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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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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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UNLV to face Arizona at home after deal falls apart to move football game
moving the game to Glendale, Ariz., the Rebels football team will open its home slate on Sept. 7 against Arizona in Las Vegas as originally scheduled, UNLV Athletic Director Jim Livengood announced in a statement Friday. "We were approached by a promoter to move our September 7 home football game against Arizona to Glendale's University of Phoenix Stadium but we've decided to ...
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‘Michael Jackson One’ is Cirque du Soleil’s best — and includes snow at Mandalay Bay
We posted a preview of the show Thursday with links to my interviews with "One's" creative team leading up to last night's performance. "One" is such a riveting and immersive experience, you'll want to return time and again to catch what you miss. The nonstop action is throughout the theater, up in the ceiling and in the aisles alongside the audience, as well ...
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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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Passenger traffic at Las Vegas airport virtually unchanged in April
Friday24 May 20132:57 p.m. Passenger traffic was flat again at McCarran International Airport in April with statistics showing a familiar pattern for the city: slight international growth nearly offsetting a dip in domestic traffic. There were 3.549 million passengers to and from McCarran in April compared with 3.554 million in April 2012, a 0.2 percent decline, according to the Clark County ...
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Firefly reopens today at new Paradise Road location
The Firefly restaurant is reopening Friday at the former location of Z'Tejas, 3824 Paradise Road. The old location, shown here, closed after a salmonella outbreak in late April sickened nearly 300 ...
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Technician Dipak withdrew scopes so fast it was like cracking a whip
Dr. Dipak Desai stands in court at the Clark County Regional Justice Center on May 7. A technician testified on Friday that Desai's colonoscopy procedures were conducted so quickly that when he withdrew a scope, it was like "cracking a ...
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Vegas police trying to ID 10-time armed robber
LAS VEGAS -- The Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital will maintain its federal funding despite not meeting some of the government's requirements. The hospital came under scrutiny for its discharging ...
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Actress Amanda Bynes accused of bong toss out NYC window
In an image made from video, actress Amanda Bynes, center, wearing sweats and a blonde wig, is escorted after a Manhattan criminal court appearance on Friday May 24, 2013, in New York. Bynes was arrested Thursday evening and charged with reckless endangerment after police say she heaved a marijuana bong out of out of her Manhattan apartment ...
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Smoke from California wildfire could drift to Las Vegas
Friday, May 24, 2013 | 12:36 p.m. An air quality advisory has been issued for this weekend because of concerns about smoke from a Southern California wildfire making its way into the Las Vegas Valley. The fire started after what was supposed to be a controlled burn got out of control and has impacted about 800 acres in San Diego County. The Clark County Department of Air Quality issued the ...
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Toronto mayor says he doesnt smoke crack cocaine
TORONTO (AP) -- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied Friday that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Ford did not say whether he has ever used ...
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Aeromexico launches new route Las Vegas - Puerto Penasco - Hermosillo
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Aeromexico, Mexico's global airline, together with the Government of Sonora, announces its new route Las Vegas - Puerto Penasco - Hermosillo, Mexico, starting on June 20th, on a seminary and cocktail presentation that took place at the Consulate of Mexico at Las Vegas. These events were offered to travel agents and tour operators, with the presence of the authorities of ...
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Political heat derails plan to let Legislature meet in Las Vegas
Senator Tick Segerblom of the 77th (2013) Nevada Senatorial District. CARSON CITY -- A proposal to allow the Nevada Legislature to meet in Las Vegas is being scrapped. Sen. Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, said Friday he is proposing an amendment to strip from his resolution a proposal to allow sessions of the Legislature in Southern Nevada or elsewhere in the state outside of Carson City. ...
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Air quality advisory issued for ozone smoke from California fire
The Clark County Department of Air Quality issued an advisory Friday for ozone and smoke pollutants that will be in effect until Sunday. The advisory pertains to ground-level ozone and smoke due to the wildfire in San Felipe, Calif., local weather conditions, and existing levels of pollutants. Unhealthy levels of air pollution were not occurring late Friday morning, but the weather this weekend ...
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Healthcare building has contraversial design in Las Vegas
Among architectural enthusiasts and professionals it is one of the most controversial creations Las Vegas has seen in years, and most surprisingly it is not a flashy casino built to resemble a cruise ship or the Sydney Opera Houses, but a health clinic that specializes in treatment for brain ailments.
Opened to the public in 2009, the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, which is a Las Vegas branch of the Cleveland Clinic, was designed by Frank Gehry of Santa Monica-based Gehry Partners and resembles a half-finished assortment of steel facades and outlandish patterns, presenting the viewer with an intense sense of irony. Read more
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