Story archive for May 2012
Thursday, May 31
- North Las Vegas officials intent on forced concessions; unions promise lawsuit
- Luxor's dining lineup has come a long way
- More cooling stations available amid excessive heat warning
- 'Push Girls': New reality TV show offers close-up of women in wheelchairs
- Injury accident shuts down North Las Vegas intersection
- Family's brain-damage case against Sunrise Hospital is reinstated
- Candidates in Senate District 9 fight each other — with ostrich eggs and bikinis
- Las Vegas woman hits $2.2 million jackpot at Orleans
- Serial robber targets fast-food restaurants, small businesses, police say
- High school softball coach accused of sexual relations with student-athlete
- Group urges valley residents to 'Rediscover Downtown'
- Wayne Newton wins restraining order against landlord
- 2 injured in rollover crash on Las Vegas Strip
- Hawaii man sues Las Vegas casino for negligence
- Las Vegas businessman files $310 million personal bankruptcy
- US Airways, TPG weigh joint bid for American's parent: sources
- Want a grocery store downtown? Change is in your hands
- Nevada remains top state for foreclosure-related home sales
- Poll: Obama and Romney neck and neck in Nevada
- Woman helping injured dog struck, killed by another vehicle
- Financial education pilot program in Clark County high schools shows promise
- Danny Tarkanian plans to appeal $17 million judgment
- Frustrated small businesses say no to health care tax credit
- New federal grant bolsters UNLV research on nuclear waste storage
- Allegiant expands penetration into Hawaii
- Economy starting to see recovery, albeit a slow one
- Can you really teach a kid to become bullyproof?
- Hispanic coalition: Obama ‘most anti-immigrant president’ in U.S. history
Wednesday, May 30
- Pedestrian struck near Boulder Highway
- Archdiocese paid abusers to leave ministry
- Foie gras feeding frenzy grows as California ban nears
- Public Utilities Commission hearing officer resigns
- President Obama to visit UNLV next week, officials confirm
- Obsolete laws dating to Cold War, railroad heydays up for repeal in 2013 Legislature
- Las Vegas lawyer pleads to federal charges he defrauded clients
- Longtime state worker to head Legislative Counsel Bureau
- UNLV analyst: Southern Nevada won't fully recover until 2017
- Where does a Playmate play when she turns 21? Vegas!
- Station offers progressive blackjack over 9 casinos
- Motorcyclist sped in excess of 100 mph before deadly crash, police say
- The voters have spoken: Romney and Obama supporters can live together
- Club's goal is for members to climb 52 Southern Nevada peaks
- Errant swipe at Las Vegas draws a hint of indignation
- UNLV student government group reasserts authority to appoint Rebel Yell’s top editor
- North Las Vegas and the Rodney Dangerfield complex
- Small-business owners complain they're drowning under Water Authority's new surcharge
Tuesday, May 29
- Romney clinches GOP nomination with Texas win
- At rally, Romney slams Obama's Las Vegas comments from 3 years ago
- Watch the video: Elaborate Portland wedding proposal goes viral
- 2 recipes revealed in Colonel Sanders autobiography
- Couch fire at North Las Vegas apartment prompts investigation
- Coach's arrest on sexual misconduct counts prompts search for other potential victims
- Court rules against Laughlin resort projects
- Sandoval adviser Dale Erquiaga stepping down
- State taxable sales up 7.2 percent in March
- 71-year-old pedestrian killed in Henderson identified
- Henderson police investigate self-defense claim by woman who strangled boyfriend, reported his death
- Diamond Dave sells it well as Van Halen pours out the power at MGM Grand
- Romney looks to raise $2 million during stop in Las Vegas
- Jon Porter joins gaming lawyers to form new communications group
- 15 dead in latest killer quake in northern Italy
- State Supreme Court offers hope for Onion in whether it should be euthanized
- Coroner ID's Alabama pedestrians killed Saturday
- Couple rescued from burning house in North Las Vegas
- Home prices rise in most major U.S. cities; Las Vegas holds steady
- Violence Against Women Act in limbo as parties weigh consequences of provision affecting important constituency: Hispanics
- If Strip chefs cooked school lunch
- Meet the marine biologist who makes seafood a science at Wynn Las Vegas
- UNLV's Singapore campus part of effort to preserve Las Vegas' status as gaming kingpin
Monday, May 28
- Romney event in Las Vegas: $2 million goal, $675,000 pledged
- Police searching for suspect after shooting near UNLV
- The People: May 28, 2012
- In health care, a history and reputation for quality go a long way
- The Data: May 27, 2012
- Recovery suites model takes root in Las Vegas
- The List: Homebuilders
- Marketing quandary: Is Las Vegas a rich destination or budget stop?
