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Warrant: Drug in Jackson case came from Vegas firm...warrant records released despite objections by Los Angeles police revealed that investigators found receipts in Dr. Conrad Murray's Las Vegas medical office showing he purchased the sedative propofol from Applied Pharmacy Services on May 12. In this article: Propofol, Los Angeles, Sedative, Las Vegas, California, Nevada, and Surgery |
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ABC | 2 hours ago
New Las Vegas Project Gives San Diegans Chance At Jobs
POSTED: 7:04 pm PST November 19, 2009 UPDATED: 4:22 pm PST November 20, 2009 LAS VEGAS -- Times are tough for many San Diegans, especially if the cost of living and high unemployment rate are factored in. However, some San Diegans are...
In this article: San Diego, All rights reserved, Cost of living, Bankruptcy, Cirque du Soleil, and Elvis Presley
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | 5 hours ago
Las Vegas gambler sues Caesars Palace claiming casino plied him with drugs
A Las Vegas gambler who lost $112 million (GBP67 million) in a year, is suing the owner of Caesars Palace, claiming casino staff "milked" him by plying him with alcohol and prescription drugs. By Nick Allen in Los Angeles Published:...
In this article: Revenue, Los Angeles, Nevada Gaming Control Board, Oriental Trading Co, and British Airways
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Seattle Times | 6 hours ago
Officer slain in Las Vegas grew up in Yakima
Originally published Friday, November 20, 2009 at 10:32 AM Officer slain in Las Vegas grew up in Yakima The off-duty Las Vegas police officer killed in a shootout with intruders in his own garage grew up in Yakima where he graduated in...
In this article: Yakima, Washington State Patrol, and Davis High School
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L.A. Times - Daily Travel Deal Blog | 1 day ago
Ride-makers roll out new thrills for 2010 at Las Vegas expo
Roller-coaster and thrill-ride manufacturers from around the world descended on Las Vegas this week for the annual amusement park convention, offering a sneak peek at what we can expect to see in 2010 and beyond. In my conversations with...
In this article: Gravity Group, Germany, Europe, Belgium, and Recession
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Las Vegas Sun | 1 day ago
Las Vegas likely to see Thanksgiving holiday travel boost
...up every month since April. Anderson said the growth has been driven by the affordability of Las Vegas, continued cuts in airline capacity into Las Vegas, hassles getting in and out of Los Angeles International Airport and the comparatively...
In this article: Los Angeles, California, Recession, and Arizona
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Las Vegas Sun | 1 day ago
Las Vegas to go country with Garth Brooks, Trace Adkins and Randy Travis
Trio of high-profile concerts coincides with NFR Trace Adkins at the Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 5, 2009. December is shaping up to be quite the month for country music fans in Las...
In this article: Trace Adkins, Randy Travis, Garth Brooks, Tax, Monte Carlo, Ticketmaster, E mail, Academy of Country Music Awards, and Lee Ann Womack
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washingtonpost.com | 1 day ago
Off-duty Las Vegas police officer slain at home
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- An off-duty Las Vegas police officer was shot dead early Thursday in a shootout in the garage of his home during what authorities said they think was a random robbery attempt. The officer died in an exchange of...
In this article: Nevada
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Las Vegas Sun | 1 day ago
Las Vegas to lay off 19 city employees as part of budget cuts
City manager says 74 positions have been cut, with most of them already vacant Seventeen full-time and two part-time employees of the city of Las Vegas will be notified in the next couple of days that they're out - they no longer have jobs...
In this article: Recession
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San Diego Union-Tribune | 2 days ago
Las Vegas to cut 19 workers to trim budget deficit
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 9:14 a.m. LAS VEGAS Las Vegas plans to lay off 19 employees, and City Council members are beginning to consider ways to deal with a projected budget shortfall of more than $400 million over the next five...
In this article: Tax
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AP Online | 6 days ago
Strippers-on-a-truck promotion halted in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Live strippers on the back of a truck is too much - even for Sin City. A Las Vegas strip club has agreed to stop an advertising promotion that involved hauling bikini-clad exotic dancers around in a truck with clear...
In this article: Las Vegas Strip and Associated Press
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Description from Wikipedia:
Las Vegas (Spanish: The Meadows) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and entertainment. Las Vegas, billed as The Entertainment Capital of the World, is famous for the number of casino resorts and associated entertainment. A growing retirement and family city, it is the 28th most populous city in the United States with an estimated population by the U.S. Census Bureau of 599,087 as of 2008. The estimated population of the Las Vegas metropolitan area as of 2007, was 1,986,146.
Established in 1905, Las Vegas officially became a city in 1911. With the growth that followed, at the close of the century Las Vegas was the most populous American city founded in the 20th century (a distinction held by Chicago in the 19th century). The city's tolerance for various forms of adult entertainment earned it the title of Sin City, and this image has made Las Vegas a popular setting for films and television programs. Outdoor lighting displays are everywhere on the Las Vegas Strip and are seen elsewhere in the city as well. As seen from space, the Las Vegas metropolitan area is the brightest on Earth.
The name Las Vegas is often applied to unincorporated areas that surround the city, especially the resort areas on and near the Las Vegas Strip. This 4 mile (6.5-km) stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard is partly in the Las Vegas city limits, but mainly in the unincorporated communities of Paradise and Winchester, and continues partly into unincorporated Enterprise. The valley is named Las Vegas, Spanish for The Meadows.
- Name:
- City of Las Vegas
- Also Known As:
- "Sin City,"
- "Capital of Second Chances"
- "The Entertainment Capital of the World,"
- "Lost Wages"
- Type:
- City
- Government type:
- Council-Manager
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 131.3
- Total Area (km):
- 340.0
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 131.2
- Land Area (km):
- 339.8
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 0.1
- Water Area (km):
- 0.16
- Elevation (ft):
- 2001
- Elevation (m):
- 610
- Time Zone:
- PST
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