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Sportscaster Greg Gumbel dies from cancer at 78

Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS sportscaster, has died from cancer, according to a statement from family released by CBS on Friday. He was 78.

Israel strikes Houthis in Yemen’s capital

A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday targeted the Houthi-held capital and multiple ports.

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H.M. ‘Hank’ Greenspun

A seasoned newspaperman with a strong sense of community, Hank Greenspun gave the good old boy system a run for its money.

John C. Mowbray

A man who loved to sing and was born to lead spent 25 years on the Nevada Supreme Court in an effort to make sure the state kept its promises to the people.

Donn Arden

Splashy production numbers were nothing to the don of destruction who pitted beauty against special-effects beasts to become Las Vegas’ premier producer.

Irwin Molasky

From high-rise bank buildings and hospitals to horse racing and motion picture making, the projects of this construction king continue to flourish in Las Vegas and the West.

Ralph Lamb

Clark County’s longest-serving sheriff was the top man when the city and county law enforcement agencies merged into the Metropolitan Police Department.

 
Al Bramlet

Nevada’s most powerful labor leader in the 1970s was found dead in the desert near Mount Potosi after refusing to pay for two car bombs he ordered that never blew.

Otto Ravenholt

Clark County’s unassuming chief health officer focused only on the public’s needs, not the political infighting, in his quest to improve the quality of life on all levels.

Reed Whipple

A public servant who was on the City Commission for two decades found his true reward was serving both mankind and the Mormon Church.

 
Howard Hughes

Some of Nevada’s politicians saw the obsessive recluse as a cure for Las Vegas’ woes in the gaming industry but his unusual behavior was almost as tainting as the shadow cast by the mob.

Fred W. Smith

As a young newspaper advertising executive, he took a gamble on a place called Las Vegas and a man named Don Reynolds, and helped that man build a media empire.

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