- Putting everything in place
- Make no bones about it: Time has come for Fossil Beds National Monument
- Heller reaches out to Hispanics; foes say real message lost in translation
- A comprehensive guide of what to watch at the 2012 World Series of Poker
Sunday, May 27
- 50 hours of music bringing Las Vegas churches together
- Entering debut at Tryst, Nick Hissom is a model for a rapid rise to prominence
- Dario Franchitti wins the 96th Indianapolis 500
- Two dead after being hit near Las Vegas Outlet Center
- Springs Preserve looking at train to get attraction on track
- Water District sees Springs Preserve attraction as future gravy train
- Oceguera walks a tightrope on issues in district split between GOP, Dems
- With 300 drugs in short supply, Southern Nevada officials worry, Senate takes action
- Governor, attorney general stick to book on gay marriage
- Supporting the libraries
- Riviera CEO Andy Choy takes a gamble with classic casino
Saturday, May 26
- Reports say Octagon Girl Arianny Celeste arrested in Las Vegas
- Boxing event benefits family of murdered mother, daughter
- Regents to consider 'transformational' plan for UNLV that includes on-campus stadium
- Jeweler: World Series of Poker bracelet most expensive sports prize ever
- Long time coming: Homebuilders are busy once again in Las Vegas
- Lawyer cut her legal teeth as teen in county’s unique Trial By Peers program
- Dealership learns that Michael Vick, in town for youth event, remains a lightning rod
Friday, May 25
- While investigating crash, Metro officer struck by suspected drunken driver
- State mulls financing offer for I-15 improvements
- Fitch downgrades North Las Vegas debt
- Casinos want to block collection of back sales tax
- New suit challenges motorcycle helmet enforcement in Southern Nevada
- Group says more parks needed in north part of Las Vegas
- Official: Incentives for wind energy program not cost-effective
- Inmate release part of new North Las Vegas plan to reduce jail staffing
- Michael Gaughan says no to return of 'Vegas Stripped' to South Point; Steve Wynn has enough nightclubs
- Todd's Unique Dining stands strong
- Investor attorneys downplay ruling on Nevada HOAs
- Bus driver taking kids to Disneyland arrested
- Death row inmate wins round in battle over medical care
- Las Vegas expects big, but not abnormal, crowd for holiday weekend
- Rescue group pleads with judge to spare killer dog
- Typical CEO made $9.6 million last year, study finds
- 911 tape reveals early concern over Nevada burn
- Expect a cool, blustery weekend before things warm up Memorial Day
- Righthaven dodges problems in two cases
- Nevada insurance firm merges with national brokerage
- Widow of racer killed in Las Vegas accepts his Indy 500 ring
- First commercial spacecraft docks with space station
- Driver veers off Henderson street, kills pedestrian on sidewalk
- Daytime partygoers at Las Vegas pool clubs can't skirt strict dress codes
- Five things to do around Lake Mead
- City on the brink: The rise and ongoing fall of North Las Vegas
- TVs, home goods, Gatorade and wisdom — all 99 cents at Henderson store
- Lake Mead ready to welcome you and 200,000 of your friends for Memorial Day weekend
Thursday, May 24
- Would-be vacationers too often saddled with work to play
- GSA official involved in lavish Vegas conference leaves agency
- Man arrested in 1979 disappearance of New York City boy
- 'Wig' robber sentenced to 237 years in federal prison for 2010 spree
- Survey paints bleak picture of financing prospects for Nevada businesses
- Public's help sought in locating missing northwest valley teen
- Romney slated to be in Vegas on Tuesday for Trump fundraiser
- Free pizza? Por favor!
- Explosion, fire displaces two apartment residents
- Yucca critic named to head nuclear regulatory agency
- Nevada HOAs win ruling over collection costs
- ROTC adviser lavished gifts on high school student after sexual relations, police report says
- Obama names Yucca critic to lead nuclear agency
- Las Vegas movie industry figure jailed on fraud charges
- Suffering from respiratory illness, Elton John spikes three shows at Caesars
- Las Vegas airport traffic up 2.7 percent in April
- Elton John falls sick, cancels 3 Las Vegas shows
- 14 schools earn five-star status in School District's high school rankings
- Unoccupied home in southeast valley catches fire
- Shifting winds to clear smoke but kick up dust
- For teens, simulation underscores dangers of texting while driving
- Prayer for Mercy: Henderson family seeks a cure for 6-year-old's unique condition
- Interfaith group starts with a bang, now looks to keep momentum
- Though religious group's efforts are noble, tackling issues won't come without making enemies
- Metro budget planning gives insight into troubles down the road facing Las Vegas, Clark County
- Follow the money: 4 things donation reports reveal about legislative campaigns
Wednesday, May 23
- Woman, 85, critically injured in crash after running red light, police say
- Fuel surcharge boosts cab companies' profits
- Authorities think illegal burn sparked Nevada fire
- ROTC adviser arrested in sexual assault of student
