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Raising heart rates and funds: Zumba instructors help valley charities

Besides helping people get their New Year’s resolutions on track, instructors at Z Crew Studios are participating in various valley fundraisers, dealing with social awareness efforts such as human trafficking. On Feb. 28, a Zumba event raised funds for Three Square food bank.

Puppy raffle ending today

All but one of the 25 puppies who survived a Las Vegas Valley pet store arson have received bids in the online adoption raffle offered by The Animal Foundation. Potential pet owners have until 11 a.m. today to purchase tickets.

District attorney seeks centralized database for Legal 2000 holds

Changes to the way Nevada handles people referred for psychiatric evaluations may lessen valley emergency room crowding caused by the mentally ill and also help law enforcement better handle encounters with this population, members of Gov. Brian Sandoval’s Behavioral Health and Wellness Council said Monday.

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Literary Las Vegas: Matthew Kadish

Las Vegas author Matthew Kadish published his novel “Earthman Jack vs. The Ghost Planet” to the Amazon Kindle store with the intention of making it available to family and friends who had been bugging him to read it. He went on vacation and returned home to find he had sold more than 1,000 copies and debuted on five of Amazon’s top 100 lists. The author is now at work on the second book in the series, “The Secret Army.” The sci-fi adventure follows teen slacker Jack Finnegan, whose average life is interrupted by an alien invasion. The secret to defeating the attacking force is an ancient spacecraft that can be flown only by Earthmen. For more information on the author, visit matthewkadish.com.

Las Vegas Book Briefs for March 25-31, 2014

Literary highlights this week include the Clark County Library’s Spring Fling Book Fair — Sesquicentennial Edition, set to include more than 100 authors.

Immerse yourselves in the delight of ‘Splash, Anna Hibiscus!’

Anna Hibiscus from the children’s picture book ““Splash, Anna Hibiscus!” by Atinuke and Lauren Tobia” watched the ocean waves as they splashed and laughed. She wanted so much to splash, too, and she wanted everyone else to come with her!