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Features
Local BMX racer Roman ‘RadRo’ Jaworsky has his sights on the 2020 Olympics
Thursday, May 14, 2015 Local high schooler Roman Jaworsky, who took fifth place at the 2014 World Championships in Denmark, is the current points leader for the 2015 season.
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Music
The Weekly interview: Ulises Lozano, keyboardist for Kinky
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 The musician talks his love for Las Vegas, music licensing and more.
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Features
The turbulent, jubilant story of Los Arcos, one family’s dream that became big food business
Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015 If you’ve eaten Mexican food in Las Vegas, you’ve probably had Los Arcos tortillas or chips, which are the foundation for tacos and nachos in restaurants across the Valley.
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Sports
Soccer star Salvador Bernal is fast, fierce, and headed to the pros
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015 Bernal is the first UNLV soccer player to earn all-conference honors four years in a row and the fourth to be drafted to Major League Soccer.
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Education
Len Jessup, big man on campus
Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015 Medical school, stadiums and wars with the north—UNLV's new president has his work cut out for him.
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Business
The brainchild of a former federal inmate, Pigeonly is a 21st-century lifeline
Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014 The business a growing set of services that helps prisoners and their friends and family keep in touch through photos and phone calls.
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Food
Weekly Taste Test: How does Coke Life stack up?
Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014 The newest Coca-Cola product is a low-calorie soda sweeted with Stevia extract and cane sugar. But how does it taste?
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Music
Folk singer John Prine makes his Vegas return a memorable one
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014 The 68-year-old singer and songwriter still delivers what his fans love the most: great stories.
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Immigration
Obama stresses that the next step for immigration reform is out of his hands
Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014 President Obama laid out his case for immigration reform at the Valley's Del Sol High School last week.
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Entertainment
Your 2014 World Cup primer
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 A primer on the faces and storylines taking center stage in Brazil
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Music
Sean Hayes
Monday, Sept. 22, 2014 Sean Hayes' first Vegas appearance was at Backstage Bar & Billiards September 20, 2014.
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Boulder City
Bighorn sheep
Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014 At Boulder City's Hemenway Park, bighorn sheep take refuge from the sun on hot summer days, and get surprisingly close to humans in the process.
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Boulder City
Bighorn sheep
Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014 At Boulder City's Hemenway Park, bighorn sheep take refuge from the sun on hot summer days, and get surprisingly close to humans in the process.
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Boulder City
Bighorn sheep
Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014 At Boulder City's Hemenway Park, bighorn sheep take refuge from the sun on hot summer days, and get surprisingly close to humans in the process.
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Boulder City
Bighorn sheep
Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014 At Boulder City's Hemenway Park, bighorn sheep take refuge from the sun on hot summer days, and get surprisingly close to humans in the process.