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Parade honoring civil rights hero has grown since 1982

The first Las Vegas parade in honor of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., held in 1982, included only 13 entries. Now in its 29th year, the festive downtown parade, which starts at 10 a.m. Monday, has about 150 entries, including floats, marching bands, pint-sized cheerleaders, police cruisers, and youth sports and drill teams.

Former co-owner of Moulin Rouge fought for civil rights

Sarann Knight Preddy considers herself an accidental local civil rights icon. The 90-year-old former businesswoman, celebrated for being the first black woman to hold a Nevada gaming license and for long working to restore the historic Moulin Rouge, says many of her accomplishments stemmed from simply “being in the right place at the right time.”

31-year-old driver involved in Las Vegas accident sought

Authorities are asking the public’s help in locating a woman involved in a fatal three-car accident early Tuesday.
Nevada Highway Patrol troopers said Natalie Dawn Dubuisson, 31, slammed into two vehicles on Interstate 15 south of State Route 160 about 2:08 a.m., killing one person.

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