Story archive for January 2012
Tuesday, Jan. 31
- LeBron James moves basketball camp from Akron to Las Vegas
- 77-year-old wins house in Station Casinos' football contest
- Man found dead in northwest valley
- Woman says doctor botched surgery by reusing breast implant
- Photos of MGM Grand lions, on display at casino habitat for the last time today
- Steve Ross easily retains Ward 6 seat in special recall election
- Metro Police investigating officer-involved shooting
- Phat Phrank's is no gringo joint
- Mining tax could nearly double under proposed initiative
- Congress takes up STOCK Act to address insider trading, low public approval rating
- Civil rights suit filed over fatal Las Vegas police car accident
- Former Nevada Rep. Vucanovich: Gingrich too erratic, arrogant to be GOP nominee
- Spirit Airlines says DOT ignoring cost impact to customers, adds 'unintended consequences' fee
- Voting in Ward 6 recall race on track for 10 percent turnout
- SHOT Show sets record attendance of 61,000, commits to Vegas through 2015
- Foreclosure processor fights Nevada attorney general's robosigning lawsuit
- UFC fighter Alistair Overeem cited on misdemeanor battery count
- State medical board files complaints against weight loss clinic owner
- Student detained after bringing weapon to Centennial High School
- 'Dead' man who hid out in Las Vegas for decades sentenced to probation
- DUI checkpoint, patrols set for Super Bowl Sunday
- Las Vegas home prices sink to 1997 level, Standard & Poor's reports
- Clouds moving in, but warm weather persists in Las Vegas
- On the auction block: 12-bedroom, 16-bathroom, $14 million mansion
- Caucus 101: A guide to helping pick the GOP presidential nominee
- Freddie Mac bets against homeowners stuck in high-rate mortgages
Monday, Jan. 30
- Taco Bell enters crowded breakfast arena
- Attorneys hit Nevada foreclosure processors with class-action suit
- The latest dish: Martha Stewart out, Marie Osmond in for the Hallmark Channel
- Spokesman: Adelson not involved in scheduling caucus at Adelson school
- Guest who stayed at Luxor dies of Legionnaires’ disease
- Romney, Paul spending on campaign airtime in Nevada while Gingrich stays quiet
- O.J. Simpson ‘dream team’ lawyer Robert Shapiro representing Wynn in fight with director
- As candidates battle in Florida, Rick Santorum to watch from Las Vegas
- Official: Ward 6 recall race for Steve Ross could have light turnout
- Cheap rooms, scenery and other reasons for people to visit Vegas
- Suspects in pawnshop heist arrested at Las Vegas hospital
- Investors sue Mountain's Edge HOA
- Taxable sales increase in Clark County, statewide
- Northwest Las Vegas hospital locked down as police search for robbery suspects
- NHL signs deal to keep awards show in Las Vegas
- Water network says conservation is the answer, not pipeline
- Motorcyclist in critical condition after slamming into car
- Warm winter continues, with highs in lower 60s for Las Vegas
- The People: Jan. 30, 2012
- Self-made florist now oversees elaborate displays at Venetian, Palazzo
- A look ahead from the realm of the paranormal
- The Data: Jan. 30, 2012
- The List: Female- and Minority-Owned Businesses
- Feeling like getting trashy for spring break? Men's magazine says Las Vegas is the place
- Experiencing hunger in Las Vegas: $3.39 a day buys little food, lots of lessons
- Observation wheel, plaza project under way on the Strip
- Charity in the Las Vegas Valley
- 2012 shaping up to be a big year for conventions, trade shows in Las Vegas
- Southwest-AirTran merger looking like a blessing for Las Vegans
Sunday, Jan. 29
- Report: Marie Osmond in talks to replace 'Martha Stewart Show'
- Oscar Goodman is writing a tell-all book about hot run in a wild town
- Good food, good fortune found at Chinese New Year celebration
- UNLV study: Casino debt at highest level ever
- New law has stalled, not stifled, foreclosures
- Principal on a mission to get dropouts back in school
- Sheldon Adelson: How will his support help or hinder Newt Gingrich in Nevada?
