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Bug-attracting NLV waste water bound for underground path

Construction crews finished a section of underground pipeline that will take treated waste water from North Las Vegas’ reclamation facility to the Las Vegas Wash.

Las Vegas takes second look at rejected medical pot shops

With the threat of lawsuits looming, Las Vegas city leaders Wednesday decided Nuleaf CLV should get a chance to find a new location for the shop it proposed at 4500 West Charleston Blvd.

Coyote Springs is a remote, beautiful course, but how does it thrive?

I found myself in the midst of a conundrum recently. . For those of you who love golf and business decisions, please put on your thinking caps, turn off any distractions and pay attention. Your help is needed; I ask you to participate.

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Clark County delays medical pot dispensary selections

Clark County commissioners held off on Wednesday making any decisions about medical marijuana dispensaries, due to a pending lawsuit over the selection process.

Literary Las Vegas: Stefany Holmes

“Part memoir, part travelogue, half serious, mostly true” reads the description on the cover of Stefany Holmes’ “Gone With the Whim: Leaving the Bible Belt for Sin City.”

Ballerina shares dance dreams in new book

In the new book “Firebird” by Misty Copeland, illustrated by Christopher Myers, a young girl learns to replace the word “can’t” with one that strengthens as she learn the story of a child who wanted to dance among the stars.

Las Vegas Book Briefs for Dec. 4-10, 2014

Literary happenings this week include opening previews of The Writer’s Block and the annual Library Tree Lane Gala to support Henderson Libraries.

Thick fog envelops Red Rock, mountains

Dense fog temporarily closed Red Rock Canyon Loop on Wednesday afternoon and was expected to blanket parts of the Las Vegas area until Thursday morning.

Suspect in crash that killed pedestrian bonds out of jail

The woman who waited over a week to surrender after saying she was the driver in a crash that killed a 63-year-old pedestrian spent a mere 12 hours in jail before posting bail.

Former Justice Court worker sent to prison

A former Las Vegas Justice Court worker who embezzled more than $90,000 from the traffic divison was sentenced Wednesday to 18 to 48 months in prison.

Deal clears way for Tule Springs Fossil Bed National Monument

An agreement reached Tuesday evening on Capitol Hill clears a path for the creation of a 22,650-acre national monument in Southern Nevada, as well as a sweeping set of other federal land alterations that would establish new wilderness in the state and open thousands of acres to economic development, officials announced.

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