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  • Justin Bieber teams up with Child Hunger Ends Here campaign

    Justin Bieber surprised the young students of a Las Vegas primary school on Friday after he visited the place to declare that he had partnered up with Child Hunger Ends Here campaign. The 19-year-old singer, who dropped by Whitney Elementary School ahead of his performance at Sunday's Billboard Music Awards, spent time giving food donations to the children as they shed tears of joy after ...

  • Services set for teen killed in attempted iPad robbery

    A viewing has been set Thursday afternoon for Marcos Vicente Arenas, the 15-year-old killed while hanging onto his iPad during an attempted robbery last week. On the same day, the two men charged in his death will appear in Las Vegas Justice Court to argue their bail and set a preliminary hearing on murder charges. The viewing will take place between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Palm Northwest Mortuary ...

  • Southern Nevadans reach out to tornado-stricken Oklahomans

    As Oklahomans struggle to recover from a massive tornado that wrought devastation Monday afternoon, Southern Nevadans are stepping up with recovery aid and assistance.The American Red Cross of Southern Nevada already has one volunteer in Moore, Okla., a suburb of Oklahoma City where at least 24 people were killed in the disaster.Jennifer Ramieh left Las Vegas Monday afternoon and arrived at a ...

  • Economic development group backs gas tax bill

    Legislation that could raise gas taxes in Clark County got another supporter Tuesday as the area's main economic development group backed the proposal. "This is critical to our future. I cannot stress that enough," said Tom Skancke, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance, former known as the Nevada Development Authority. Skancke said the organization rarely ...

  • House passes automatic COLA for veterans benefits

    WASHINGTON -- The House on Tuesday approved a bill that would automatically adjust cost-of-living increases for veterans benefits. The measure by Reps. Dina Titus, D-Nev., and Jon Runyan, R-N.J., was passed by voice vote.It would adjust Veterans Administration benefits each year much in the way that Social Security benefits are adjusted for inflation. Under current law Congress must approve ...


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Movie Review

Driven

As an action movie, Renny Harlin's Driven isn't very good. It isn't very good as a human drama, either. But, as a thinly disguised allegory for the fading career of action star Sylvester Stallone, who both stars in and wrote the movie, it is a perversely enjoyable ride filled with retro pleasures and immense camp potential. Straight-out action fans might be wowed to a limited extent by the ... ...

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  • Nevada Assembly overwhelmingly OKs oral chemo cancer insurance bill

    CARSON CITY -- A bill that would require insurance companies that provide cancer coverage to pay a bigger share of the cost of new oral chemotherapy medications passed the Assembly with a unanimous vote Tuesday. Changes made to Senate Bill 266 in the Assembly will have to be agreed to by the Senate before the bill can go to Gov. Brian Sandoval for his consideration. The bill was sponsored by ...

  • Driver flees after hitting teen in southwest valley

    A teenager was hospitalized Tuesday after being struck by a vehicle that jumped the curb then left the scene, Las Vegas police said. The teen, who was on a sidewalk, was hit about 2:45 p.m. near Tropicana Avenue and Jones Boulevard, police said. Police found the vehicle in the 5700 block of Rochelle Drive. Police said one person was in custody, but it was unclear at the time if the person was ...

  • Clark County appoints permanent juvenile justice services director

    John "Jack" Martin will officially take the helm of the Clark County Department of Juvenile Justice Services. The Clark County Commission on Tuesday voted to ratify Martin's appointment as director. He had been serving as acting director since October. Martin's annual base salary will be $129,685, according to Dan Kulin, Clark County spokesman. Martin replaces Russ Jennings, ...

  • Reid fundraiser draws designer audience

    Far from Searchlight, Sen. Harry Reid held a cocktail party fundraiser Friday in New York City hosted by Marianne Nestor Cassini, who runs Oleg Cassini Inc., the fashion design company named after her late husband.Women's Wear Daily sent ...

  • Denis Democrats wont be able to raise Nevada taxes for education this session

    CARSON CITY -- Senate Majority Leader Mo Denis conceded in a floor speech Tuesday that Democrats will not be able to raise taxes this session to provide the $300 million in education improvement they sought. "At the end of the day we will do nothing to help our kids," said the Las Vegas Democrat. "It is really a shame." Contact Capital Bureau Chief Ed Vogel ...

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