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Its back New Wet n Wild wins over frolickers thirsty for Las Vegas water park
Tennis legend Andre Agassi, Clark County Commissioner Susan Brager and Wet ‘n’ Wild Las Vegas investors Roger and Scott Bulloch of SPB Partners prepare to cut a ceremonial red ribbon made fittingly of swimwear during the park’s grand opening on Friday, May 24, 2013. Kids in candy-colored swimsuits squirmed anxiously during the ceremony as they waited for the green light to ride ...
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As Lake Mead shrinks irrigation district uses more than its share
As water managers in Nevada and elsewhere fight to keep Lake Mead as full as possible, an irrigation district in California has significantly overdrawn its Colorado River allotment over the past three years. The Imperial Valley Irrigation District is the single largest water user on the Colorado, but it is "isolating itself" with its actions, said Pat Mulroy, general manager of the ...
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Las Vegas prison guard conspired with security guard to rob bank www.privateofficercom
Benjamin Kyker is very familiar with the Nevada prisons system, but the veteran prison guard could soon be bunking with the kind of men he's been guarding. Kyker, a sergeant with the Southern Desert Correctional Center in Indian Springs, was arrested Thursday and faces charges in connection to conspiring with a security guard to rob a bank. According to his Las Vegas police arrest report, ...
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Former prisoners on road to workforce reentry
Standing in a black pinstripe suit, 56-year-old Michael Bohan quoted the final lines of Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" to 27 men and women who graduated Friday from a week-long leadership workshop that helps newly released prisoners reenter the workforce. "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference," ...
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School Board to hold new vote on superintendent selection
Current Clark County School District Interim Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky interviews for the permanent position in front of CCSD board members, from left, Chris Garvey, Dr. Linda Young, and Erin Cranor in Las Vegas on Tuesday ...
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Judge rules Arpaios office profiles Latinos
This Jan. 9, 2013 file photo shows Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaking with the media in Phoenix. A federal judge ruled Friday Arpaio's office systematically singled out Hispanics in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles ...
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Arson suspect arrested on federal felony charges
The man who was arrested in connection with arson at Sport-Social, an autism sports facility, will now face federal felony charges, according to U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada Daniel Bogden. Samuel Powers, 24, was picked up by Las Vegas police after witnesses saw him leaving the burning building on April 15. The fire damaged the front offices and classrooms of Sport-Social. Powers was ...
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Lawyering didnt sink him but taxes did
U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro overrode the government's plea deal with Las Vegas bankruptcy attorney Randolph Goldberg and gave him the maximum possible under federal guidelines -- two years in prison instead of the agreed upon 18 months. She gave him the maximum fine of $40,000. He paid restitution of $720,719. He has already surrendered his law license for two years, but unless the ...
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Cathedral Rock area reopens with new picnic benches bigger parking lot
Peter Reedijk, left, and Heather Julius work on installing location markers on maps on picnic tables at the freshly renovated Cathedral Rock Picnic Area on Mount Charleston on ...
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Las Vegas lawyer who stole from client is disbarred
Friday, May 24, 2013 | 6:22 p.m. The Nevada Supreme Court Friday disbarred Las Vegas lawyer Ronald N. Serota for conduct "involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit and misrepresentation." He admittedly stole $319,000 from a client in 2009 to invest in his businesses Beverage Plus and Clean Energy. An unidentified client gave him the money to satisfy a claim by the Securities and Exchange ...
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Hangover Part III Take a gamble on these Las Vegas films
Over the decades, Sin City has been the backdrop for musicals such as 1941's "Las Vegas Nights," featuring a very young Frank Sinatra, Oscar-winning best films (1974's "The Godfather: Part II," 1988's "Rain Man"), dramas (1995's "Leaving Las Vegas") and countless comedies including 2009's blockbuster "The Hangover" and ...
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Gas cheaper than last Memorial Day but travel expected to drop
Memorial Day weekend travel is expected to be slightly lower this year from 2012, according to a forecast this week from AAA. The auto club's Mountain West region -- which includes Nevada and neighboring states such as Arizona, Idaho and Utah -- should see about 2.6 million trips of 50 miles or more. Nationally, the number of treks is 34.8 million. Both come in less than 1 percent fewer ...
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Senate Democrats 11-10 majority makes big difference in three votes
CARSON CITY -- The importance of Democrats holding a one-vote majority in the Senate was clearly demonstrated Thursday night when they passed three straight bills by 11-10 margins. Two of the bills are designed to increase voter turnout, a step that generally is thought to benefit Democrats. The bills also passed the Assembly on party-line votes and now go to Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval. ...