- SEIU members vote on contract this week — and they could say no
- At critical juncture, lawmakers talk but are loath to cross political divide
Saturday, Jan. 28
- Child admits to playing with matches after apartment fire
- Pahrump man arrested, admits to downloading child pornography
- Volunteers holding on to hope in search for hiker missing since Jan. 16
- Bribes, Chinese Mob ties alleged at casino of Gingrich money man
- Florida gives us a sneak peek at what to expect in lead-up to Nevada caucus
- It's billed as the 'world's strongest skateboard,' and it's being made in Las Vegas
- Senor Frog's restaurant nearing completion at Treasure Island
Friday, Jan. 27
- On a futures bet, Las Vegas loses if the Giants win
- Lawsuit alleges Harvey Whittemore embezzled from companies
- Highflying 'Barefoot Bandit' apologizes, says he's lucky to be alive
- Police nab suspect in downtown Las Vegas grow house
- Korean immigrant bringing Texas-style doughnuts to Nevada desert
- Water Authority scales back rural water request
- Power outage prompts lockdown at county jail
- Gov. Brian Sandoval: any of the GOP candidates would 'make a great president'
- Obama's pizza order touches off bonanza for Las Vegas restaurant
- State mental evaluators: Ex-doctor charged in hepatitis case OK to stand trial
- Regulators question NV Energy plan to export renewable power to California
- Wardley Real Estate brokerage cuts ties with Coldwell Banker
- Fatal ATV accident identified
- Japan's Universal Entertainment eyes partner for $2 bln Manila project
- Las Vegas Sands Singapore unit said to seek $3.7 billion loan refinancing
- Ban on felons carrying firearms includes antique guns, court rules
- Feds take action against third former Silver State Bank exec
- Traffic at McCarran surges to highest level since '08
- Cold front brings windy and cooler weather today to Las Vegas Valley
- Irked by prospects of pay freezes, teachers picket School Board meeting
- Where does a president stay in Las Vegas? Small, eco-friendly hotel hosts guest-in-chief
- Security systems at McCarran's Terminal 3 will be second to none, officials say
- Attack ads could swing the GOP race
- Sources: Unaware of being taped, Vermillion's PR adviser says unkind things about her
Thursday, Jan. 26
- Five unexpected things you'll find at World of Concrete
- Nevada lawmakers applaud panel's nuclear-waste recommendations
- Mitt Romney mentions Brian Sandoval as Cabinet possibility
- Man dies in ATV crash while on desert tour outside Las Vegas
- Guy Fieri visits UNLV to tape show, teach students
- Food Network star Guy Fieri gives back to alma mater at UNLV, hints at Las Vegas restaurant
- Gaming commission says small slots parlors are complying with regulation
- Fire at guest house does $40,000 damage
- UPS CEO Scott Davis talks Obama, economy and compromise
- Commission: Store nuclear waste where it's wanted
- Governor to lead trade mission to Israel
- Former Las Vegas pastor accused of sex with minors arrested in Mexico
- Obama: 'We are the Saudi Arabia of natural gas'
- Early voting begins in election to recall Las Vegas City Councilman Steve Ross
- Obama turns attention to energy in Las Vegas speech
- UNLV rises to No. 12 in ranking of nation's most popular universities
- Bail set at $1 million for man accused in North Las Vegas fatal shooting
- Tire fire prompted road closure, firefighters report
- Investigators seeking cause of house fire at Las Vegas Country Club
- Sunny and warm, climbing into upper 60s
- Why Las Vegas is crucial in Obama's natural-gas crusade
- Couple spends 20 years traveling, working with children in Las Vegas
- Annual legislative session getting yet another look in Nevada
- Firefighters battle two valley house fires; elderly woman rescued
Wednesday, Jan. 25
- In Las Vegas, HUD secretary touts Obama's plan to help struggling homeowners
- President Barack Obama arrives in Las Vegas, is greeted by Goodman
- Governor announces funding for micro loans
- Police: Man dies while being booked at Clark County Detention Center
- Some 200 laid off at North Las Vegas Amonix solar plant
- Harry Reid, citing Romney case, says fixing tax code 'has become an emergency'
- Teen’s disparaging remarks about Sisolak were false, her father says
- Man struck by car on Sahara Avenue suffers life-threatening injuries
- Woman hit 2 times, once by Nye County sheriff's office vehicle
- Final bill binds Giffords’ legacy to Nevada lawmaker
- Southwest marks 30 years in Las Vegas with celebration, Twitter contest
- Ward 6 challenger charges Steve Ross put out 'deceptive statement,' Ross fires back
- Worried about zombies? Check out this Las Vegas store
- Man accused in fatal shooting to have first court hearing Thursday
- Microsoft pulls the plug on another annual event in Las Vegas
- Tony Hsieh's excellent Las Vegas adventure
- Warming trend on the way for Las Vegas, highs climbing to mid 60s
- Panamanian airline establishes route to Las Vegas
- Vermillion may step aside as embattled head of homeless youth organization
- State treasurer: Fannie and Freddie need to ‘show me the money’
