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  • Firefly reopens today at new Paradise Road location

    The Firefly restaurant is reopening Friday at the former location of Z'Tejas, 3824 Paradise Road. The old location, shown here, closed after a salmonella outbreak in late April sickened nearly 300 ...

  • Technician Dipak withdrew scopes so fast it was like cracking a whip

    Dr. Dipak Desai stands in court at the Clark County Regional Justice Center on May 7. A technician testified on Friday that Desai's colonoscopy procedures were conducted so quickly that when he withdrew a scope, it was like "cracking a ...

  • Vegas police trying to ID 10-time armed robber

    LAS VEGAS -- The Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital will maintain its federal funding despite not meeting some of the government's requirements. The hospital came under scrutiny for its discharging ...

  • Actress Amanda Bynes accused of bong toss out NYC window

    In an image made from video, actress Amanda Bynes, center, wearing sweats and a blonde wig, 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 ...

  • Smoke from California wildfire could drift to Las Vegas

    Friday, May 24, 2013 | 12:36 p.m. An air quality advisory has been issued for this weekend because of concerns about smoke from a Southern California wildfire making its way into the Las Vegas Valley. The fire started after what was supposed to be a controlled burn got out of control and has impacted about 800 acres in San Diego County. The Clark County Department of Air Quality issued the ...


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Biopics are always tricky propositions because they invariably take the same approach to the material, regardless of the subject. Even the best biopics, the ones that truly get at the heart of the persons life story and make you feel the arc of life, almost always resort to a greatest hits parade ... ...

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  • Aeromexico launches new route Las Vegas - Puerto Penasco - Hermosillo

    LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Aeromexico, Mexico's global airline, together with the Government of Sonora, announces its new route Las Vegas - Puerto Penasco - Hermosillo, Mexico, starting on June 20th, on a seminary and cocktail presentation that took place at the Consulate of Mexico at Las Vegas. These events were offered to travel agents and tour operators, with the presence of the authorities of ...

  • 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 ...

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