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Safe Summer Nights Events for Free Family Fun

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW

Thursday, May 9th, 2013, 11:54am

Safe Summer Nights Events for Free Family Fun

The city of Las Vegas is hosting a handful of Safe Summer Nights events to draw residents out for community gatherings.

The events will include music, children’s games, face painting and free hot dogs and water while supplies last. City of Las Vegas staff will be joined by local non-profit representatives, neighbors and others to provide information about summer youth activities, health services, community safety, adult education opportunities and more at these events.

Safe Summer Nights events will be held at the following locations:

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Specialized Units Featured in Metro's First Tuesday

Submitted by Natalie Cullen, Online Editor

Monday, May 6th, 2013, 2:16pm

Metro Police will be opening the doors of their area commands Tuesday for the First Tuesday meetings.

This month's meetings will have a unique focus. Metro's specialized units will be assigned to the eight different area commands. The Air Support Unit will be at the Southeast and Northeast Area Commands.

Other assignments:

Convention Center Area Command: Crime Scene Investigation
Downtown Area Command: K-9
Northwest Area Command: S.W.A.T.
South Central Area Command: Crime Scene Investigation
Enterprise Area Command: ARMOR
Bolden Area Command: S.W.A.T.

The units will talk about their specialized efforts to fight crime in the Las Vegas valley. The event starts at 7 p.m. After talking about the assigned topic, citizens will be able to talk to their local police officers about what is going on in their neighborhood.

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Immunization Clinics Available During Special Event Week

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013, 12:52pm

Immunization Clinics Available During Special Event Week

Nevada Infant and Immunization Week will provide a number of opportunities to improve the health and well-being of your children starting Saturday.

The Southern Nevada Immunization and Health Coalition (SNIHC) and many health partners and providers will sponsor a week of immunization clinics during Nevada Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) April 20-27, beginning with a kickoff event hosted by the Southern Nevada Health District.

Nevada Infant Immunization Week is an annual observance that highlights the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases, and serves as a call to action for parents, caregivers and healthcare providers to ensure infants are fully immunized against 14 vaccine-preventable diseases before age 2.

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Charity Wants Help if You Were Dumped by a Chump

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW

Monday, January 28th, 2013, 2:32pm

If it’s time to forget about that lost love once and for all, Goodwill wants to help.

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Volunteers Needed for Homeless Census

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013, 12:48pm

County and charity officials are asking for community help Thursday in conducting a census of the valley’s homeless population.

Volunteers are needed to help with the Southern Nevada Homeless Census urban count in from 1 to 6 a.m. Thursday.

Any person or group interested in volunteering is asked to pre-register through the United Way of Southern Nevada at http://bit.ly/2013HomelessCensus. Once signed up, volunteers will be assigned to teams and deployment centers.

The teams will count the homeless population in designated areas without interacting with or disturbing the homeless at that early hour.

The urban count deployment centers will be:

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Teen Pregnancy Workshops Scheduled in High-Need Areas

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW

Monday, January 7th, 2013, 2:14pm

Teen Pregnancy Workshops Scheduled in High-Need Areas

Workshops aimed at helping parents talk to kids about teen pregnancy are scheduled for later in the month.

The Southern Nevada Teen Pregnancy Prevention Coalition will host a series of free workshops for parents and guardians interested in talking to their pre-teen and teen children about sexual relationships, preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.

The first workshop is scheduled for 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29 at the Walnut Cecile Community Center, 3075 Walnut Road.

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Choirs, Commissioners Mark Holiday Season

Submitted by Adam Candee, 8 News NOW

Wednesday, December 5th, 2012, 2:55pm

High school choirs, county commissioners and Santa Claus will take part in holiday festivities the next two days at the Clark County Government Center.

A tree lighting will be the centerpiece of events at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. The 35-foot-tall tree was last put up in 2008 and features 2,000 lights and ornaments as well.

On Thursday and Friday, local high school choirs will be performing in the Government Center rotunda at 500 S. Grand Central Parkway. The schedule:

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