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Siegfried & Roy, elementary students welcome new ‘Star’

By John Katsilometes · July 23, 2008 · 5:18 PM

He kept asking, “Have you all had your ice cream?”

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Family escapes house fire, but pet cat dies

By Mary Manning · July 21, 2008 · 8:12 PM

Two adults and three teenagers escaped from a fire in a home a few blocks northeast of Freedom Park in North Las Vegas, fire officials reported tonight. However, one of the people was burned on the hand. And the fire claimed one of their pets.

Naturally occuring nitrates killed 71 wild horses on Nellis

By Mary Manning · July 21, 2008 · 2:50 PM

The nitrates that caused the deaths of 71 wild horses last summer north of Las Vegas came from natural causes, the Bureau of Land Management said today.

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Ex-state employee pleads guilty to embezzlement

By Mary Manning · July 21, 2008 · 12:14 PM

A former Nevada state employee, 30-year-old John E. Delap III of Las Vegas, has pled guilty to two counts of theft for embezzling $60,698.54, said Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto.

Construction work to delay new elementary school’s opening

By Emily Richmond · July 21, 2008 · 11:37 AM

Students at the new Jesse Scott Elementary School will get an extra three weeks of summer vacation because construction work on the new North Las Vegas campus won’t be finished in time for the start of the academic year.

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Another change at UNLV: University College to be dissolved

By Charlotte Hsu · July 21, 2008 · 10:30 AM

UNLV is dissolving University College, a four-year-old academic college that served more than 2,000 students last fall.

Chance for thunderstorms

By Dave Toplikar · July 21, 2008 · 7:48 AM

Hot, sticky weather is on tap today for the Las Vegas Valley, with a chance for thunderstorms.

Thunderstorms, flooding in forecast

By Dave Toplikar · July 20, 2008 · 7:22 AM

Be prepared for some periods of heavy rain today. And watch out for flooding while you drive.

Las Vegas sizzles until Sunday

By Mary Manning · July 18, 2008 · 5:14 PM

Those who like it hot will love Saturday’s weather forecast: High temperatures from 108 to 110 degrees with humidity levels of 30 to 40 percent.

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UNLV offering buyouts

By Charlotte Hsu · July 18, 2008 · 4:48 PM

With an eye toward saving money in the next biennium, officials at cash-strapped UNLV have begun offering a buyout program for some of their full-time employees.