- Tao's simple and savory red curry scallops, in your kitchen
- The strange allure of baccarat: 'The cards speak for themselves'
- Woman in wheelchair struck by car
- Nevada’s worst fires seasons this millennium
- Sen. Dean Heller touts bill to speed up short sales
- Sunrise Hospital to eliminate 144 jobs due to sour economy
- Smoke takes toll on workers at outdoor businesses
- Girl alleges abuse by Metro officer on camping trips, police say
- Court records: Former Metro officer to plead guilty in HOA scheme
- North Las Vegas city manager wants to suspend parts of police, fire contracts
- Couple to be arraigned in District Court in cab driver death
- Homicide's ingredients included handgun, alcohol, panic and confession, police say
- 'Stripper 101' instructors reject lie detector challenge
- Police dog shot by officer put down after nine-day fight for life
- Judge sets hearing for man accused of botched Bellagio blackjack heist
- Smoke over Las Vegas Valley to remain at least until Thursday
- Windy and dry, with highs climbing into mid 90s for Las Vegas
- Attack-ad masters try something new — subtlety
- Group skips over Washoe County in buying anti-Obama TV ads
- 'Stripper 101' producer offers $1 million if instructors pass lie detector test
- Wrong-way crashes on valley highways rare, but deadly, trooper says
- Nine of the biggest Las Vegas jackpots
- Big Lots closing another Las Vegas-area store
- Mind over muscle: Fitness coach Denise Dinger shapes the body and soul
- You pick the winner: Vote now for the best cartoon caption
Tuesday, May 22
- Northern Nevada wildfire spreads, destroys 7 homes
- Police find body after man admits to slaying
- Extra cabs OK'd for Electric Daisy Carnival visitors
- Cosmopolitan sues to shut down counterfeit website
- North Las Vegas apartment fire displaces family of five
- With wins in Kentucky and Arkansas, Romney adds to delegate lead
- Judge rejects Las Vegas attorney's tax initiative lawsuit
- Metro officer arrested, accused of lewdness with a minor
- Beam them up: Ashes of 'Star Trek' actor in orbit
- Course for Reno Air Races altered after last year's deadly crash
- Sands China leads Cotai walk-in mass market
- Mayor Goodman to open city's new Business Success Center
- Motorists beware: Nevada ranks No. 1 for traffic tickets
- Report: Nevada won't see full jobs recovery until after 2017
- Harry Reid to GOP: Rich must be taxed more
- Sheldon Adelson pulls out of Massachusetts casino race
- Macau Labor Shortage Seen as Hurdle for Casino Expansion
- NHP trooper recovering after being hit by suspected drunken driver
- Auction claims it's selling vial with Ronald Reagan's blood
- Las Vegas sets high temperature record as triple-digit heat continues
- In a world of procedural rules, legislation languishes to help women victims of violence
- Attempt to amend campaign finance not a new concept, but will it work this time?
- Developers begin next construction phase for SkyVue's 500-foot wheel
- Jaczko's successor at NRC could be another staunch Yucca opponent
- From small westside restaurant to directing a staff at Aria, Michael Shetler drinks it all in
- Video: Food art helps Vegas' Joel Robuchon provide world-class dining
Monday, May 21
- Apartment fire near UNLV leaves one man hospitalized
- GOP hopefuls in CD4 race clash in their first debate
- More than 3 tons of marijuana found floating off coast of Southern California
- Man injured in North Las Vegas house fire
- Robin Gibb wondered if family was paying 'karmic price' for success of the Bee Gees
- Margaritaville casino to open today in Mississippi
- Judge to consider motions regarding dog that killed baby
- Five memorable Las Vegas casino heists
- Virgin Atlantic, British airways to do battle over Las Vegas
- Man becomes 3rd to survive plunge at Niagara Falls
- Commissioners OK $1.1 billion county budget, cut 346 vacant posts
- Clerks at three Henderson businesses cited for selling alcohol to minors
- Gregory Jaczko, at center of acrimony, announces resignation from NRC
- High to hit 102 degrees in Las Vegas
- Dress for Success helps get and keep jobs
- New college graduates face stiff competition in job market
- The Data: May 21, 2012
- The People: May 21, 2012
- The List: Publicly Reported Companies
- Stargazers in Tonopah get front-row seats for solar eclipse
- Travel business rebounding as agents adapt to tech-savvy generation
- 20 years after Forum Shops changed the game, high-end malls still thriving in Vegas
Sunday, May 20
- Chinese company to buy U.S. movie theater chain AMC
- Live from Billboard Music Awards: Stevie Wonder closes with 'Superstition'; Adele wins 12 awards
- Cancer claims life of Bee Gees co-founder Robin Gibb, 62
- Firefighters extinguish blaze in east valley
- Pahrump grad sentenced in grade-change scheme
- Power company testing commissioners' nerves
- Harry Reid vs. Sheldon Adelson: Who holds the most power?
- Back in the day, spats were settled by militia
- There’s no debate about UNLV’s success
- Reid’s deal last year on debt-ceiling cuts giving Republicans fits now
- For GOP, disarray not the only issue
- Making things work
Saturday, May 19
- Stirling Club hosts its last dance, but is it really over?