- Shrewd, smaller Vegas resorts show that innovating, renovating can do wonders
Tuesday, Jan. 24
- Lucky Cab ordered to rehire 6 workers, allow new union vote
- Nevada Republicans take issue with Obama's proposals
- Boyd Gaming to fight tax ruling on comped meals
- Google plan to link user data spurs privacy concerns
- Oklahoma hospital must pay $1 million to Garth Brooks
- Pedestrian, 63, hit by pair of trucks is killed
- Obama: American dream in peril, fast action needed
- Public input sought on new express bus service, route cuts
- Six women lose age discrimination suit against Treasure Island
- School District's inability to raise $125,000 may kill study
- 2011 a banner year for Las Vegas cab companies
- Steve Wolfson named district attorney, replaces David Roger
- Extra cabs OK'd for Super Bowl, fashion convention
- Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air to offer flights to Bay area
- Man sentenced for impersonating police officer, sexual assault
- Search under way at Red Rock for man reported missing
- Martin Scorsese's 'Hugo' headlines Oscar nominations
- Authorities make arrest in North Las Vegas' first homicide of 2012
- North Las Vegas homicide victim identified
- Hearing reset for NY woman accused of performing $1,000 eye lifts in Las Vegas
- Restaurant and nightclub to replace Studio 54 at MGM Grand
- 'When online gambling Is legalized, Facebook will be a $100 billion company'
- Sunny skies today for Las Vegas, but breezy and cooler
- Your next landlord in Las Vegas could be a hedge fund
- Henderson goes with 'caretaker' to fill Vermillion's council seat
- After State of Union, Obama to hit Las Vegas to expound on agenda
- Secretary of state under fire for trying to close business license loophole
- Ruling rebuffs casinos seeking refund of taxes paid on comped meals
Monday, Jan. 23
- Man selling Air Jordans on street shoots theft suspect
- In debate, Romney turns aggressive, tears into Gingrich
- Marz appointed to fill Vermillion's Henderson council seat
- Top court upholds death penalties of two convicted killers
- Las Vegas No. 40 on 'Happiest Cities for Work' list
- Suit challenging Nevada marriage religious test to continue after surviving dismissal motion
- University's takeover of Nevada Cancer Institute is finalized
- Your guide to dining in Chinatown
- Year of the Dragon: Take a photo tour of casinos decked out for Chinese New Year
- Wet weather brings colorful vista in Southern Nevada
- Henderson City Council may choose new member at special meeting tonight
- Rice, Augmon look to recapture UNLV’s glory days — without the baggage
- Source: Adelson family donating $5 million more to pro-Gingrich PAC
- Exec for Sunrise charity says she was fired for revealing financial misdeeds
- Online auction features items from old Las Vegas City Hall
- Sisolak, Vermillion trade accusations at dueling news conferences
- Man shot by Henderson police arraigned on felony charges
- St. Rose hospitals retain ties to Catholic Church, but parent company splits
- North Las Vegas police investigating community's first murder of 2012
- Las Vegas unemployment rose in December, state reports
- Scattered showers, thunderstorms moving into Las Vegas Valley
- The Data: Jan. 23, 2012
- Suburban cities adapt amid economic uncertainty
- The People: Jan. 23, 2012
- The List: Labor Unions
- From stars to the kitchen
- Nevada missing its full potential when it comes to exports
- Las Vegas looking forward to big crowds, big money for Chinese New Year
- Taxation imbalance helps Las Vegas compete for Chinese New Year's traffic
- Q+A: Marvin E. Quasniki, puppet presidential candidate
- Addiction to growth has left water authority in financial straits
- Henson Co. presents a new kind of presidential candidate ... a puppet from Nevada
- Airlines fear new disclosure rule will give passengers wrong impression
Sunday, Jan. 22
- Snow boosts spirits at Sierra ski resorts
- Patriots in Super Bowl, beat Ravens 23-20
- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords to resign from Congress
- NV Energy sues to curb probe of fatal wreck
- Rep. Giffords to resign from Congress this week
- Police investigating death of inmate
- Newt and marital mixups
- Teens to share opinions on local cable station
- Apple, America and a squeezed middle class
- Barrick mining company joining Keystone Corporation and its anti-tax stance
- Closure to come for DA candidates, family of police shooting victim
- Government gridlock compels Nevadans to pursue progress via initiatives
- From showgirl to showcase: Terry Ritter's art sets the scene at McCarran's new terminal
Saturday, Jan. 21
- Inmate dies in cell after possible seizure
- Gingrich's South Carolina win puts Nevada in position of power
- Democratic caucusgoers battle weather to cast votes for Obama
- Las Vegas students present their ideas for futuristic 'green' cities
- Gingrich wins SC primary, upsets Romney
- Las Vegas among best destinations for bargain shoppers
- Homeless say threat of violence a constant on the streets of Las Vegas
- Should Vegas housing go back to the drawing board?
