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Girl hit by car, driver arrested in Las Vegas

A 7-year-old girl was struck by a car in the northeast valley Sunday afternoon, and the driver who struck the girl was arrested for leaving the scene, Las Vegas police said.

Las Vegas motorcyclist dies after hitting wires

A 41-year-old Las Vegas man died after he lost control of his motorcycle and hit wires Saturday night in the central valley, Las Vegas police said Sunday.

Henderson police rated ‘highly effective’ in review

A nonprofit organization has completed its review of police operations in Henderson, and its final report heaps praise on the department while devoting little attention to incidents that have sparked controversy in the community.

20 legislators attend NRA educational event in Las Vegas

Nearly one-third of Nevada’s 63 lawmakers attended an invitation-only event hosted by the National Rifle Association at a Las Vegas shooting range Saturday, organizers said.

Two women wounded in Las Vegas soccer field shooting

One or more gunmen opened fire on a crowded soccer field in the northern part of the Las Vegas Valley late Saturday morning, hitting a pair of women – one in the leg and the other across the chest. Neither wound was considered life-threatening.

2012 heat in Nevada sets records

If there are two things Nevada is good for, it’s hot weather and high rankings on depressing lists.
The National Resources Defense Council has managed to bring both character traits together in a year-end weather review that puts Nevada first in the West and sixth in the nation for heat records broken in 2012.