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Top Las Vegas news: 'Billie the Pidge' dies; ride-hailing service for kids launches; more

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Published on January 14, 2020
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Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Las Vegas.

Las Vegas pigeon that had cowboy hat glued to its head dies

Local celebrity and former cowboy hat-wearing pigeon Billie the Pidge has died, a local rescue group says.

Read the full story on Las Vegas Review-Journal.

SUV sends giant sculpture tumbling on south Las Vegas street

The 4,000-pound sculpture, one of two installed on the median at Eastern Avenue, was thrown across the road Saturday morning after an SUV exiting 215 Beltway eastbound plowed into it, according to a post from Clark County.

Read the full story on Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Ride-hailing service for kids launches in Las Vegas

HopSkipDrive, the first ride-hailing service for children in Clark County, kicked off last week. Although available to any family, the service has dealt mainly with transporting foster and at-risk youth to and from school.

Read the full story on Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Upscale 1920s speakeasy headed to Lake Las Vegas

Taking over the former home of Black Pepper Grill, Brooklyn’s and Proof Tavern, The Speakeasy will fill the two-story 6,440-square-foot vacant space.

Read the full story on Eater Las Vegas.

Employees with autism gain life skills at Las Vegas Subway shops

Through the Grant a Gift Autism Foundation's Teenworks employment readiness program, Donna Curry has placed nearly 30 young adults with autism into Subway jobs or internships.

Read the full story on Las Vegas Weekly.


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