- Locals line up early to score 'Wicked' tickets
- Allegiant flight en route to Las Vegas makes emergency landing in Duluth
- Invasion of privacy alleged at Vegas 'Stripper 101' class
- Curator Alvarez passionate about Las Vegas history and culture
- Las Vegas shooting range instructor shows Rihanna the Navy way in 'Battleship'
Friday, May 18
- Electric car network gets first test in Israel
- Man arrested after SWAT responds to northwest valley home
- Doctor involved in medical malpractice kickbacks is off probation
- In public ceremony, officials bid farewell to historic Nevada State Prison
- One Group-Palms sports restaurant Heraea to have a co-ed appeal
- Cement truck drops 8-ton load, closing stretch of U.S. 95
- Construction to detour U.S. 95 drivers this weekend
- Vegas train loan shouldn’t be Solyndra victim, chief says
- Trial rescheduled for man accused of belt-beating death of woman
- DA clears Metro Police officers involved in three 2011 shootings
- Police arrest owner of spa where tourist stabbed
- Judge dismisses lawsuits over drop in MGM Resorts stock price
- Facebook stock up slightly in public debut
- The man behind the Rio's Cafe Martorano talks food — and a special benefit
- Nevada unemployment falls to lowest level in 3 years
- Cooler temperatures move into Las Vegas
- Foes urge court not to give Righthaven a break
- Religious leaders come together to create feel of community in Southern Nevada
- Young veterans searching for work after serving the country deserve support
- Progressives' challenge of Democratic senator may have gone awry
- Annular eclipse will be viewable — and celebrated — in Reno
- Sometimes, arbitration benefits the county — this time by $30 million
- An opportunity of a lifetime: Mariachi students get rare chance to play on big stage
Thursday, May 17
- Reno casino in bankruptcy
- Gaming Commission to use website, not newspapers, for posting regulations
- 5 new stores set to open at Miracle Mile Shops on the Strip
- Woman arrested in confrontation at unlicensed residential care center
- Strong winds hit region, increasing fire danger
- Adult club boss insists he runs tight ship, gets gaming license OK
- Las Vegas room tax revenue expected to grow in 2013
- Work on Wayne Newton's museum halted as legal allegations fly
- Facebook prices IPO at $38 per share
- Judge sets trial for mom pleading insanity in daughter's stabbing death
- Judge orders more briefing in Wynn/Okada document dispute
- New trial set for men charged in 9-year-old girl's shooting death
- Motorcyclist run over by dump truck identified
- Donna Summer, queen of disco, dies at 63 after battle with cancer
- Air quality advisory warns of blowing dust
- Fire destroys garage, 2 vehicles parked inside
- Mississippi regulators certify Jimmy Buffett's casino
- 2 people killed in head-on, wrong-way crash on U.S. 95
- Wind advisory, Red Flag Warning issued for Las Vegas Valley
- Las Vegas renames two city parks to honor community leaders
- Horticulture staff comes out at night to create a top Vegas photo op
- Kudos to Harry Reid for knowing when politicians shouldn't talk in Congress
Wednesday, May 16
- Unruly teachers union members cause a scene but can't deter layoff vote
- Motorcyclist, 71, dies after being run over by dump truck
- Power restored for residents in Mount Charleston area
- Nevada retakes top spot as state with highest foreclosure rate
- Wynn: Company does not 'entertain' or bribe government officials
- Megan Romano takes her sweets to the neighborhood
- Guy gets buddy to shoot him to see what it feels like
- Go ahead, have another cup: Study finds coffee drinkers live longer
- ‘Extreme’ Republicans don’t count Heck as one of their own
- Reno PR executive to join governor's staff
- Like a good neighbor, your teammate is there
- Nevada Cancer Institute emerges from bankruptcy as fundraising foundation
- Motorcycle rider killed in collision with dump truck, police say
- Condition of Metro Police dog shot by officer improves
- Heller reverses course on Republican budget, breaks with party to lodge 'protest vote'
- Boyd purchases company with casinos in Kansas, Iowa and Louisiana
- Ross: Homebuying program 'brought back hope' to Las Vegas
- Balancing a $2 billion checkbook
- Manny Pacquiao — Congressman Pacquiao — rips President Obama for stance on gay marriage
- How the School District averted an even worse layoff scenario last year
- Woman critically injured in mobile home fire
- School District to lay off 1,015 teachers, literacy specialists
- Trial set for Las Vegas mother in scissors slaying
- Man arrested on suspicion of DUI after pedestrian killed
- Temperatures to hit 100 again today in parts of Las Vegas Valley
- Harry Reid chastises JPMorgan over $2 billion trading loss
- Commissioners rip into Health District boss, agree on funding figure
- One year after it closed, can Sahara site become a symbol of Las Vegas' rebound?
