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3. Henderson's 'hamburger' logo could get update
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4. State Board of Education sworn in, begins work on reforms
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5. Henderson officer arrested for DUI
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6. 3-year-old child dies after car accident
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7. Former AOL co-founder Steve Case puts Las Vegas on the investment radar
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8. Boulder City bypass right-of-way costs could be more than $100 million
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9. Man's body found under pickup in Arizona
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'Argo,' 'Les Miserables' capture best-picture Golden Globes

"Argo" is in big with the Golden Globes, but not so much with the Academy Awards. "Lincoln" is sitting pretty with the Oscars but was mostly left out in the cold at the Globes. Sunday's Globes left the Feb. 24 Academy Awards picture still muddled, with the Iran hostage thriller "Argo" winning for best drama and director for Ben Affleck, a prize he already knows he can't win at the Oscars, where he wasn't even nominated. | Jan. 13 at 10:42 p.m.
- Coroner releases new report on Natalie Wood death
  
  A newly released report shows coroner's officials amended Natalie Wood's death certificate based on unanswered questions about bruises on her upper body but were lacking several pieces of evidence and could only conclude that she drowned under undetermined circumstances more than 30 years ago. | 11 a.m.
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  The Golden Globes boasted some red-hot arrivals to kick off the Hollywood awards season even as the fashion chatter among top movie and TV stars was largely about an unusually chilly night. | Jan. 13 at 7:33 p.m.
- Foster reveals she's gay, suggests she's retiring
  
  Jodie Foster came out without really coming out, and suggested she was retiring from acting without exactly saying so at Sunday night's Golden Globe Awards. | Jan. 13 at 10:52 p.m.
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Photo courtesy of the City of Las Vegas The dozens of people who dealt one way or another with Sun City Summerlin hoarder Kenneth Epstein’s problems, believed to be the worst case of hoarding uncovered in Las Vegas, were deservedly... Add a comment! | Jan. 9 at 6:15 p.m.
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Miss New York is Miss America 2013

Mallory Hagan, a 23-year-old contestant from Brooklyn, N.Y., won the title of Miss America in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Hagan won the beauty... Add a comment! | Jan. 12 at 8:46 p.m.
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