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Breaking NewsMetro Police officer dies during rescue of stranded hiker
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 A Metro Police officer was helping hoist a stranded hiker to a rescue helicopter Monday night on Mount Charleston when the officer became detached from the line and fell to his death, Sheriff Doug Gillespie said. The officer, David Vanbuskirk, 36, of Henderson, had been with Metro since 1999.
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NewsAt UFO symposium, participants urge open-mindedness
Sunday, July 21, 2013 It's easy to stereotype the sort of people who attended the annual Mutual UFO Network Symposium in Las Vegas this weekend. After all, it takes a special kind of person to travel to Las Vegas, fork over close to $250 and sit through dozens of speeches about faster-than-light travel, alien DNA analysis and 'new' information about 70-year old alleged alien encounters.
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FiresResidents are returning home, but there's plenty of work left for fire crews
Sunday, July 14, 2013 With most residents returning to their homes, massive smoke plumes disappearing and some firefighters returning home, it's becoming more and more apparent that the 28,000-acre wildfire that has blazed on Mount Charleston for the past two weeks is finally coming to a close. However, several problematic borders remain uncontained, and there are possible hot spots and areas where the fire could restart.
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FiresMount Charleston called nation's top wildfire priority; blaze is 15 percent contained
Thursday, July 4, 2013 The cost of fighting the fire that is threatening more than 500 structures on Mount Charleston has grown to $2.4 million, but officials indicated Sunday the effort was making headway. Officials with the Great Basin Incident Management team, which is directing firefighting efforts on Mount Charleston, said the fire grew by just 50 acres -- from 14,108 acres earlier in the day to 14,158 acres late Sunday afternoon.
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Two pool accidents lead to one death, one hospitalization
Monday, June 10, 2013 Two drowning incidents involving children in the last week, including one fatality, have been ruled as accidents by Metro Police.
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NewsLiberace's former lover finds home at brothel
Monday, June 10, 2013 Liberace’s ex-lover Scott Thorson has a new place to call home: the Bunny Ranch brothel outside of Reno, where owner Dennis Hof recently bailed him out of jail and hired him as a personal assistant.
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MusicCar salesman beats the drum to help others in Las Vegas
Friday, June 7, 2013 Larry Joe Harness is no stranger to success — as a drummer, a luxury car salesman and a community organizer. But he is also no stranger to defeat.