- With Ron Paul's infiltrators, clout of state GOP party further erodes
- Medical tourism could thrive if Las Vegas excelled at specialty care and treatments, panel says
- New website connects wannabe travelers with funding source ... and maybe some romance
- Courageous first move could bring success to north portion of the Strip
- North Las Vegas slashes budget, clearing way for 200 layoffs
Tuesday, May 15
- Pedestrian killed in possible hit-and-run in east valley
- Henderson to tap reserve funds to fill budget gap, avoiding layoffs
- 9-year-old hit on Summerlin Parkway on-ramp
- Las Vegas City Council approves relatively 'flat' budget for 2013
- Poll: Half of Americans call Facebook a passing fad
- State panel approves grants for food manufacturers
- Cannery results flat in Las Vegas in quarter
- Economist: Replace work visa caps with auction system
- Aliante Station posts profit on higher revenue
- Ensign's former aide reaches deal with federal prosecutors
- Vintage Vegas: rare photos of a desert boomtown
- Station Casinos posts quarterly profit
- Man gets life sentence in fatal Las Vegas shooting
- Teen driver identified in rollover accident
- North Las Vegas man identified as victim in Flamingo Road fatality
- Vegas sign a tourist attraction in its own right
- Arbitrator orders county to rehire and give back pay to firefighter involved in overtime scandal
- Clark County loses arbitration case with firefighter canned in sick leave scandal
- Sun Country Airlines' proposal denied for flights from D.C. to Las Vegas
- Allegiant Air adds routes to Hawaii
- Deputies: Florida mom killed 4 kids, then herself
- Hot, dry and windy for Las Vegas
- At UNLV, officers saddle up to enforce safety
- Harry Reid braces for a Republican alternative to his Dream Act
- Ad campaign spotlights company shuttered by Bain, calls Mitt Romney a 'job destroyer'
- Mitt Romney's time with Bain Capital has a Nevada connection
- Health District budget request raising some eyebrows on the Clark County Commission
Monday, May 14
- Wireless startup LightSquared, which had test run near Las Vegas, files for bankruptcy
- Johnnie Walker to show off all colors at Riviera tasting dinner next month
- Cybersecurity at issue as Gaming Policy Committee discusses Internet gambling
- Bryce Harper hits first Major League career home run
- Affinity Gaming posts higher profit
- Businessman disputes rental home lawsuit claim
- Vegas police: British man stabbed in sex spa scam
- U.S. sues Southern Nevada rancher in grazing dispute
- Saks plans luxury outlet in downtown Las Vegas
- A bit of trickery from would-be magician Joey Fatone
- Trial set for man shot by Henderson Police officers
- Police dog survives being shot after mistakenly biting an officer
- Ron Paul: 'We will no longer spend resources'
- Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas facing wage, overtime lawsuit
- Police: Mom says baby in near-drowning left unattended in tub
- Motorcyclist in critical condition after sliding into parked truck
- Las Vegas casinos gamble on online partners with a past
- Coroner IDs motorcyclist killed in weekend crash in Overton
- Owner of Stratosphere sees revenue improve, still posts loss
- 1 killed, 2 critically injured in single-car rollover crash
- Triple-digit temperatures heading this week to Las Vegas Valley
- Giving: May 14, 2012
- The Notes: May 14, 2012
- The People: May 14, 2012
- The Data: May 14, 2012
- The List: Residential Care Facilities
- Managers play a key role today as workers deal with anxieties
- ‘Think fast, respond immediately and stay calm’
- Film production company hopes to put Las Vegas on the moviemaking map
- Rhodes Homes creditors going after founder Jim Rhodes
- Las Vegas, the home of championship hockey? Wranglers out to make it happen
- ESPN, LVCVA sending three people on golf vacation
- SkyBridge Alternatives conference, set to return next year, gives coveted industry presence in Las Vegas
- Out to make a difference
Sunday, May 13
- Group gives gift baskets to new moms at Sunrise Hospital
- Delivery driver dead after SUV hits vehicle
- Texas man dead after motorcycle accident in Moapa
- Google issues false warning about the security of Sun’s website
- False warnings on our site
- Teenage parents, trying to graduate, face enormous challenges
- The Perfect Storm: Rebels coaching staff and fans play their cards right to get Bennett
- Dean Heller, Shelley Berkley's newest fight: Who's filing more bills?
- UNLV graduates first class in high-flying new entertainment engineering program
- Can ace roaster Amy Schumer find comic heaven at the Riviera?
