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Heller: VA leaders fail to hold officials accountable for flaws in Nevada

Top leaders of the Department of Veterans Affairs are failing to hold agency officials in Nevada accountable for flaws and shortcomings in providing service to local veterans, Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., charged Thursday.

PHOTOS: Pennies show cost of war

Artist Michael Barrett will place 6,799 pennies in the center of Rotunda Gallery at the Clark County Government Center during a 320-hour performance to honor the 6,799 men and women who died in Operation Enduring Freedom.

Station Casinos unveils new discount program for veterans

Station Casinos is offering special discounts and and slot tournaments on Mondays for veterans and military personnel to raise money for a Fisher House for wounded warriors and their families planned for a location near the VA Medical Center in North Las Vegas.

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VA to scour appointment lists following Phoenix allegations

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to scour patient appointments at medical facilities including the center in North Las Vegas following allegations that waiting lists were manipulated at VA hospitals and clinics in Arizona, Texas and Colorado.

Blue Star Mothers helps military moms weather holiday

“Motherhood is not for sissies. It’s the biggest joy and the biggest worry you can ever imagine,” said Henderson mother Kathleen Keutmann.

Nellis commissary cut debate: Locals say it comes down to keeping a promise

Members of Congress took steps last week to reduce the $1.4 billion that the Pentagon wants to strip from the nation’s military commissaries to save money, and active duty personnel and military retirees who buy groceries at the Nellis Air Force Base commissary share their point of view: The government must fulfill the promise it made when they signed up to serve the nation in time of need.

Army combat officer’s job in female UNLV student’s future

Like the cannons she’ll be firing in field artillery training this summer, UNLV student Camille Castro has her sights set high for being among the first women to integrate the officer ranks of an Army combat arms unit.

Military sexual assault reports up 50 percent

Reports by members of the military of sexual assaults jumped by an unprecedented 50 percent last year, in what Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel declared a “clear threat” to both male and female service members’ lives and well-being.

House panel beats back move to trim military benefits

Members of Congress took the first steps Wednesday to stave off or reduce cuts to military benefits that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel had proposed earlier this year.

Inspectors: Long waits at North Las Vegas VA hospital not unusual

An elderly blind veteran crying in pain spent four hours and 45 minutes in the emergency room of the VA Medical Center in North Las Vegas before seeing a doctor in October, but federal inspectors said in a report Wednesday that such long waits were not unusual for patients at the hospital.

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