- Henderson in early phases of building 100-acre Cornerstone Park
Friday, Jan. 20
- Man dies after driving van off road outside of Las Vegas
- Woman struck by car suffers critical injuries
- For sale on eBay: Las Vegas-area radio station
- Warm up this winter with a hot cocktail from Garfield's Restaurant
- With Atrium Suites renovation, Stephen Siegel is crafting a new signature
- Suggested early changes to higher ed funding formula are greeted warmly
- Weather service warns Las Vegas of high winds on Saturday
- Firefighters tend to vehicle fire on Blue Diamond Road
- How do you prove defamation? An expert answers
- Man convicted of 2nd-degree murder in death of girlfriend's baby daughter
- Apple introduces tools to (someday) supplant print textbooks
- 'Let's stay together' upped Obama's chances of re-election, bookie says
- 2 critically injured in crash on Lee Canyon Road
- Ladbrokes buys stake in U.S. gambling group
- Man shot by Henderson police to have court hearing Monday
- Phones back on at Zappos after security breach
- Phone tax that funds deaf services to rise slightly
- Pedestrian struck by car near Western High School
- Jury still out on child abuse murder case involving 16-month-old Henderson girl
- In suit, Vermillion claims Sisolak defamed her after breaking off relationship
- Las Vegas under high wind watch tonight as storms slam into region
- As fire closes in, Biden just getting warmed up
- Donors signaling they want GOP to take over the state Senate
- County, SEIU reach deal: Merit pay cut, longevity stays
- Retiree rubbed elbows with Sinatra, 'the boys' in the mob
Thursday, Jan. 19
- Why security was so tight at this diversification meeting
- Firefighters battle flames in El Pollo Loco kitchen
- Businesses noticing Nevada's economic development efforts, Sandoval says
- New iPad app for digital textbooks excites Clark County schools
- Mexican national who died in custody arrested weeks earlier on weapons charge
- Editor's note: Welcome to the Las Vegas Sun Evening Edition
- Dogs with bite: Buldogis fills its buns with Korean flavors — and lots more
- Nevada gets 'F' in efforts to prevent smoking
- Nevadans applaud President Obama's tourism initiative
- Hiker dies from fall at Red Rock Canyon
- Popular tapas restaurant Firefly to add Henderson location
- Reno wildfire forces Vice President Joe Biden to cut short appearance
- Police: Man dies after apparently eating bag of cocaine
- Zappos ranks No. 11 on list of best companies to work for
- Study ranks Las Vegas as nation's second most stressful city
- MMA's 'Iron Mike' gets prison in Vegas sex case
- Officials identify 19-year-old as victim of fatal accident
- Panel dismisses disciplinary case against attorney
- Southwest Airlines reports dip in profits
- Assembly Republicans choose moderate Republican as leader
- MGM China leads casino gains ahead of New Year holiday
- Righthaven website's new owner knocks company
- Travel mag: Las Vegas one of America's rudest cities
- Jury begins deliberating in trial of man accused of killing girlfriend's baby daughter
- Sandoval's support goes for naught as Rick Perry drops out
- Highs climbing into 60s today, but rain possible for weekend in Las Vegas
- Here come the Rebels: Mendenhall Center puts UNLV on par with Duke, other national powers
- Mobile food pantries serving thousands in hard-hit areas
- Dog bite brings urgency to study of animal ban on Las Vegas Strip
- Former coach Lon Kruger proud of what UNLV has built
- AVN 2012 afterparty guide: Party like a porn star
- NYC artist brings his message of love to Cosmopolitan
Wednesday, Jan. 18
- Pedestrian in critical condition after being struck by minivan
- Mexican national dies in ICE custody in Las Vegas
- White House says Nevada doing a good job implementing new health care law
- North Las Vegas mayor’s ethics complaints blamed on bad legal advice
- Zappos customers express anger, support, frustration over security breach
- Alaska Airlines subsidiary cutting nonstop Vegas-Sonoma flights
- Teen in serious condition after being hit by car
- NV Energy proposes fee for opting out of smart meter program
- Justin Bieber making special appearance at Venetian — as a wax figure
- Coroner identifies homeless man stabbed to death
- Shareholder escalates fight with Steve Wynn with board nominations
- Henderson to decide whether to expand recycling program
- Wikipedia, Google protest U.S. antipiracy proposals
- Former Nevada political candidate sues woman who accused him of battery
- Council gives green light to 'Vegas Valley Rim Trail'
- President Obama to visit Las Vegas next week
- New Jersey governor signs law to legalize sports betting
- Ira Rubin pleads guilty to conspiracy in online poker case
- Class-action suit filed over Zappos computer data leak
- UNLV physics prof: Falling tank could have caused fatal injury to 16-month-old girl
- Woman injured in fire at mobile home
- Warming up for Las Vegas, but rain possible for weekend
- Commissioner: I don't want people jailed for feeding birds
- AVN 101: A primer for those aching to attend
- Outlook for Las Vegas retail centers remains turbulent
- In era of stagnant growth, school overcrowding baffles parents
- Decrease in per-student funding spells trouble for state
- Nevada teachers lend support to business-tax initiative
- As other retail centers struggle, why are these two doing well?
Tuesday, Jan. 17
- Why porn queens and CES tech geeks have parted ways
- Vegas inches up to No. 179 in economic ranking of 200 cities
- Pedestrian, 70, hit by car is in critical condition
- Henderson car show featured on History Channel series
- Candidates for district attorney make their case
- Southern Nevada competing for debt-collection company, 2,000 jobs
- On being Elvis — at a Vegas porn convention
- Sex offender accused of beating woman near Strip
- Police think someone has information about teen’s slaying at party
- Lawmakers asked to exempt farm-to-table events from food regulations
- Video: Boyfriend 'freaked out' and made up story when baby girl injured
- Southwest touts new seating as more comfy, but what will passengers think?