- An unfruitful policy
- Graduation is first example high school senior wants to set for her daughter
- Recent rulings in teacher salary disputes put arbitration on Legislature's radar screen
Saturday, May 12
- Inside the Las Vegas kitchen with pastry master Francois Payard at Uncork'd
- Exhibitors at Art Festival of Henderson adapt to recession
- Addition of Bennett puts UNLV firmly in national spotlight next season
- As population surges, first Filipino-American organization launched in Nevada
- As school year winds down, Chaparral students grade the turnaround
- Inventor pitches cigarette butt collector to Las Vegas
- Uncork'd elevates Las Vegas' taste
Friday, May 11
- Child struck by car, alert driver avoids tragedy
- Sandoval reaches out internationally to woo business for Nevada
- 1 of 2 escapees from prison work crew recaptured
- Downtown Las Vegas restaurant begins offering vegan menu
- Court rules in lemon car deal
- Hundreds say farewell at funeral for Yadira Martinez and her daughter, Karla
- Police say mother arrested after baby nearly drowns in tub
- Riviera reports loss of $4 million during 1st quarter
- Wranglers' game 1 promotion is next to the legal pads
- Cantor Fitzgerald hits Las Vegas on big sports bet
- Legendary racer, car designer Carroll Shelby dies
- Judge says dog that killed 1-year-old boy can be euthanized
- Obama meets with Reno family, pushes for extension of home refinancing program
- Democratic Nevada Senate candidate dead at 45
- F-16 jets intercept small plane as Obama leaves Los Angeles
- What does record-low mortgage rate mean for Las Vegas home buyers? Here's an example
- Foreclosures continue to hold down Las Vegas home prices
- MGM Resorts readying Internet casino game
- Betsey Johnson going-out-of-business sales start in Las Vegas, around the world
- Judge in Las Vegas to hear case of killer dog
- Goodbye haze, hello warm weekend
- Veterans group plans rallies in Las Vegas
- On coroner's inquests, police cameras and challenges facing cops
- How Green Valley High was mistakenly named one of the nation's best
Thursday, May 10
- Clark County named one of the best places for music education
- German airline makes a splash at McCarran airport
- Outstanding rookie teachers honored at School Board meeting
- School Board approves four-day week for rural schools
- Court rules foreclosure mediation records not public
- Magician David Copperfield sues over work at private island retreat
- Design your own burger at Wildburger
- Wolfgang Puck credited with starting Vegas' food affair 20 years ago
- Police searching for shooter at 7-Eleven robbery
- Ahern Rentals receives extension to propose bankruptcy plan
- Visitor volume continues steady climb, latest numbers show
- Warrant issued for man in connection with quadruple shooting
- Trial set for two accused of fatally shooting man in roadside robbery
- Gambling in Boston?
- Man sentenced to prison in brother-in-law’s shooting death
- Sen. Harry Reid indicates support for gay marriage if it reaches Nevada ballot
- Charges stand against Desai in Las Vegas hepatitis C case
- Cosmopolitan narrows 1st-quarter loss, seeks to grow gaming revenue
- Husband of slain Las Vegas teacher gets life sentence
- Mitt Romney counters notion he bullied gay classmates
- Hazy skies over Vegas valley prompt health warning
- Civil rights lawsuit filed against Arizona's Sheriff Joe Arpaio
- State gaming win for casinos tumbles 10.8 percent in March
- Las Vegas heating up to near 100 degrees
- Political favors ‘just the way you do business here,’ lobbyists say
- Henderson Library District will ask voters in November to increase funding
- Forget Congress, John Oceguera can call himself a lobbyist now
- Neighboring businesses smothering under Firefly’s success in Henderson
- Q&A: Container Store CEO talks about Las Vegas economy, company's new store
- From garden to table, chefs demand freshest ingredients for Vegas Uncork'd
Wednesday, May 9
- Man on motorized scooter hit by car, in critical condition
- Reid offers opinion on gay marriage, nothing more
- Henderson home sustains $30,000 in fire damage
- Lamont Peterson-Amir Khan fight canceled
- President will focus on housing during trip to Reno
- LV law firm in bankruptcy
- Patent enforcer sues over slot machine feature
- Five-vehicle crash sends two Metro officers to hospital
- Fashionable brunch now served poolside at Cosmopolitan
- Ex-Village People lead singer wins court fight for cut of song copyrights
- Orangutans at Miami zoo use iPads to communicate
- Overturned semi on I-15 blocks traffic north of Lamb Boulevard
- Inmates escape from prison work crew in Las Vegas
- Police use Taser to subdue man who stabbed himself
- Public invited to tour shuttered Nevada State Prison at decommissioning
- Obama campaign touts health care reform in Spanish-language ads
- Newborn left in parking lot of Las Vegas hospital
- Obama voices his support for gay marriage
- Las Vegas Monorail poised to emerge from bankruptcy
- Okada tries again to pry records from Wynn Resorts
- Tentative plea deal still in works for teen charged in teacher's death
- Las Vegas Ranks Fifth In Nation In Questionable Slip And Fall Claims
- Pedestrian hit by car suffers critical injuries
- 1 found dead in early morning townhouse fire
- Legalized Internet gaming would help casinos, trade chief says
- Warming into the 90s for Las Vegas
- Does Ron Paul loyalists' revolution have any ammo?
- U.S. News 'looking into' reports of erroneous data in Best High Schools rankings
- Love and politics are no laughing matter — or are they?
