Top Las Vegas Area Local News Stories
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Unemployment is stuck at high levels even though some companies are hiring. The problem, government data show, is that too few jobs are being created for the growing number of people looking for work.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 14:50:38 PDT
Five people were rescued Friday after their boat ran into rocks north of Lake Mohave on the Colorado River Thursday night.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 07:12:20 PDT
UNLV Athletics has announced a campaign aiming to define Rebel fans -- and have some fun doing it.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 08:08:43 PDT
Two Clark County School District employees have been released from jail after being arrested in connection with drug possession, according to a report filed by Las Vegas Metro police.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 07:09:57 PDT
Highway traffic is expected to be heavy this Labor Day while travelers get in one last long weekend before summer ends.
Published: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 07:10:48 PDT
With temperatures expected to reach 107 degrees on Saturday additional cooling stations will made available to the public.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 17:55:18 PDT
The Clark County School District will immediately fill 500 vacant teacher jobs with the $54 million it received from the federal education jobs bill.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:43:38 PDT
A Las Vegas man who has battled his bank with fighting stage 4 colon cancer is giving up on his home.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 10:14:19 PDT
Ice cream socials, parades, lots of hand shaking and fundraising are on the agendas for Rory Reid and Brian Sandoval this Labor Day weekend.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:39:49 PDT
The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have signed an agreement designed to better coordinate the management of wild horses in a region covering northwest Nevada, northeast California and south-central Oregon.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 07:26:21 PDT
Las Vegas Metro police are on the hunt for a robber who put a knife to a cab driver's throat while demanding money on Aug. 24.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:52:16 PDT
A Las Vegas Strip casino painting contractor has been bound over for a first-degree murder trial in the slaying of a woman whose body was found in the desert last May.
Published: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 07:43:26 PDT
A hotel official says an animal trainer received stitches for a bite on the leg after an attack by a lion in an animal habitat display on the Las Vegas Strip.
Published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 21:59:16 PDT
At the urging of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles plans to warn motorists that leaving dogs and cats unattended in hot cars is a crime.
Published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 21:57:53 PDT
ItÂ’s that time of year, when maniacs and monsters can come up from their underground lairs and find gainful employment in southern Nevada.
Published: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 15:11:32 PDT