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Brushfire forces major street closure

A brush fire that reportedly began with a burning palm tree forced the closure of Sunset Road east of Valle Verde Sunday evening, May 19. The fire started inside the Whitney Ranch Recreation Area around ...more»

Bicycle scavenger hunt offers fitness and fun

May is bike month and Henderson is marking the designation with a bike scavenger hunt along four city trails. "This is our first annual," said Scott Jarvis, city Bicycle Program Manager....more»
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This is Sparta!...Wait, no, still Henderson

04.26.2013
HPTV gets muddy and the 2013 Spartan Race.

New Song Church granted right to expand school to encompass first grade

04.22.2013
On April 9 Henderson City Council allowed New Song Church to expand it's curriculum to encompass first grade students, even with concerns from home owners that the new student traffic will further congest
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Local athletes take State titles

The Coronado baseball team won its first State title in school history with a 7-4 victory over 7-time defending champions Bishop Gorman May 18. Chandler Blanchard led the Cougars by hitting three home ...more»

Race to the state finals

Many athletes representing Henderson high schools will compete in the track and field state championships in two weeks as the result of strong showings in the two-day Sunrise Regional championship meet ...more»

No good retiree goes unpunished

If parents were to reward their children for bad behavior the same way the government rewards the poor choices of its citizens, we would find ourselves in a state of complete anarchy....more»

Retirement income reality: how to plan for social insecurity

There’s no doubt that Social Security is important to Henderson—about a third of the city’s residents are 55 or older,[1] and in 2011 alone the residents of Nevada received more ...more»

RI education board approves arming university cops
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — Police at the University of Rhode Island could soon be carrying firearms following a vote Thursday by state education officials to end Rhode Island's distinction as the only state to prohibit police on public campuses from carrying guns...
Maine governor moves out of office over TV dispute
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine's governor, who has gained attention in the past for telling the NAACP to "kiss my butt" and comparing the Internal Revenue Service to the Gestapo, has moved out of his office at the State House and says he'll work out of the governor's mansion because of a dispute over a television screen...
Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders — a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and donors...
Lawyers in Colorado shooting case challenge insanity defense law
By Keith Coffman CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) - Lawyers for accused Colorado movie theater gunman James Holmes argued on Thursday the state's insanity defense law was unconstitutional because it forces him to cooperate with court-appointed psychiatrists or forfeit the right to raise mental-health issues at sentencing...
NY senator: Assaults let military culture continue
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Charges that an Army sergeant secretly photographed and videotaped women at West Point are part of a military-wide pattern of sexual misconduct, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Thursday...

Life Jacket record to be attempt May 18

Hundreds are encouraged to visit Lake Mead National Recreation Area May 18 for the "Ready, Set, Wear It!" Life Jacket World Record Day. Visitors will put on their life jackets at 11 a....more»

New and Upcoming

May 8 through May 18 Don’t miss...M/b> Art Festival of Henderson — 5/11-12 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The juried art show will feature row after row of select artisan and crafter booths, ...more»

Take Charge of your Credit – by understanding it

A strong credit history isn’t just nice to have — it’s a must-have in today’s world. Many consumers in Henderson only consider their credit when they are applying for a new credit ...more»

Sound advice can help you SCORE in business

The dream of business ownership may seem more difficult with the current economic climate. However, there is hope and help available. SCORE, which stands for Service Core of Retired Executives, has been ...more»

Well traveled

A sizable, largely laid back crowd greeted Blues Traveler for their May 17 concert at the Henderson Pavilion. Audience members were still filing in half an hour after the rock band took the stage and ...more»

Ghigo corner

Coffee plants were brought to Vietnam by French missionaries around 1857. Within a few decades Vietnam became an important exporter of coffee. Today, Vietnam is the second largest coffee exporter after ...more»
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