- Pending settlement rekindles long, sometimes-contentious tenure of fired county employee
- Last-hired teachers can be first fired, despite intent of 2011 Legislature
- UFC 146: A look at the reshuffling caused by Alistair Overeem's ouster
- Greener Block provides a snapshot of something good, but there's more work to do
- Even before smoke clears, fire investigators go to work
Tuesday, May 8
- Chicago-area, LV tech company in bankruptcy
- Report: Manufacturing still vital part of U.S. economy
- Teacher Appreciation Week lands as pink slips are being written
- Jet ski wreck injures two
- Lugar's defeat opens opportunity for Democrats
- Coroner: Valium, alcohol killed painter Thomas Kinkade
- London jogger: Dustin Hoffman saved my life
- Elderly man dies in $20 mugging
- Vegas man agrees to $5,000 fine for unlicensed activity
- Attorneys say death row inmate not at the scene of crime
- Stalled overhaul of Las Vegas Convention Center to be restarted
- Reid's bill to freeze student loan interest rates fails in the Senate
- Gas prices take slight dip in Nevada, nationwide
- Officials: Al-Qaida bomber was CIA informant
- Attempted robbery suspects sought by police
- LVCVA boss rewarded for reaching goals
- Jury selection begins for man in death of alleged drug dealer
- 14-year-old girl hit by RTC bus
- Utilities report profits up; gas rate increase sought
- Late casino owner set for Gaming Hall of Fame
- Plans for Massachusetts casino near Patriots' home halted
- Money where his mouth is: Sandoval pays tax on Internet buy
- Plans for Masschusetts casino near Patriots' home halted
- Fremont Street motel fire sends two to hospital
- Tropicana Las Vegas 1st-quarter loss narrows
- Despite bump, Las Vegas home prices expected to fall through 2013
- Former Tea Party of Nevada candidate in bankruptcy
- Las Vegas synchronized swimmer earns spot on U.S. junior national team
- Isolated wind bursts, lightning and thunderstorms move out of Las Vegas
- U.S. News ranking of Green Valley High School as 13th best in nation appears dubious
- Cabinet official praises opening of nation’s first solar field on public land near Primm
- Coach helps students overcome life's obstacles off the field
- NLV firefighters say no to further concessions, risking major layoffs
- Nevada among nine tossup states likely to determine presidency
- Valley of Fire emerges as Southern Nevada's top tourist attraction in poll
Monday, May 7
- Thunderstorm shakes Las Vegas Valley
- Strong winds whip through North Las Vegas
- Woman hit by car while getting into her vehicle
- Frustrated families protest school budget cuts, teacher layoffs
- Las Vegas developer lists over $500 million in debt in bankruptcy filing
- Three people seriously injured in southwest valley crash
- Top Nevada court reviews death penalty sentence of convicted killer
- Nevada to get $1.4 million of nationwide drug settlement
- Judge declares mistrial in murder case involving shooting death of 9-year-old girl
- DA's investigation finds police justified in two 2010 officer-involved shootings
- Famed obese New Mexico cat 'Meow' dies
- Justice Michael Cherry becomes chief justice of Nevada Supreme Court
- List details CCSD renovations to take place if voters OK November ballot initiative
- US: CIA thwarts new al-Qaida underwear bomb plot
- Would-be Las Vegas developer sued over damage to rental home
- FBI: We need wiretap-ready Web sites — now
- Wynn expects Cotai Strip resort to be 'irresistible to our guests'
- Nevada issues Google first license for self-driving car
- Righthaven copyrights fail to sell at auction
- Tony Rodio named CEO of Tropicana Entertainment
- 2 indicted in roadside robbery, shooting death of man
- 20-year forecast shows no end to obesity epidemic
- Woman, children escape fire that does $100,000 damage
- Teen riding bike struck by pickup truck in northwest valley
- Windy and cooler for Las Vegas
- The List: Advertising agencies
- Maintaining happiness, loyalty among employees can lead to higher levels of success in the workplace
- The Data: May 7, 2012
- The People: May 7, 2012
- Making right hire pays dividends down line
- The List: Public relations firms
- The Notes: May 7, 2012
- Coach helps Chaparral's softball playoff dreams come true
- Ritchie Bros. sees industrial auction bidding as promising economic indicator
- McCarran scores high in magazine's reader survey
- Las Vegas roadhouse a stage for the would-be famous
- Police union threatens legal action over Metro's decision to test body-mounted cameras
- The smartphone industry takes overdue steps
Sunday, May 6
- UNLV among the final two choices for Findlay Prep forward Anthony Bennett
- The Paul revolution comes to Nevada
- Ron Paul supporters capture majority of Nevada's national delegates
- What if Yucca Mountain becomes a repository for data?
- Customs officials could learn from Las Vegas
- In the county, what's become of contracts, airport liquor store, expletives
- Subsidiaries’ benefit to Nevada? Depends on where you fall on taxes
- Dana White ecstatic with UFC on FOX 3
Saturday, May 5
- Five key moments from Mayweather-Cotto
- Ron Paul supporters: 'It's not over yet'
- Scenes and notes from an eventful day in Las Vegas
- Lives of fallen military members honored at ceremony at Red Rock
- I'll Have Another wins Kentucky Derby
- Woman on oxygen suffers burn while smoking in bed
- Republican delegation divided at state convention in Sparks
- Q&A: Mindy and Dave Rice discuss the first event for the Dave Rice Foundation
- Opening night nears for new downtown club featuring bowling, drag queens and more
- Seeing dead people: 'Remote viewers' in Nevada help solve California murder
- The Nevada Republican convention: a train wreck waiting to happen?
- Educators, legislators meet to discuss Latino student success
- Mayweather vs. Cotto: Can the underdog turn this megafight into something special?