- Nevada lawmakers call for ban on synthetic cocaine, marijuana
- Henderson auto dealer pays $150,000 to settle discrimination suit
- Tivoli Village developers plan 700,000-square-foot mall
- Desert Pines student identified as victim of fatal shooting
- Coronor identifies inmate who died Saturday
- Attraction themed after Looney Tunes animator opening Thursday
- Rio casino robbery suspects' trial delayed until August
- California companies moving to Henderson
- Man injured when vehicle plunges into ditch
- Police seek suspect in northeast valley robbery
- Passenger dies when car crashes into parked truck
- Cooler temperatures ahead for Las Vegas
- 18 rounds in 5 seconds: How Glock became 'America's gun'
- 2 WinCo Foods stores on track to open in March
- Lorna Kesterson, Henderson's first female mayor, dies at 86
Monday, Jan. 16
- Wranglers beat Colorado 5-1 on home ice
- Slots go silent as downtown Las Vegas casino closes
- Zappos in damage-control mode after computer security breach
- Thousands turn out for Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade
- Las Vegas new home sales hit 30-year low in 2011
- Woman accused of stealing needy children's gifts loses pre-trial petition
- Sentencing set for trucker hauling $16.4 million of cocaine into Nevada
- Clark County inmate dies
- Huntsman withdraws, endorses Romney
- Man dies after being stabbed near downtown
- One dead, one wounded amid gunfire at house party
- Supreme Court: Murder case can go on despite body not being found
- Breezy, with highs in mid 50s for MLK Day in Las Vegas
- The Data: Jan. 16, 2012
- The People: Jan. 16, 2012
- Notes and news from the Las Vegas real estate industry
- The List: Taxicab Operators
- After the holiday lull, it's time to get back to business
- Rebels not letting conference loss hold them down
- Mob, neon, nukes: Las Vegas museums capture unique history
- Valley residents talk of struggle out of Jim Crow South
Sunday, Jan. 15
- Zappos customer data accessed in security breach
- Hugs and joy greet soldiers upon their return from Afghanistan
- Nevada Supreme Court reverses conviction on violation of lawyer-client privilege
- Reid backs President Obama on 'Meet the Press' over recent appointments
- Pirates! Rupert Murdoch Rails About Obama, Google, and Silicon Valley
- One man's campaign to upend Nevada's tax structure
- Creatures and candidates focus of meeting
- Police release more information about casino robbery
- More voters opting for nonpartisan status
Saturday, Jan. 14
- Miss Wisconsin wins Miss America Pageant
- Divers in Italy shipwreck find 2 more bodies
- VP Biden plans Reno visit to fire up Dems for Obama
- Odds don't weigh in favor of Miss Nevada to capture crown
- Pageant-goers put the 'bling' in bowling
- Former Nevada tourism official reflects on his stint at N. Korea casino
- So many questions linger after priest who stole to gamble is sent to prison
Friday, Jan. 13
- Best in show: 6 gadgets that defined CES
- Google sides against Righthaven in appeal of copyright case
- Police say marijuana seized during raid worth $1.8 million
- Lawmakers pushing for federal Internet poker law under pressure to act
- Man seriously injured in car-SUV crash
- Vegas exotic-car driving experience adds latest Lamborghini to its stable
- Official: Challenger's signatures check out in Las Vegas recall election for Steve Ross
- Some Henderson facilities closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Opthamologist: Eye injuries show baby girl's death caused by violent shaking
- Acting commerce secretary talks federal spending with Vegasinc.com
- Killer complains he wasn’t allowed to cry at trial
- Henderson man dies of injuries suffered in weekend crash
- Teachers protest proposed pay cuts, working conditions
- Gambling priest gets 3 years prison in Las Vegas case
- Best in show: 6 gadgets that defined CES
- Portion of beltway to be closed for repairs
- Pahrump man arrested after being found bleeding
- Pre-trial schedule set for former aide to Sen. John Ensign
- Confirmed: Gordon Ramsay to open restaurant at Paris
- Police seeking possible theft victims
- Sunny, but slightly cooler for Las Vegas
- Sources: Adelson contributed to campaign but had no say in video's strategy
- Governor, city officials discuss revitalization of East Fremont Street
- In search of the dumbest technology at CES
- Henderson school creating 'citizens of the world, even at age 3'
Thursday, Jan. 12
- Henderson firefighters to the rescue: puppy survives house blaze
- Exec sees online video content further dominating Internet traffic
- Grow house bust yields $1 million in pot plants; 2 arrested
- Three attorneys face Righthaven inquiry by State Bar
- Appliances getting smarter: You could get a text from this fridge
- Innovative products abound: Here are this show's best of the best
- Las Vegas Ward 6 recall race already under way, despite technicality
- New technology would warn drivers of imminent crash
- North Las Vegas mayor: 'Now is the time to make a difference'
- Teen suffers smoke inhalation trying to douse house fire
- Mother testifies she didn't think boyfriend would hurt her baby daughter
- Slot machine maker IGT purchases online gaming company
- Heller campaign donations surge to $1.1 million in 4th quarter
- Dead body found in Grand Canyon National Park
- MGM signs property deal for Massachusetts casino proposal
- Pedestrian run over by pickup truck identified
- Sheldon Adelson distancing himself from documentary attacking Mitt Romney
- MGM Resorts promises 3,000 jobs at proposed ‘world-class resort’ in Brimfield, Mass.
