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Young tennis standout outranks her age group across country
Kimberly Yee, 16, plays a practice tennis match May 10 at Lorenzi Park, 3333 W. Washington Ave. Yee received the 2013 Althea Gibson Leadership Grant of $2,500 for her on- and off-court activities, which include mentoring younger tennis ...
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Court cites errors overturns murder conviction in Las Vegas gang slaying
Friday, May 17, 2013 | 3:45 p.m. CARSON CITY -- The Nevada Supreme has overturned the murder conviction of Christian D. Williams in a gang shooting in Las Vegas because of errors by the prosecution and police. The court said Thursday there was sufficient evidence to convict Williams in the December 2007 shooting of Leshonta Matthews, but "errors were numerous and involved misconduct ...
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RTC bus stop project comes with hurdles
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada is taking steps to make bus shelters safer for pedestrians and transit customers, but sometimes obstacles get in the way. A study was conducted by the commission's Transportation Resource Board that concluded that 90 percent of roadway crashes are contained within the roadway and 6 feet on either side of it. "One of our first ...
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Cramped dark and wet Tunnel boring aint much fun
Workers are nearly done swapping out the cutter heads on the massive tunneling machine that is slowly digging a 3-mile water intake tunnel beneath the bed of Lake Mead. The machine should be up and running again within the next week or ...
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Reid pays off mortgage on Searchlight home
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Harry Reid's treasured home in Searchlight now is all his after he paid off its mortgage last year, according to a new personal finance report he filed last week in Congress. Reid took out a personal credit line at Wells Fargo and tapped it to pay off what he owed on a home loan that was signed in 2004 at 6 percent interest, according to the disclosure. The interest rate ...
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Desai clinic recognized as model unit prior to hepatitis c outbreak
Dr. Dipak Desai stands after a day in court at Clark County Regional Justice Center, May 7. Desai and anesthetist Ronald Lakeman are charged murder, fraud and criminal neglect of patients stemming from the 2007 hepatitis C ...
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GOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law
WASHINGTON -; Political scandals cause collateral damage and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers singling out conservative groups will snag some really big game - President Barack Obama's health care ...
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Marine dog reunited in surprise ceremony
DES MOINES, Iowa -- When Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach served as a dog handler in Afghanistan, he told the yellow lab who was his constant companion that he'd look her up when he returned home."I promised her if we made it out of alive, I'd do whatever it took to find her," Gundlach said.On Friday, he made good on that vow with help from some sentimental state officials in Iowa ...
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Children find rabid bat in North Las Vegas
Friday, May 17, 2013 | 2:04 p.m. At least two rabid bats have been found in the Las Vegas Valley this year, according to the Southern Nevada Health District. Health officials say a group of children found a bat on the ground during the day about a month ago in North Las Vegas. The children's mother called a veterinarian, who tested the bat's brain and found rabies had taken it over. ...
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Blast kills man near Nellis Air Force Base
Firemen haul hose after responding to an explosion and fatal fire at a truck repair facility on Sloan Lane near Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas on ...
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Lawyer defends self against O.J. Simpson claims
Judge Linda Marie Bell, left, talks with former O.J. Simpson defense attorney Yale Galanter as he testifies during an evidentiary hearing for Simpson for Simpson in Clark County District Court on Friday in Las Vegas. Simpson, who is currently serving a nine-to-33-year sentence in state prison as a result of his October 2008 conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping charges, is using a writ of ...
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Henderson judge candidates face off early voting starts Monday
Sandra Allred DiGiacomo said Henderson can do better than incumbent Judge Mark Stevens in the race for Henderson Municipal Court Judge Department 1. "I think the people of Henderson agree we need a change," DiGiacomo said. "In the primaries, there were a lot of people not voting for Stevens." Stevens, 50, and DiGiacomo, 44, were neck and neck in the primary election April 4. ...
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Testimony Ex-Italian premiers parties had strippers dressed as nuns Obama
Karima el-Mahroug's is escorted outside Milan's court by two Carabinieri police officers after giving her testimony at the trial of three former Berlusconi aides accused with procuring her and other woman for prostitution, in Milan on Friday. Silvio Berlusconi's private disco featured not only aspiring show girls performing striptease acts as sexy nuns and nurses, but also dressed ...
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Man found slain in Las Vegas parking lot
A man was found dead in a parking lot near Nellis Boulevard and Bonanza Road early Friday morning, according to Las Vegas police. Police responded to a call at 12:45 a.m. in the 5200 block of Walnut Avenue. Someone called 911 after thinking that they heard gunfire and saw a man lying in the parking lot of the apartment complex, police spokesman Bill Cassell said. When the police arrived, they ...
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Charges filed against Northern Nevadan in killing spree
FERNLEY -- Formal charges have been filed against a 25-year-old Fernley man accused in a string of five apparently random killings in Northern Nevada. Jeremiah Bean was arraigned Thursday evening on 19 counts including murder, burglary and arson. He was assigned a public defender, and is set for a pre-trial hearing Tuesday. Bean was arrested after five people were found shot and dead in three ...
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Former lawyer says OJ Simpson knew about guns
Defense attorney Patricia Palm, left, and O.J. Simpson appear at an evidentiary hearing in Clark County District Court on Friday in Las Vegas. Simpson, who is currently serving a nine-to-33-year sentence in state prison as a result of his October 2008 conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping charges, is using a writ of habeas corpus to seek a new trial, claiming he had such bad representation ...
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Famed hatchet hitchhiker arrested in New Jersey homicide
In this undated photo downloaded from the Union County Prosecutor's website, Caleb "Kai" Lawrence McGillivary is shown. McGillivary, 24, was arrested Thursday by New Jersey authorities on a murder warrant in the beating death of a New Jersey lawyer he befriended in New York's Times Square. The homeless hitchhiker had previously gained Internet and TV celebrity status by using ...
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Video Ian Ziering headed for the Las Vegas strip
Ian Ziering tells CBSNews.com's Lauren Moraski about his upcoming stint as a celebrity guest-host for Chippendales and reminisces about his days on "Beverly Hills ...
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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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