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• Appeals panel upholds ban on NV brothel ads

  A federal appeals court Thursday upheld a Nevada law that bars legal brothels in some rural areas of Nevada from advertising in Las Vegas, Reno and other places where prostitution is illegal.

• Illegal immigrants arrested at bus station on Las Vegas Blvd.

  Just as controversial immigration reform goes into effect in Arizona, a group of illegal immigrants is nabbed by federal agents, in Las Vegas.

• 11 plead not guilty in biker gang case

  LAS VEGAS -- Eleven men pleaded not guilty in Las Vegas to felony charges in a 2008 wedding chapel brawl between Hells Angels and Mongols motorcycle gang members.

• Missing woman reportedly seen in Las Vegas

  There have been "credible sightings" recently of a California woman who vanished nearly a year ago after being released from a sheriff's station, authorities said Wednesday.

• Reid hosting third energy summit in Las Vegas

  U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to host a third summit to talk about clean energy with policymakers and industry leaders in Las Vegas.

• Vegas jail checking prints for residency

  LAS VEGAS -- The busy Clark County jail in Las Vegas has joined a federal program to check inmates' fingerprints to identify illegal immigrants for deportation.

• North Las Vegas Fire Claims Woman's Life

  Authorities say a woman has been found dead inside a North Las Vegas home after firefighters circled the neighborhood looking for the source of smoke in a neighborhood.

• Hewitt dating Beh?

  In this handout image provided by Las Vegas News Bureau actress Jennifer Love Hewitt promotes her Lifetime original movie 'The Client List' at AZURE Luxury pool in the Palazzo Resort Hotel and Casino on July 17, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

• Man charged with arson after setting his hospital bed on fire

  A 47-year-old man who set fire to his hospital bed Tuesday and burned himself in the process was later arrested on an arson charge, the Las Vegas Fire Department said Wednesday.

• Are hit and run accidents on the rise?

  Four people were injured in two separate hit and run accidents in one day. One of those happened on the Las Vegas Strip.