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Are Burrowing Owls in Las Vegas in Trouble

Dec 26, 2012
Watch out the next time you're walking around Centennial Hills.  There may be burrowing owls afoot!  The small owl makes its home in that Las Vegas neighborhood, but biologists fear construction may threaten its safety.
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Marion Write, Hip Hop Artist

Dec 26, 2012
Marion Write had a tough year.  His long-term relationship had ended, and he lost an uncle and a close friend to cancer.
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One Singer's Path: From Yellow Brick Road to Symphonic Rock

Aug 24, 2012

When it comes to classic rock cover bands, Yellow Brick Road is a Las Vegas staple.  As the lead singer, Brody Dolyniuk spent 14 years belting out AC/DC and Van Halen tunes.

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Ricky Towers: Building Community with Little League

Aug 22, 2012
Growing up in West Las Vegas, Ricky Towers remembers always going to the baseball field. Even after he lost two brothers to violence, baseball was there for him.
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Male-Order Menu: Male Prostitutes Offered at Brothels (Again)

Aug 16, 2012
Remember the "Prostitude"?  Markus was one of Nevada's first legal male prostitutes.  Critics were vocal, saying gigolos wouldn't find a lasting market in the brothels.
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Marilyn's Farm

Aug 16, 2012

About two years ago, Marilyn Yamamoto stood on a dusty, empty lot in North Las Vegas.  She had a water tank, some personal funds, and a dream that one day this lot would be a thriving organic farm.

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Luzau Balowa, African Rights Activist

Aug 16, 2012
To say Luzau Balowa is an activist may be an understatement. He has been stabbed, thrown in prison, and exiled - and that's when he fought for AIDS and LGBT rights in his native Congo.
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How Boxing Saved My Life: Mentoring Youth Through Sports

Aug 15, 2012
Steven Call knows about tough love.  He used to be a boot camp drill instructor for juvenile felons.
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Over 50 and Out of Work

Aug 13, 2012
Studies say the longer you’ve been unemployed, the harder it is to find work.
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Campaigns May Miss Ad Space in Nevada

Aug 10, 2012
Beware, campaign managers: when you're ready to run your ads, there may be no space left!  Politico reports that online spots that play on YouTube, Yahoo, and AOL, may be snapped up by a campaign's competitors as a clever political move.  Journalist Steve Friess gives us an inside look, and talks about what else is going on in the world of politics and advertisements.
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A Movie Collector's Treasure Trove

Aug 08, 2012
Stuart Scheinman just scored the catch of a lifetime.  His company, Entertainment Collectibles, bought a collection of nearly 3 million stills, posters, and negatives of Hollywood stars from the past 73 years.
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Immigrant Workers in the U.S. Labor Force

Aug 08, 2012
What role do immigrant workers play in today's labor force?  And how do emotions about illegal immigration and competition for jobs shape workplaces?  We talk to Brookings expert Audrey Singer about why America's labor market will become increasingly reliant on immigrants and their children..
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Scott Martin: Life after Flesh-Eating Disease (Rebroadcast)

Aug 07, 2012
Scott Martin was in the prime of his life: coaching college soccer and living his dream.  Then he started feeling tired.
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Looking Forward with Metro's "Use of Force" Policy

Aug 07, 2012
The Clark County district attorney recently cleared Metro police in three officer-involved shootings.  DA Steve Wolfson said the officers acted lawfully in the shootings of three men: Alberto Castillo, Luis Silva, and Rafael Alonso Olivas.
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Honey: The Sweet Secret to Evolution (Rebroadcast)

Aug 06, 2012
The Hazda people really, really love honey.  The hunter-gatherer tribe from Tanzania loves it so much, that the men will risk death for it - climbing 30-foot high trees, smoking bees out of their hives, then pulling out chunks of honeycomb with their bare hands.
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First Victim of Las Vegas Hepatitis C Outbreak Dies

Aug 03, 2012

In 2007, seven people were infected with hepatitis C, making it one of the worst outbreaks in Las Vegas history.  Local doctor Dipak Desai was charged criminally for unsafe injections.  One of those victims recently died, which could bring murder charges against Desai.  Rodolfo Meana had gone home to the Philippines to die, saying hepatitis C had changed his whole life.  Reporter Paul Harasim tells us about Rodolfo's life, and the repercussions of the hepatitis outbreak.

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Caesar's Fined for Underage Gambling

Aug 02, 2012
The Nevada Gaming Commission fined Caesar's Entertainment Corporation $100,000 for underage gambling.  The commission said there was a "pattern" of abuse, and that another incident would mean a seven-figure fine.
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Exploring Performance Art

Aug 01, 2012
If a man pees into a cup, then drinks his own pee..
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Summer Camp! The Musical

Jul 31, 2012
Blow up the beach ball and slap on some sunscreen..
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Sex Ed 101 for Kids

Jul 30, 2012
You can tell them to do their homework or scold them about breaking curfew.  But how do you talk to your kids about sex?  And when should you tell them?  We ask the experts about how to broach the birds and bees to your children.
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Las Vegas: Are We a Tolerant City?

Jul 27, 2012
Southwestern cities like Phoenix, San Antonio, and Albuquerque are building tolerance programs to combat hate crimes.  But though we're nearby, Las Vegas has had a history of very few hate crimes.
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'Cooney's Law' Brings Stricter Penalties For Animal Abusers

Jul 24, 2012

In Nevada, animal abuse is now charged as a felony, meaning it carries the same weight and potentially the same degree of punishment as a domestic violence conviction.

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A New Strategy for Success in Sports

Jul 24, 2012
The London Olympics are just around the corner, and athletes all around the world are fine-tuning their skills.  But one researcher says athletes shouldn’t focus on mechanical things – Kobe Bryant shouldn’t think about how he flicks his wrist for a hoop shot, and Michael Phelps shouldn’t think about the technique on pulling his hand back through the water.
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The Flying Karamazov Brothers

Jul 23, 2012
In Fyodor Dostoevsky’s classic Russian novel, The Brothers Karamazov, the title characters bemoan their lives and contemplate existentialism.  But “The Flying Brothers Karamazov" don’t have time for that!  The juggling and comedy troupe has been performing since 1973, and are known for their 9-piece juggling act and making music with their juggling pins.
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Leaving and Reintegration: Flat Daddy and the Story of Military Parents

Jul 23, 2012
When Sabrina Stephens talks to her father, she talks to a life-sized cardboard cutout of a man in a military outfit.  It's her "Flat Daddy" - a cutout to help young children deal with separation anxiety when their parents serve away from home.
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