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Metro IDs man shot by officer Sunday

Las Vegas police have identified the man shot by an officer Sunday afternoon in an east valley condo complex.

East valley New Year’s Eve happenings

Michael Feinstein’s New Year’s Eve with special guests Laura Osnes and Jessica Sanchez is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 31 at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, 361 Symphony Park Ave. Tickets are $49 to $199. Visit thesmithcenter.com or call 702-749-2012.

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Man to face jury in fatal road rage shooting

A Las Vegas judge ruled Monday that prosecutors had enough evidence against a 30-year-old man charged with murder in a road rage shooting last month to take the case to a jury.

Area Briefing, Dec. 25-31, 2014

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Grant helps expand childhood cancer follow-up care at clinic

The Children’s Specialty Center provides treatment to children with blood disorders and cancer regardless of their ability to pay for services. A recent grant from the nonprofit St. Baldrick’s Foundation awarded $245,000 to the center to expand its Long-Term Follow-Up Clinic, which provides follow-up care for childhood cancer survivors up to age 40.

Obama’s latest Nevada trip cost local police a bundle

Nevada and Las Vegas area police have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars providing extra officers for crowd and traffic control during President Barack Obama’s trips here, but they won’t be getting any of that money back.

Man struck, killed as he walks 4-year-old across Cheyenne Avenue

A man was killed and a boy was injured during a Sunday night auto-pedestrian crash near Cheyenne Avenue and Civic Center Drive, North Las Vegas police said. The red car that hit them fled the scene, police spokesman officer Steven Wiese said.

Clark County discrimination case was a strong one

When Clark County was sued in a federal wage discrimination lawsuit in April, the case came from U.S. Department of Justice attorneys, not a private law firm looking to score a quick payday with a weak case.

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