- Surgeon: Fatal injuries of 16-month-old consistent with 'classic shaken baby syndrome'
- Two dead after accident along Las Vegas Beltway
- Cooler temperatures today for Las Vegas
- Lawmakers begin discussion about allocation of higher ed dollars
- 5 questions to be answered before Nevada's GOP caucuses
- New paintball battlefield opening in North Las Vegas
- Big screens on a big stage: Companies showcase newest in TV technology
- AlertID provides Henderson residents with instant crime updates
Wednesday, Jan. 11
- Executives at CES say U.S. must improve education
- What better time to show off new tech recycling center than during CES
- Majority leader ends Democratic caucus rebellion
- Rise of smartphones and tablets has products morphing
- 2011 another awful year for foreclosures in Nevada and Las Vegas
- Resident displaced by downtown Las Vegas apartment fire
- Wynn exec Okada sues to see company’s books in spending dispute
- Bellagio ushers in Chinese New Year with garden display, live music
- Sandoval at CES: 'I can see so many things I'd like to have'
- Old and new technologies merge at CES
- Gov. Brian Sandoval preparing for Nevada's 150th birthday
- Report: MGM Resorts to partner on Massachusetts casino
- Computer glitch causing delay in unemployment checks fixed
- Mesquite bank robber shoots self after traffic stop, police say
- Republican gets in 1st Congressional District race, could hurt Ruben Kihuen's chances
- Group calls for tougher seat belt law in Nevada
- Relatives charged in 2008 slaying of woman
- Jury still being picked in trial of man accused of killing girlfriend's baby daughter
- Steve Ross gets last-minute challenger in Las Vegas City Council recall election
- Strip casinos post 9 percent gain in gaming win
- Breezy afternoon ahead for Las Vegas, wind advisory issued for Lake Mead
- Engineering feat makes swapping out bridges on I-15 a snap
- Up for auction: From a 1915 Harley to photos of the Fonz
- GOP attacks on front-runner Romney might help Obama in Nevada
- January in Vegas becoming a hot time for motorcycle collectors
- David Roger's testy relationship with commissioners looms over DA choice
Tuesday, Jan. 10
- Intel wows CES crowd with ambitious plans
- 14 people vying to fill vacant Henderson City Council seat
- 74-year-old driver swerving on U.S. 95 arrested on DUI count, police say
- Bicyclist hit by SUV suffers serious injuries
- 9th Circuit rejects Righthaven bid to block auction of copyrights
- Mitt Romney wins New Hampshire primary; Ron Paul second
- Computer error causes delay in unemployment checks
- Gas prices inching up after 4 months of declines
- State officials want audit of cigarette settlement money
- Microsoft shows off app-driven Windows 8 operating system
- Build a real ‘Star Trek’ tricorder, win $10 million
- Motorcyclist killed in Friday crash identified
- Rise of smartphones draws hundreds of third-party manufacturers to CES
- Authorities say suspicious package was backpack filled with trash
- State senator's resignation doesn’t keep conservatives from pursuing lawsuit
- Trial starts for man accused of killing girlfriend's baby daughter
- Democrats' voter edge in Nevada is dwindling
- Court hearing rescheduled for man shot by Henderson police
- 2011 ended with lower Las Vegas home prices
- How did students from the 1910s get on Facebook?
- Pedestrian dies after being hit by truck
- Pacquiao vows to fight Mayweather next
- Sunny, with highs in low 60s for Las Vegas
- Jon Huntsman beginning to change voters' minds; hopes to do the same in Nevada
- For Yerington teacher, dining with Obama was like 'winning the lottery'
- What's hot at CES? Tech journalists give their views
Monday, Jan. 9
- In Microsoft's final CES keynote, Steve Ballmer touts Windows 8
- North Las Vegas man charged in death of wife
- Judge signs off on LVH casino takeover
- Marijuana plants seized at home owned by retired cop
- New 'Myspace TV' to mash television, social networking
- Nevada Supreme Court receives its 60,000th case
- Mob Experience sales plan approved
- Neurologist to pay $1 million to settle Medicare fraud case
- TSA defends confiscating cupcake at Las Vegas airport
- Coachella lineup revealed—and it's a beast
- State pays $6 million in legal fees to fight freeway construction suit
- Righthaven complains about 'scorched-earth' efforts to enforce judgments
- State transportation department wants out of local street business
- Trial reset for man accused in ex-girlfriend's stabbing death
- Feds ban new uranium mining near Grand Canyon
- MGM Resorts' Feldman named chairman of gaming organization
- Judge delays trial of man accused of killing girl in drug-related burglary
- Las Vegas office market ended year with higher vacancies
- Blaze at McDonald's draws firefighters to Las Vegas Strip
- Officials identify woman killed on Jones Boulevard
- Metro seeking tips in search for robbery suspect
- High to hit 60 today in Las Vegas Valley, say forecasters
- If you'd only asked, I would have told you ...
