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FBI Man fatally shot in Boston bombing probe
Investigators stand outside an apartment complex where a man was fatally shot when a team of FBI agents swarmed his home early Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Orlando, Fla. The FBI says the man, being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe, was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation. (AP Photo/John ...
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Colonoscopy mill operator doesnt concern insurance company
To hear Health Plan of Nevada's advocates tell it, Dr. Dipak Desai was a master of deception. He was a real sleight-of-hand artist, a veritable David Copperfield of the colonoscopy. The fact Desai and a nurse anesthetist are on trial facing a list of criminal charges including second-degree murder illustrates the fact he's the one at fault. HPN, on the other hand, is a dedicated and ...
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Las Vegas project weighs on Property and Building results
PTBL ) 66% to NIS 72 million for the first quarter of 2013 from NIS 211 million for the corresponding quarter of 2012. CBRE Inc. raised the fair value of the HSBC building in Manhattan by 8% $670 million. Property and Building said, "The net profit accruing to the company from the HSBC Building and Barney's Building (in Chicago) was NIS 77 million in the first quarter, compared with ...
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How those hoping to build a baseball stadium in Summerlin can learn from the hype of UNLV Now
The Sun's Las Vegas 51s section New Las Vegas 51s owners might want to take a page out of UNLV football coach Bobby Hauck's playbook when talking about their plans to build a state-of-the-art Triple-A stadium in Summerlin. And, please, no jokes about how most of Hauck's plays have failed in his three years coaching the Rebels. He got this one right. Two summers ...
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Bieber still a hero to homeless kids
Justin Bieber may be facing a fan revolt but hundreds of homeless kids in Las Vegas are still Beliebers. Bieber, 19, kept his promise on Friday by returning to Whitney Elementary School, where nearly 98 percent of the 600 students are at or below the poverty line. The pop superstar made their day by providing the school with its largest food donation, a $150,000 commitment, according to ...
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Clark County School Board chooses Skorkowsky as new superintendent
Clark County School Board members sneaked in an appointment for permanent superintendent late Tuesday night, hiring Interim Superintendent Pat Skorkowsky after just one impromptu interview. They considered no other candidates, refusing pleas from Board President Carolyn Edwards to slow down in choosing the leader of the nation's fifth-largest district who would oversee a $2 billion budget. ...
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Passage of North Las Vegas budget raises specter of further cuts
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 | 10:25 p.m. The North Las Vegas City Council voted on Tuesday to approve more than $18 million of cuts to expenditures to balance its budgets for fiscal year 2014. The council approved the balanced general fund, public safety tax fund and library district budgets 4-1 during a special city council meeting. Only Councilman Robert Eliason from Ward 1 voted against it, saying ...
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FBI agent shot during apprehension of suspect wanted in homicide
An FBI agent was shot while attempting to arrest a suspect wanted in connection to a homicide in the 1700 block of Karen late Tuesday night. A joint task force of Las Vegas police and FBI agents were attempting to arrest the suspect inside a residence near Sahara Avenue and Maryland Parkway when multiple shots were exchanged, according to Las Vegas police. The federal agent was struck in the ...
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Henderson Police Department fees to change
The Henderson City Council voted Tuesday to change some police service fees. For instance, the Henderson Police Department now will charge 10 cents a page for accident reports. The department previously charged a flat $5 fee for such reports. The Police Department previously charged a minimum of $40 for audio tape reproduction and $60 for a CD with digital photos, but it now will charge $1 for ...
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Las Vegas man pleads guilty in $5.6M embezzlement www.privateofficer.com
(AP) -- A Las Vegas man has pleaded guilty to fraud charges in connection with the embezzlement of $5.6 million from the prominent builder of residential high-rises in Vegas over nearly five years. U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden says Rocco Lazazzaro, 55, of Las Vegas pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud at the Florida-based Turnberry Associates. He says Lazazzaro was ...
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Henderson awards contract for pedestrian bridge
The Henderson City Council awarded a $170,000 contract Tuesday for the construction of a pedestrian bridge near the intersection of Galleria Drive and Stephanie Street. City staff proposed the bridge in response to area residents who have long requested pedestrian access over a flood control channel that runs along Stephanie Street. "That wash has been a natural obstruction for years that ...
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Henderson City Council approves 2014 budget
By City Manager Jacob Snow's definition, Henderson is not a "premier city" yet, but it's getting close. Snow likes to say that Henderson cannot meet its goal of being a premier city without a balanced budget. Although it doesn't have one yet, Snow predicts it will by the end of fiscal 2014. "We're moving in the right direction," the city manager said last ...
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Las Vegas approves $482 million general fund budget with deficit predicted for 2014
A little time didn't make much difference for the Las Vegas 2014 budget: City Hall still predicts a $10 million general fund deficit. The City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved next year's spending plan with small adjustments made since council members got a first look at the document in April. That included adding 1.5 city-funded positions and slightly increasing the amount of ...
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County commissioners consider codes governing reflexology establishments
Clark County Commissioner Mary Beth Scow has heard complaints from residents about reflexology establishments offering full body massages and advertising "personal services." Commissioners on Tuesday discussed putting reflexology establishments under the same county code requirements as massage therapists. If commissioners end up approving the change, that could mean reflexology ...
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Bill would divert some water sewer funds to provide a little relief in North Las Vegas
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 | 6:43 p.m. Assembly Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick, D-North Las Vegas, plans to introduce a bill that would give the North Las Vegas financial relief. She said her bill would allow the city to access an indeterminate amount of money currently locked in its water and sewer funds. City residents pay into the funds via their water and sewer bills, and the city usually spends ...
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Madagascar lemurs multiply in Moapa
A staff member at Roos-N-More zoo on Tuesday holds a baby red-ruffed lemur, one of three of that were born at the small, family-owned facility in Moapa on May ...
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County seeks federal help to use mountainside land for recreation
Clark County owns about 1,221 acres of land with mountain ridges on the western edge the valley. It has received inquiries from private companies interested in leasing some of the scenic land and bringing an added recreational dimension to the area, such as a zip line or a mountain biking facility. But federal restrictions on the land, which the county received from the Bureau of Land Management ...
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Kingman childcare owner sentenced to prison in tax case
A northwest Arizona businesswoman was sentenced Monday to 18 months in federal prison for withholding nearly $320,000 in income taxes between 2004 and 2011. A U.S. district judge in Phoenix also ordered Raycene Osterman, 55, to pay full restitution to the IRS and undergo three years of supervision upon her release. Osterman is the founder and president of K-Top, Inc., the parent company for ...
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Sandoval signs transgender hate crime bill
CARSON CITY -- A bill allowing judges to impose extra sentences on people who commit crimes because the victim is a transgender person was signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Brian Sandoval. Senate Bill 139 was sponsored Sen. Patricia Spearman, D-North Las Vegas, a pastor and openly gay member of the Legislature. Sandoval had previously indicated he would sign the measure. Spearman said in earlier ...
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Clark Countys top election official appointed to presidential commission
Clark County Registrar Larry Lomax was one of ten individuals appointed to the Presidential Commission on Election Administration Tuesday, according to a White House press release. The commission was created following President Barack Obama's pledge during his State of the Union speech to identify non-partisan ways to make voting easier for all participants. Obama highlighted a 102-year-old ...
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Las Vegas City Council OKs slightly larger budget for next year
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 | 5:30 p.m. With the deadline for submitting a final budget approaching, the Las Vegas City Council approved a $481 million general fund budget for the next fiscal year during a special meeting Tuesday ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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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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