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  • KVBC Web Survey

    KVBC Las Vegas – Mon Nov 9, 9:36 pm ET  

    Have the revelations in his new book lowered your opinion of Andre Agassi? Thank you for participating in our poll. Here are the results so far. Full Story »

  • Tricks of the track: How Metro learns to drive

    KVBC Las Vegas – Mon Nov 9, 8:36 pm ET  

    Every Metro officer receives 44 hours of training in what they call EVOC, or Emergency Vehicle Operations Course, before they graduate from the academy. Full Story »

  • Metro to adopt new driving policies

    KVBC Las Vegas – Mon Nov 9, 8:21 pm ET  

    Metro is adopting sweeping new policy changes for its officers. The focus is speed and seat belt use. Metro police say they are nearly done figuring out how to police themselves behind the wheel. This comes in the wake of two officers dying in high speed crashes in the past five months. Full Story »

  • First local child death from H1N1 confirmed

    KVBC Las Vegas – Mon Nov 9, 7:22 pm ET  

    The health district has now confirmed that a Clark County School District student has died from H1N1. The child's mother says that local educators let her and her son down. Full Story »

  • Judge decides new hospital flu policy

    KVBC Las Vegas – Mon Nov 9, 5:06 pm ET  

    A mask and a mark on their badge: That’s what workers at two area hospitals will have to wear if they don’t get the seasonal flu vaccine. A federal judge has thrown out a temporary restraining order that tried to stop the policy at both Sunrise and Southern Hills Hospitals. Full Story »

  • Statistics show another increase in local home sales, prices

    KVBC Las Vegas – Mon Nov 9, 4:52 pm ET  

    Housing statistics released Monday by the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors (GLVAR) show another monthly increase in local home sales and prices. Full Story »

  • Officials mark start of McCarran air cargo project

    KVBC Las Vegas – Mon Nov 9, 2:21 pm ET  

    Developers are marking the start of construction on a $29 million air cargo center at McCarran International Airport. Full Story »

  • Police search for gunman after one killed, one wounded

    KVBC Las Vegas – Mon Nov 9, 1:21 pm ET  

    One person is dead, another is wounded, and police are looking for a shooter after an argument turned deadly over the weekend in the West Las Vegas neighborhood. Full Story »

  • Las Vegas attorney "Bucky" Buchanan dead at 74

    KVBC Las Vegas – Mon Nov 9, 11:21 am ET  

    Well known Las Vegas attorney James "Bucky" Buchanan died Saturday in a car accident. Metro police say he was backing his 1988 Ferrari into his driveway when he suffered some kind of medical episode. This happened at his home near Linden and Wilshire Boulevard around 6PM. Full Story »

  • Housing program hasn't led to home purchases

    KVBC Las Vegas – Mon Nov 9, 10:21 am ET  

    An 8-month-old program designed to stabilize Las Vegas Valley neighborhoods by allowing local governments to buy, renovate and sell homes to low-income families hasn't resulted in any families moving into homes yet. Full Story »

  • Las Vegas tackles feral animal problem

    KVBC Las Vegas – Mon Nov 9, 10:21 am ET  

    Las Vegas is considering requiring pet owners to spay or neuter their cats and dogs. The proposal is being made in response to a growing number of feral animals. Full Story »

  • Commercial construction nears standstill in Vegas

    KVBC Las Vegas – Mon Nov 9, 10:21 am ET  

    According to a Las Vegas research firm, the ailing economy should bring commercial construction to a virtual standstill around Las Vegas next year. Applied Analysis says nine major commercial projects are under construction in southern Nevada off the Las Vegas Strip. Full Story »

  • North Las Vegas planning full-scale disaster drill

    KVBC Las Vegas – Mon Nov 9, 10:21 am ET  

    North Las Vegas city officials are planning a full-scale disaster drill simulating an earthquake and the release of a toxic ammonia cloud. The Tuesday exercise begins at noon at U.S. Foodservice off Cheyenne Avenue near Martin Luther King Boulevard. Full Story »