- The People: Jan. 9, 2012
- Leaders say Las Vegas isn’t likely to boom again in 2012, but there’s reason for hope
- Fostering diversity
- The Data: Jan. 9, 2012
- The List: Upcoming Conventions
- Florida Legislature's decision could have affect on Las Vegas casino companies
- Skin is Charlie Spencer's business
- Sisters earn respect on the wrestling mat
- More taxis on the streets for upcoming conventions
- $632 for a room? Must be time for CES
- Husband cuckolded by Ensign rips rising Santorum
Sunday, Jan. 8
- Fans in Las Vegas turn out at old Hilton to mark Elvis’ birthday
- Press gets first peek at the new toys and technology showcased at CES
- Police asking for help finding missing woman
- Fire damages attic of strip mall
- Man arrested in connection with wife's beating, death
- Former Las Vegas headliner Danny Thomas to appear on postage stamp
- Commission takes what could be first-ever swing at NV Energy pay scale
- Checkpoint draws protesters opposed to the method, but not the message
- Developers vs. neighbors, once again
- Mitt Romney: Today's John Kerry?
- Clinton: 'If all that matters is what is different, we’re cooked'
Saturday, Jan. 7
- Police officer suffers serious injuries from accident during funeral procession
- Cooking fire causes $25,000 in damage to apartment
- Police identify pair involved with pawn shop robbery, standoff
- Female pedestrian hit, killed while crossing the street in second weekend fatality
- Nonprofit attacks R-J, Righthaven ‘ambush’ tactic
- Motorcyclist dead after multivehicle accident
- Pit bulls sold illegally out of constable's home
- What happens in New Hampshire will likely echo in Nevada
- Western High girls’ basketball team captures spirit of school's turnaround
- Finalists for Clark County district attorney named
Friday, Jan. 6
- Man on moped dies in Summerlin crash
- Man who died in U.S. 95 motorcycle crash is identified
- North Las Vegas names finance director
- Henderson marks opening of $8.5 million park
- Gaming Control Board files complaint against small Carson City casino
- Police believe body found in desert is that of missing man
- Board lets cab companies boost fleets for January traffic
- New owners of Atrium say property will reopen in 18 months or less
- Firefighters put out blazes at 2 vacant homes
- Gambling makes up smallest chunk ever of casino revenue
- Dash for the sash that is the Miss America Pageant puts Las Vegas onstage
- Clark County School District police chief resigns
- 2 men arrested after standoff with North Las Vegas Police
- What will become of Hooters hotel in Las Vegas?
- Intruder targets sleeping Mike Tyson at Cosmopolitan
- With sale of domain name, tables are turned on Righthaven
- Coolican: Civility alone won't win Hispanics to Sen. Dean Heller
- Driest December in 130 years prompts fire warning from state
- Las Vegas man identified as victim of motorcycle fatality
- Accident disrupts power to 3,500 in Las Vegas
- North Las Vegas selects new finance director
- NBA player Kyle Lowry facing battery charge for throwing ball at referee in Las Vegas
- Judge delays Mayweather’s jail sentence until after fight
- Clear skies, highs in the upper 60s again today in Las Vegas
- If Santorum sustains momentum, Nevada offers opportunity
- State of the School District Address: Superintendent calls for continued efforts
- Once-dominant Las Vegas holds on as center of gambling universe shifts
- President could face tough battle in possible Obama-Romney matchup in Nevada
- LV businessman hits back hard against Kerkorian lawsuit
- Righthaven defendant frustrated again in debt collection attempt
Thursday, Jan. 5
- Alleged faulty vote count means Santorum may really have won Iowa
- Miss America 101: The essentials to following the pageant
- Man dies in motorcycle crash on U.S. 95
- Pedestrian hit by car in Henderson
- Family displaced by house fire
- Blog: UNLV wins final non-conference game 89-57 at Cal State Bakersfield
- Matchup set for race that could decide control of the state Senate
- Registration under way for election to recall Las Vegas Councilman Steve Ross
- Small plane crash lands at North Las Vegas Airport
- North Las Vegas among the worst-run cities in America
- Henderson fire department goes digital to speed along services
- Police: Teens arrested in random paintball attacks
- Some poor families lose state child-care subsidy, waiting list to grow
- Unlucky: O'Sheas target of first Las Vegas casino robbery of 2012
- Two more Southern Nevada hotels default on debt
- Las Vegas Councilman Ricki Barlow organizing MLK Week 'Dream Fest'
- Rolling the dice: One of the most depressed states is going all out to attract new industries
- Officials identify man who died in fall from Cosmopolitan
- Judge Carolyn Ellsworth to be inducted Friday at investiture ceremony
- Cox names new Las Vegas general manager
