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Las Vegas bakes in record heat, but it could be worse

The triple-digit heat that set a record in Las Vegas Saturday may have claimed the life of a 69-year-old man who got lost in what appears to be a Boy Scout expedition near Arizona’s Hot Springs in the White Rock Canyon area, officials with Lake Mead Recreation Area said.

Heat wave continues in Southern Nevada

The excessive heat warning forecast earlier this week for Las Vegas and the surrounding area remains in effect until Sunday evening.

The gospel according to this choir is full of life, hope and faith

They know their history; it’s gospel to them.

They drop names like Thomas Dorsey, the father of black gospel, or Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the first to combine church hymns with rock and roll — long before Elvis Presley swiveled on scene.

Las Vegas begins taking firefighter applications Monday

The city of Las Vegas will start accepting applications for firefighter trainees on Monday, following a cheating scandal involving recruits in the city’s last firefighter academy.

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‘Sass With Class’ to bring showgirl-inspired production to Starbright

Who says Las Vegas has no more vintage shows? Rich Rizzo’s Las Vegas Follies plans to perform “Sass With Class” at 7 p.m. June 15 and 2 p.m. June 16 at the Starbright Theatre, featuring about two dozen acts such as impersonators and a magician.

Student chefs use food pantry items to create meals in challenge

The Salvation Army says it’s not hard to make chef-quality meals out of food pantry items. To prove it, it presented The Salvation Army Culinary Challenge May 16 at Technique restaurant inside Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts. All of the ingredients were those typically found in a charity’s food pantry.

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Sizzling temperatures expected to peak over weekend

An excessive heat watch in Las Vegas is expected to peak over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
Temperatures in the valley and at Lake Mead are expected to reach between 108 and 110 degrees during the weekend before lowering to 100 degrees Monday.

Las Vegas police see increase in local firearms registration

While gun owners await Gov. Brian Sandoval’s pledged veto on a bill requiring background checks for private sales like laws in other states, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department statistics show a spike in local firearms registration.

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