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• Only on 8: Family and friends gather to pray for the recovery of 7-year-old hurt in jet ski accident

  11-04-2021 22:23
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Life changed abruptly for 7-year-old Izabella Bohannon. On April 3rd, she was enjoying the sun with her family near Bullhead City, Arizona, and in just a blink of an eye, tragedy struck. 
  While Izabella was looking for seashells and playing in the water, a jet ski ran directly into her, leaving her seriously hurt. 
  Her cousin, Serenity Stadelmaier, says Izabella is very much a...
  
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• Job fair to be held at the Tuscany; some positions hiring on the spot

  11-04-2021 22:01
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — If you are looking for a job, one popular Las Vegas spot just off the Las Vegas Strip will soon be hiring.The Tuscany Suites & Casino announced it will be hosting a job fair toward the end of the month.
  On Thursday, April 29, you will have the opportunity to apply and interview in-person on site.Officials say they are hiring for all departments and some people could...
  
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• Las Vegas pushes to become first to ban ornamental grass

  11-04-2021 21:02
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A desert city built on a reputation for excess and indulgence wants to become a model for restraint and conservation with a first-in-the-nation policy banning grass that nobody walks on.
  Las Vegas-area water officials have spent two decades trying to get people to replace thirsty greenery with desert plants, and now they're asking the Nevada Legislature to outlaw roughly 40% of...
  
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• Las Vegas community gathers to mourn the loss of DMX

  11-04-2021 19:02
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Sunday evening, the Las Vegas community honored the life of a rap king. DMX passed away on Friday after suffering from a heart attack a week earlier.
  New Era Las Vegas held a vigil to celebrate one of hip-hop's most iconic voices.
  The vigil took place at the Martin Luther King statue, near MLK and Carey, and was meant to bring the community together to honor an artist that...
  
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• FEMA offers assistance for COVID-19 funerals; families able to receive up to $9K

  11-04-2021 18:22
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Over the past year, many families were simultaneously dealing with a loss of income and unexpected financial costs due to COVID-19.
  To help ease that burden, FEMA is offering its funeral assistance program to families who lost loved ones due to the virus. 
  While this money will not be able to replace the loss of a loved one, local funeral homes hope it will help these families...
  
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• Small businesses use funding to regroup from pandemic closures

  11-04-2021 17:43
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Small businesses are regrouping from months of closures, laying off employees and declining sales.
  These are problems all too familiar for boutique owner Angela Rene, who specializes in fashions for curvy women.
  "It was devastating, it really, really was,” Rene said. “So now we are able to regroup but it definitely was a struggle.”
  During a recent “Monday’s with Monica”...
  
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• Politics Now: 4/11/2021

  11-04-2021 16:23
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The North Las Vegas mayor is making waves in the Nevada political scene. In this episode of Politics Now with host John Langeler, hear from Mayor John Lee on why he has decided to switch to the republican party.
  And it is a year and a half away, but the 2022 governor's race is already heating up. Former Politics Now host and current Las Vegas Review-Journal editor Steve...
  
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• Hideki Matsuyama wins the Masters to become first Japanese major champion

  11-04-2021 16:06
  AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama has made history as the first male golfer from Japan to win a major championship.
  Matsuyama held on after knocking one in the water at the 15th, shooting a 1-over 73 to win the Masters by one stroke.
  A five-time winner on the PGA Tour, Matsuyama took control of the tournament with a brilliant 65 on Saturday, doing his best work after a rain delay.
  Xander...
  
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• NEW: Nevada's COVID-19 test positivity rises for straight week, now in line with WHO goal of 5%

  11-04-2021 13:24
  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — After rising for a week, Nevada’s COVID-19 test positivity rate is now back in line with the World Health Organization's goal of 5%, data shows.
  It increased from 4.9% to 5.0% in the past 24 hours after climbing for the seventh consecutive day.
  The increase on April 3 was the first time in nearly three months that the test positivity rate grew, as it had been falling since Jan...
  
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