- Woman involved in Las Vegas Walmart police shootout gets probation
- Governor reveals plan to develop Aqueduct, add gambling
- Man dies in collision on Desert Inn Road
- Las Vegas sets high temperature record as warm spell continues
- Three movers and shakers to watch in 2012
- Youth vote in Nevada drops, spelling problems for Obama
- Geologist: Snow runoff could be cause of quakes at Lake Mead
- Metro officer rises through ranks to take over homicide unit
- Las Vegas nightclubs sue Tropicana over defecting executives
- Las Vegas eager for midweek visitor boost from CES
- Businesses find sweet spot in economy with dessert
Wednesday, Jan. 4
- Police: Off-duty firefighter made phony emergency calls to rob fire stations
- Crash kills motorist in western valley
- Hooters likely to be sold in February
- Woman shot in head outside casino leaves hospital 3 days later
- President Obama's recess appointment angers Republicans
- Boy riding bike hit by pickup truck, police say
- School Board gives superintendent positive review
- Head of state insurance exchange expects challenge reducing number of uninsured
- 15 apply for state's top education job
- $70 million renovation completed at the Bellagio
- City OKs plan to make parking easier in downtown Las Vegas
- Family taking $350K in Las Vegas missing organs claim
- Despite deadly crash, officials move ahead with plans for Reno air races
- Henderson accepting applications for vacated council seat
- Court appearance delayed again for man shot by Henderson police
- Receiver says Righthaven 'uncooperative' in surrendering copyrights
- Two arrested in shooting that left teen critically injured
- Las Vegas temperatures to climb close to 70-degree mark
- Why Steve Wynn's plan for Foxborough casino has been so divisive
- Santorum's surprise Iowa showing won't likely be repeated in Nevada
- State officials studying feds' ruling on online poker
Tuesday, Jan. 3
- Teen victim shot in neck during attempted robbery, police say
- No more warnings for drivers on cellphones; here come the fines
- Man shot several times in possible gang-related violence
- Henderson to pay $225,000 to man who sued over police altercation
- Josh Reid sworn in as Henderson city attorney
- Romney ekes out 8-vote win over Santorum in Iowa
- Teen girl injured in hit-and-run crash dies
- Entrance poll: Early Iowa caucus-goers favor 3 candidates
- County offers $50,000 to settle case of missing body organs
- Constables say system 'out of control'
- Prominent Vegas couple Glynda and Jim Rhodes getting divorced
- Gov. Brian Sandoval 'just not in Iowa' for presidential candidate Rick Perry
- Drop in Nevada traffic fatalities tracks 5-year trend
- Small businesses in Las Vegas will boost hiring this year, analysts say
- Suspects arrested in Utah murders, Nevada shooting
- Clark County clerk's office in Mesquite set to close
- Proposed county ban on feeding pigeons lauded, lamented
- Delay granted in 2009 murder case
- Nevada's best-known brothel owner endorses Ron Paul for president
- State Supreme Court justices file for re-election
- Macau’s December casino revenue increases 25 percent to $3 billion
- Intel Confronts Qualcomm in Vegas Standoff
- North Jersey state senator pushing for Atlantic City to be online gaming host
- Lawsuits filed in woman's death from unlicensed surgery
- GOP candidates barnstorm across Iowa in final campaign push
- Creating Vegas' soundtracks: A chat with the man behind the music
- Mild weather to kick off the new year
- Ordinance would ban panhandlers from taking pets on Strip
Monday, Jan. 2
- Influx of traffic prompts closure of State Route 156
- Man arrested in connection with Los Angeles arson spree
- 1 person burned in small fire at assisted living center
- New year brings mild weather this week
- Bellagio hit with power outages New Year’s Eve
- Metro Police make arrest, ID victim in year's first homicide
- The beauty of running a family business
- The new DUI: It’s time for distracted drivers to wise up
- The List: Conventions
- Marilyn Spiegel is making a name for herself
- The People: Jan. 2, 2012
- The Data: Jan. 2, 2012
- Time for real conversation about prostitution
- Hawaii's physical style hardens Rebels for conference play
- New McCarran terminal among tourism highlights for 2012
Sunday, Jan. 1
- Teen girl in critical condition after hit and run
- Nevada welcomes 2012 with big crowds, fireworks
- Hopeful predictions for a likely disappointing 2012
- UNLV athletics look to improve on all fronts in 2012
- Confidence is the key sentiment in gaming and tourism industries
- Cellphone crackdown among new laws taking effect today
- Economic optimism is emerging, but it's guarded
- Optimism prevails for improvements in schools, athletics, social services
- Politics — national and local — will help shape way of life in our valley
- Revelers share their resolutions