  • Helping the valley's homeless female veterans

    KVBC Las Vegas – Mon Nov 9, 9:51 am ET  

    The statistics are alarming: In the United States, nearly 200,000 male veterans are among our homeless. Now, the number of women who have served our country are now finding themselves without a home as well. But there is a non-profit organization that aims to help house our veterans in need. Full Story »

  • Man arrested for fatally stabbing wife

    KVBC Las Vegas – Mon Nov 9, 9:51 am ET  

    A man is behind bars after police say he stabbed his wife to death. Officers were called out Sunday night to the 4100 block of Otis Avenue. Police say 49-year-old Farid Ashraf met officer outside his home; when he took them inside, officers found his wife’s body which had several stab wounds. Full Story »

  • Police searching for knife-wielding robber

    KVBC Las Vegas – Mon Nov 9, 9:51 am ET  

    Police are on the lookout for a man who they say robbed a local business in the 3000 block of East Flamingo. He reportedly had a knife and demanded money before fleeing the scene. Full Story »

  • Neon sign lighting ceremony scheduled for Monday

    KVBC Las Vegas – Mon Nov 9, 9:51 am ET  

    Downtown Las Vegas is about to get brighter when city officials flip the switch on three new neon signs. The Bow and Arrow Motel sign, Binion’s Horseshoe sign, and the Silver Slipper sign will each be turned on. Full Story »

  • House health care bill: What it means for Nevada

    KVBC Las Vegas – Mon Nov 9, 9:36 am ET  

    Saturday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to overhaul the nation’s health care system. But already, the impact of that decision is being debated and questioned. Full Story »

  • Soldier's documentary depicts life during war

    KVBC Las Vegas – Fri Nov 6, 9:36 pm ET  

    A local soldier is dealing with the news that one of his friends was wounded in the Fort Hood massacre. Incredibly, he says the shooting isn't that surprising. Full Story »

  • Judge temporarily overturns hospital H1N1 mask policy

    KVBC Las Vegas – Fri Nov 6, 7:21 pm ET  

    Hospital employees at Sunrise and Southern Hills say they were told if they didn't get the H1N1 vaccine, they'd have to wear masks. Friday, a judge temporarily overturned that policy, saying everyone should have to wear them or nobody should have to. Full Story »

  • Local Marine accused of murder

    KVBC Las Vegas – Fri Nov 6, 6:51 pm ET  

    A former local high school student and Marine at Camp Lejeune is accused of murdering another Marine. The Marine Corps base says Private Johnathan Law is in the hospital from an apparent self inflicted gun shot wound. He attended Silverado High School. Full Story »

  • Lack of highway funding puts the breaks on roadwork

    KVBC Las Vegas – Fri Nov 6, 6:36 pm ET  

    If it seems like there's a lot of freeway construction around the valley, that's just a small portion of what the Department of Transportation would like to be doing. Full Story »

  • Homebuilders hunting for land in Vegas?

    KVBC Las Vegas – Fri Nov 6, 5:51 pm ET  

    The housing bust left homebuilders with plenty of red ink on their books as they walked away from swaths of land they no longer needed. Full Story »

  • Bellagio, Picasso, and Le Cirque receive 2010 AAA Five Diamond Award

    KVBC Las Vegas – Fri Nov 6, 2:21 pm ET  

    - For the ninth consecutive year, Bellagio received AAA's prestigious Five Diamond Award as did Julian Serrano's renowned restaurant, Picasso. Full Story »

  • Information on extension of Nevada unemployment benefits

    KVBC Las Vegas – Fri Nov 6, 11:51 am ET  

    Both the US Senate and the House of Representatives have passed a bill expanding the number of weeks available for Federal Emergency Unemployment benefits up to 14 weeks for all states and up to an additional 6 weeks for high unemployment states like Nevada. Full Story »

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