Las Vegas hits 9th inning jackpot to win 7 to 5 - Shelby Star

January 17, 2008 - Posted in Las Vegas vacations

Three straight doubles in the top of the seventh by Las Vegas keyed a 3-run rally as Post 76 claimed a 7-5 victory over Omaha, Neb. Post 374 in the opening game of the American Legion World Series at Keeter Stadium at Veterans Field.
Jeff Malm, Johnny Field and Erik Van Meetren posted RBI, two-baggers in the seventh - giving Las Vegas a 6-1 lead against Omaha left-hander Nick Standish. Matt Hall had a single to ignite the outburst.
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Small plane hits house near Las Vegas-area airport - The Associated Press

November 8, 2007 - Posted in Expedia Travel, Flight Tracker, Las Vegas vacations, Shows

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say an experimental aircraft with one person aboard crashed into a house and started a fire near the North Las Vegas Airport.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says the rear-propeller Velocity 173 RG aircraft crashed about 6:30 a.m. Friday, shortly after taking off from the airport.
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Small plane hits house in Las Vegas; 3 dead - The Associated Press

February 26, 2007 - Posted in Agency, Car Rental, Information, Las Vegas vacations, Travel business, Videos

LAS VEGAS—A German businessman of Syrian descent has sued federal and city law enforcement officials, alleging they mistreated him after a December 2006 arrest at the Las Vegas airport and tried to coerce him into spying for the United States in his home country.
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Nevada, alleges that agents unlawfully held Mohamed Majed Chehade Refai, also known as Majed Chehade and Majed Shehadeh, in Read the rest of this entry »

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Small plane hits house in Las Vegas; 2 dead - The Associated Press

October 16, 2006 - Posted in Deals, Expedia Travel, Flight Tracker, Las Vegas vacations, Shows

LAS VEGAS (AP) — An experimental aircraft crashed into a house shortly after takeoff Friday, killing two people and critically injuring a third as the home burst into flames, authorities said.
It appeared the dead were the pilot and one person in the house, said a deputy fire chief, Kevin Brame. Another person in the house was taken to University Medical Center in Las Vegas in critical condition, he said.
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