The former president’s campaign hired extra medics and provided water and fans for voters who turned out in 100-degree weather.
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The Mirage casino, which ushered in an era of Las Vegas Strip megaresorts in the ’90s, is closing
The iconic hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip will shut its doors on July 17.
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Work starts on bullet train rail line from Sin City to the City of Angels
A $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area has started construction.
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Sherry Keaten
SOUTH PARIS — Sherry (Stevens) Keaten, 62, passed away peacefully at home Friday, Sept. 7, after a long illness. She was born in Farmington on Dec. 11, 1955, the daughter of Frank M. And Audrey (Huff) Stevens. Sherry was raised in Strong and graduated from Mt. Abram High School, Class of 1974. She went on to […]
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Las Vegas resort sues mass shooting victims at concert
The company that owns the Las Vegas hotel where a gunman opened fire last year has filed lawsuits against more than 1,000 people who survived the massacre, arguing that it has “no liability of any kind” for the attack. The lawsuits, filed last week in federal court, come nine months after the deadliest mass shooting […]
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‘Pawn Stars’ Richard Harrison, known as ‘The Old Man,’ dies
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Lots of talk, little action in Congress after shootings
WASHINGTON (AP) — For a brief moment after the Las Vegas massacre last fall, Republicans and Democrats in Congress talked about taking a rare step to tighten the nation’s gun laws. Four months later, the only gun legislation that has moved in the House or Senate instead eases restrictions for gun owners. The October deaths […]
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'Hundreds and hundreds' attend Lewiston gun show
Dana Hodgdon and his son, Tyler, 12, of Norway, came to the Ramada Inn in Lewiston on Saturday to look for deals at J.T. Reid’s Gun Show, which will continue Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. LEWISTON — When talk began about banning bump stocks, used by a shooter who killed 58 people and […]
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Safety a priority at Dempsey Challenge
LEWISTON — As the Dempsey Challenge gets underway, police and city officials have safety in mind. With the horrors of Las Vegas still fresh in everyone’s thoughts, police say the officers patrolling the local event will be on the lookout for any kind of problems. “The officers will remain vigilant and observant during their detail,” […]
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Las Vegas shooter was retired, had no criminal record
Las Vegas police sweep through a convention center area during a lockdown Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, at the Tropicana Las Vegas following an active shooter situation on the Las Vegas Strip. Multiple victims were transported to hospitals after a deadly shooting late Sunday at a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip. MESQUITE, Nev. (AP) […]