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Dance in the Desert to celebrate movement at Summerlin Library

The arts have always struggled to be acknowledged in Las Vegas. But one effort has maintained its foothold for 15 years. Now, that effort comes to Summerlin in the form of the Las Vegas Dance in the Desert Festival, slated for July 26 and 27 at the Summerlin Library and Performing Arts Center.

New techniques increase heart attack survival

There are two developments in the effort to save heart attack victims. One is a way to do CPR that does not involve mouth-to-mouth contact. The other is a medically induced coma partnered with technology to lower one’s core temperature. At least one Las Vegas resident has benefited from both.

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$200,000 just the beginning for Huntridge Theater

Backers of an effort to revive the historic Huntridge Theater in downtown Las Vegas on Thursday celebrated raising more than $200,000 for the cause.

Ex-Gov. Gibbons, Mazzeo settle high-profile lawsuit

Former Las Vegas cocktail waitress Chrissy Mazzeo has settled her high-profile lawsuit against ex-Gov. Jim Gibbons and others, her lawyer confirmed Thursday.

Trayvon Martin supporters plan another Las Vegas march Saturday

Hundreds of people are expected to gather for a march from the Heart Attack Grill on Fremont Street to the Lloyd George U.S. Courthouse on Saturday morning to mark the week anniversary of the verdict in the case of George Zimmerman.

Fire damages Las Vegas home as woman was moving in

A house fire near Torrey Pines Drive and Washington Avenue caused $100,000 in damage Thursday morning, according to the Las Vegas Fire Department.

Protest calls out ‘militarized’ U.S.-Mexico border

Protesters gathered near the New York-New York on the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday to demonstrate against what they see as the “militarization” of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Trayvon Martin forum draws 300 to North Las Vegas

About 300 people packed a North Las Vegas auditorium Wednesday night to pose questions and provide solutions just four days after a six-woman jury in Florida exonerated George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin, an African-American

Another Pearl Harbor survivor dies in Las Vegas

The ranks of Las Vegas Pearl Harbor survivors has dwindled again with the death of William “Big Bill” Simshauser. He was an Army Air Corps soldier who helped a buddy fire back at Japanese warplanes attacking U.S. bombers parked at Oahu’s Bellows Field on Dec. 7, 1941.