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Take Five: Getting to know Wisconsin

From the first day Bobby Hauck was on the job as UNLV’s new head football coach back in December, it was no secret that the schedule he faced in his inaugural season in Las Vegas would be murderous.

Las Vegas building inspection fees to increase

For the first time in 17 years, building inspection fees are being raised in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas City Council approved the increase today on a 5-1 vote to help improve the service in the city’s Building and Safety Department, which has made major cuts in personnel during the last year because of declining revenue.

Time To Get Your Flu Shot, But Just One

It’s flu-shot season already, and for the first time health authorities are urging nearly everyone to get vaccinated.

Parents ticketed for jaywalking; NAACP gets involved

Some parents at Booker Elementary School got slapped with a nearly $200 ticket for jaywalking on the first day of school. Now, the NAACP is getting involved.

Students back in class as district shows off newest school

First-grade teacher Stefanie Turell beamed as she introduced herself to her new students on the first day of class Monday at Ruby Duncan Elementary School. “Raise your hand if you’re excited!” she said. All of her students – about 20 of them – raised their hands as high as they could.

Panel mulls establishing bear hunting season in NV

Nevada wildlife commissioners are pursuing plans to establish a bear hunting season for the first time in state history, saying the bruin population now is stable enough to allow for one.

First week of high school football games in the books

Find out which teams were victorious Friday night in the first week of high school football games.

Community celebrates opening of Ruby Duncan Elementary School

Ruby Duncan Elementary School opened its doors for the first time Friday with much fanfare.

Nevada leads nation in foreclosures

Nevada ranked first in residential foreclosures started and second in delinquencies at the end of the first half of 2010, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Thursday.

Las Vegas’ First Asian Bank seeks possible mergers, additional capital

First Asian Bank, the first bank in Las Vegas to focus on serving businesspeople of Asian descent, on Wednesday said it hired a broker-dealer to look into potential mergers and possible sources of additional capital as a way of enhancing shareholder value.