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Dress for Success Sends Out an "S.O.S."

 

A local group that helps underprivileged women acquire business suits is readying for a major annual drive.

Dress for Success Southern Nevada, an affiliate of the international not-for-profit organization that promotes the economic independence of disadvantaged women, is participating in S.O.S. – Send One Suit – Weekend® taking place Thursday, March 1 - Sunday, March 4.

“This annual campaign encourages women nationwide to donate one new or nearly-new interview suit to help another woman enter the workforce and take charge of her life,” said Paige Candee, Dress for Success Southern Nevada founder. “These donations will greatly help women in southern Nevada to achieve self sufficiency.”

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Gorman Builds on Penalty Kick, Bounces Shadow Ridge in Sunset

The Gaels cruise into the next round.

    Mia Moore has plenty of experience with penalty kicks in her four years with Bishop Gorman's girls soccer team.

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U.S. 95 Closing Again for Construction

 

Another major closure is coming to the northwest portion of U.S. 95.

Nevada Department of Transportation will be closing down U.S. 95 at Cheyenne Avenue starting at 10 p.m. Friday. Drivers will be diverted off the freeway onto Cheyenne Avenue and back onto U.S. 95. Cheyenne Avenue will be closed starting at 9 p.m. Drivers will be allowed to turn right onto Cheyenne from north and southbound U.S. 95.

Crews will be working to demolish a portion of the Cheyenne Avenue overpass. It is part of the widening of U.S. 95. When finished this summer, the project will add lanes, improve bridges and create landscaping on the busy stretch of roadway. 

Spring Mountain Victory Achieves Feat for Program

Spring Mountain rallies late to upend Pahranagat Valley.

   Spring Mountain's boys basketball team faced an uphill climb Saturday, trailing the two-time defending Class 1A state champions by seven points entering the fourth quarter.

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Fire near Cheyenne Ave. and Buffalo Dr.

LAS VEGAS --  Las Vegas Fire and Rescue is investigating a fire near Cheyenne Ave. and Buffalo Dr.

Firefighters say a large RV parked outside of a building on Buckskin Avenue caught on fire.

No injuries were reported in the incident.

'Maintain the Truth,' Holocaust Survivors ask Clark County Middle-Schoolers

Holocaust survivors tell their harrowing stories in hopes that the next generation never forgets.

Las Vegas resident Lydia Lebovic, 84, never got to say goodbye to her mother and younger sister, who were pulled away from her at Auschwitz and taken to a gas chamber to be executed.

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Ben Carter Leads Gorman to Lopsided Quarterfinal Playoff Win

As expected, the Gaels have little trouble winning their opening game.

Bishop Gorman High’s Ben Carter nearly had a triple-double Wednesday, posting 15 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists to lead the host Gaels basketball team to an 81-41 victory against Cimarron-Memorial in the Sunset Regional quarterfinal.

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