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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Visit Las Vegas in 2015? Count yourself among the more than 42 million people traveling to the casino corridor last year. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority says it's a number that breaks 2014's record visitation for the destination.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police have arrested two people in the shooting death of a California man outside a northwest Las Vegas gym. Authorities say Kyle Staats and Megan Hippie are being held on charges of first-degree murder, attempted robbery with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery. It was not known if either suspect had an attorney.
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada energy regulators meet this week to decide whether to hold off on new rates for solar power customers. The Public Utilities Commission has scheduled a hearing Thursday for the rates, which were set to take effect Jan. 1. Critics say there wasn't enough warning about the scope of the rate structure.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Google is expanding the reach of an online service that aims to make it easier to judge the costs and benefits of installing solar panels on household rooftops. The service expanded in December to analyze properties in the Raleigh, North Carolina as well as 15 other metro areas in Nevada and five other states. The service combines the eye-in-the-sky images behind Google Earth with calculations on how much shade covers a rooftop, local weather data, industry pricing and available subsidies to arrive at its bottom line.
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