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VIDEO: Circus protesters

Calling the circus “The Cruelest Show on Earth,” a group of animal rights activists took the the street Thursday to protest the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, being held at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Heck’s son inflammatory on Twitter

It’s likely to be an awkward Father’s Day in the Joe Heck household after it was reported Thursday the Nevada congressman’s son has made racist, sexist and homophobic remarks on Twitter.

Thunderbirds use down time to help make toys for children in need

Nonprofit Toys 4 Smiles, which crafts wooden toy cars for children in need, was joined recently by members of the Thunderbirds support team from Nellis Air Force Base. Due to the federal budget sequester, the team members were not flying and had time to help the group create its 150,000th toy car.

 
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Tour bus burns on Strip; no one injured

A small tour bus caught fire on the Strip Wednesday but no one was injured, according to the Clark County Fire Department.

House panel advances Henderson mine cleanup bill

A House panel stamped its approval Wednesday on a strategy to clean up an abandoned manganese mine that the city of Henderson is eyeing for major redevelopment.

Weather service issues fire warning

Temperatures are lower this week in the Las Vegas Valley, but that doesn’t mean an end to the weather advisories.

Deportation deferred for wife of Army veteran from Las Vegas

Sharon Courtney, the mother of three and the wife of a disabled Iraq War veteran, is out from under the threat of deportation as an undocumented immigrant, according to Sen. Harry Reid.

New Mexican consul looking forward to U.S. immigration decision

The new Mexican consul for Las Vegas said Tuesday that his office — and the Mexican government as a whole — will respect any decision that Congress makes as it pertains to immigration reform.

Saxophonist Don Hill is still swinging at 91

Don Hill still remembers his first professional gig playing saxophone on a Mardi Gras float in New Orleans, the city he grew up in.

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