternoon. The fight happened about 4 p.m. Tuesday in a housing unit at the correctional center in Carson City. One inmate suffered multiple stab wounds and was transported to Renown Medical Center in Reno and is currently in stable condition, officials said. The other ...

  • Teachers association gets head start in selling business tax hike

    CARSON CITY -- The November 2014 election is still more than 16 months away but the Nevada State Education Association on Wednesday kicked off its effort to win voter approval of its business margins tax with a $1 million donation to the effort. Political consultant Dan Hart said the money will be used to get the campaign for The Education Initiative, which would impose a margins tax on business ...

  • Cuomo strikes deal to allow Las-Vegas style casinos in New York

    Photo credit: Resorts World Casino in Jamaica, Queens.(Barbara Alper) New York Governor Andrew Cuomo struck a deal with state lawmakers to license new resort-style casinos, in an effort to help revive a stagnant economy in upstate New York, the governor said on Wednesday. The agreement would amend the state constitution to legalize public, non Native American casino gambling with an initial ...

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