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Sex education bill for Nevada schools dies
CARSON CITY -- Legislation to create a new medically-accurate, age-appropriate sex education program for Nevada schools died quietly on the state Senate secretary's desk Friday. Assembly Bill 230 needed Senate approval Friday to stay alive under the Legislature's requirement that bills pass a second house by midnight or automatically die. Critics had complained the bill might lead to ...
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Bill adds to court-ordered mental health treatment
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- The Nevada Assembly has approved allowing courts to order mentally ill defendants who have regular run-ins with the law to complete tailored outpatient treatment ...
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Rock fantasy camp in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS -; He'd seen the hype: "You On Stage With Rock Stars!" n So, San Diego surfer and aspiring rocker Gary Young was feeling good vibrations. He'd come 300-plus miles in his 1951 surf sticker-plastered woodie station wagon with two boards on top for a "once in a lifetime opportunity to jam out" with Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson and guitar guru Jeff Beck ...
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Las Vegas police search for armed man involved in at least nine robberies
Las Vegas police are asking for the public's assistance as they search for a "Quick Pinch" armed suspect in a series of robberies on the west side of town.At least nine robberies have occurred between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. in convenience stores in the areas between Hualapai Way and Buffalo Drive, and Flamingo Road and Charleston Boulevard. They all happened from March to May 18, ...
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Vintner Grill banquet facility at Fashion Show Mall shut down by health inspector
Summerlin favorite Vintner Grill had its banquet location inside Neiman Marcus at Fashion Show Mall shut down as a health hazard by the Southern Nevada Health District. Environmental health supervisor Robert Urzi said the facility actually could have been closed May 22 for either of two reasons -- because the 45 demerits inspectors found was five more than allowable threshold and because backup ...
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Provo couple dies in St. George motorhome crash
A Jeep that was being towed behind an RV crashed into several townhomes on Friday in St. George, Utah. A Provo couple on a family recreational vehicle trip was killed when their motorhome crashed into several St. George townhomes, authorities ...
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Amended More Cops bill clears state Senate returns to Assembly
CARSON CITY -- The "More Cops" bill that would allow the sales tax to be boosted in Clark County to put more police officers on the street was approved 18-3 in the Nevada Senate on Friday. Sheriff Doug Gillespie said earlier the bill would lead to the hiring of 400 more cops for the Metropolitan Police Department, although the money could be used to cover decline in other revenue and ...
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Bill would fund college for spouses of service members killed in action
WASHINGTON -- A bill revived in Congress would pay the college education of individuals whose spouses were service members killed in the line of duty. Current law limits education allowances to $936 per month for military widows and widowers. The legislation, introduced Thursday and estimated to cost $200 million over 10 years, would cover full in-state college tuition and fees, plus provide a ...
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Top 6 Las Vegas deals at hotels on the Strip for summer 2013
Summer officially starts on June 22nd, but the Vegas weather and Las Vegas summer hotel deals beg to differ! It's unofficially summer in Las Vegas already, so grab those suitcases and fill them with some bikinis and swim trunks because it's time to hit the Las Vegas hotel pool parties. Hotels up and down the Strip are ...
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Man indicted in January Las Vegas slaying
A 25-year-old man was indicted Friday on a murder charge in connection with the January shooting death of another man. Michael Smith, also known as Michael Smith Jr., faces one count of murder with a deadly weapon in the Jan. 14 slaying of Las Vegas resident Carlos Randle, 40. A spokeswoman at the Clark County coroner's office said Randle died of multiple gunshot wounds. Smith also faces ...
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Budget chief replaces Finger as assistant county manager
Yolanda King, Clark County's director of budget and financial planning, has been promoted to assistant county manager, county officials announced Friday. King, a longtime county employee, will replace Assistant County Manager Ed Finger, who is resigning for a job at a wastewater reclamation district in Colorado. The appointment will need a vote by the Clark County Commission at its June 4 ...
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Memorial Day weekend to be warm maybe smoky
Sunny but possibly smoky skies and warm temperatures are on the horizon for the busy Memorial Day weekend in Las Vegas. The high temperature is expected to be 88 degrees on Monday, with a low of 67, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Chris Stachelski. The normal temperature for Memorial Day is 93 degrees, and the record high is 108, set in 1974. Saturday and Sunday both will see ...
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Veer Towers showcase Nevada spirit
The Veer Towers represent Nevada’s contribution to the world of modern design and architecture and a trend that has emerged out of places like Dubai to push the boundaries of construction.
Nevada’s skyline or the skyline of Las Vegas at least, has more in common with the skylines of Dubai or Macau than the rest of the United States. The gleaming modern casinos and skyscrapers, the glittering lights of The Strip, the flashing neon signs of various hotel-casino resorts, these are the quintessential images of the city and they’re the perceptions that market the state throughout the US and indeed the world. The newly developed Veer Towers are no different, although their design certainly is. Read more
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