Friday, May 4
- Investigators: Careless smoking started blaze that caused $750,000 in damage
- Fire near McCarran emits thick, black smoke
- Burned toddler languished without proper medical care, arrest report says
- Young children struck by cars in separate incidents; police caution parents
- Retired Metro cop, his wife, plead guilty in bank fraud case
- Eye on Bryce Harper: He's likely in the Major Leagues to stay
- Arch madness: Metro McDonald's serves up hors d'oeurves made from McD's menu items
- Cosmopolitan brings back poolside movies to the Strip
- Nevada wages rose slightly last year, reversing course
- Water authority sets aside $10 million for conservation measures
- Court ruling may open door to monetary damages to Nevada foster children who sue state over their care
- Still no verdict in trial for 2 men accused in fatal shooting of 9-year-old girl
- 3 international airlines ready to begin nonstop flights to Las Vegas
- Apartment fire believed to be accidental, official says
- Police standoff ends when man kills himself
- Worst week for S&P, Nasdaq after poor jobs report
- Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys dies at 47
- Palms debuts poker room, sports book as part of $100 million remodel
- State imposes $50,000 fine on company advertising mortgage relief
- How Elaine Wynn survived 45 years in Sin City
- Las Vegas remains top dog in network's rankings of trade show sites
- 2 killed in separate Las Vegas traffic crashes
- Breezy afternoon ahead for Las Vegas
- Mexican officials hit road to promote Baja tourism
- 'Dr. Phil' spotlights Las Vegas case of dismembered dancer
- Michael McDonald’s city deal gets curiouser and curiouser
- Spokesman changes his tune on Yucca Mountain — because he must
- With arbitration ruling, teachers union wins battle but comes out a loser
- Vice presidential candidate could be governor of state that strikes deal with Amazon
- How the name of Western's baseball field became a major source of team pride
- Strip pastry chef steps out on her own to open bakery cafe in Summerlin
Thursday, May 3
- Apartment fire in the northwest valley displaces 25 people
- HUD secretary, in visit to valley, touts help for distressed homeowners
- Ramen Sora rivals the city's best noodle soup
- Stepfather arrested after mother discovers burn marks on 2-year-old son
- Jai alai regulations are seen as useless in Nevada
- Court rejects California power company's claim in rate dispute
- Prices slashed on Righthaven copyrights up for auction
- Coroner IDs cause of Las Vegas little leaguer's death
- Nevada Ron Paul backers unfazed by RNC warning
- RNC to NV GOP: Don't let Ron Paul delegates take over national convention slots or don't bother coming to Tampa
- Accident closes downtown intersection
- Las Vegas HOA alleges fraud in fighting law firm’s fees
- UNLV coach set to host the first event for the Dave Rice Foundation
- Las Vegas beats a stacked deck
- Prosecutors opt for hazing charges in FAMU case
- Where does Las Vegas rank among the world’s top vacation spots?
- After icing Alaska, Wranglers look to bring championship to Las Vegas
- Mom pleads not guilty by reason of insanity in daughter's fatal stabbing
- Police believe neo-Nazi killed 4, himself in Arizona
- Wynn Resorts gets Macau government approval for Cotai casino development
- MGM loss up in 1st quarter, despite jump in revenue
- Highs soaring near 90 today in Las Vegas
- Voter registration effort reaches out to unlikely constituency: ex-inmates
- Tool time: 10 clever products from the National Hardware Show
- Democratic registration advantage at lowest level since 2008
- As he rises to the top, many wonder what kind of leader Michael Roberson will be
- Doodle dandy: Challenger Academy student eyes Google homepage presence
- 'Ellen' returns to Whitney Elementary as kids check out 'amazing' new library
Wednesday, May 2
- Events guide: Cinco de Mayo 2012
- 25-year-old loses leg in motorcycle crash
- Democrats target Danny Tarkanian over alleged campaign finance errors
- State teachers union to push tax initiative
- Gaming Commission to consider candidate for executive secretary post
- For a day, anyway, gambling likely to return to Moulin Rouge site
- $20 million in renovations planned for the Riviera
- Medical projects proposed in Las Vegas' Symphony Park and Enterprise Park
- Scant interest so far in auction of Righthaven copyrights
- Federal appeals court hears arguments on Yucca Mountain project
- Topps unveils Bryce Harper cards
- School District to ask voters to OK six-year property tax increase for repairs and renovations
- Police: 5, including toddler, dead in suburban Phoenix shooting
- Nevada Supreme Court orders stay of coroner’s inquest
- Federal appeals court hears arguments over Yucca Mountain
- Las Vegas Sands seeks to shut down alleged counterfeit website
- Former NFL star Junior Seau dead in apparent suicide
- Elderly resident severely burned in North Las Vegas apartment fire
- Supreme Court won't revisit ruling against banquet server OT pay
- Jury begins deliberating in trial of two men accused in slaying of 9-year-old girl
- Arraignment delayed for women charged in death of elderly coin collector
- DUI checkpoint in northeast valley set for Cinco de Mayo
- With pink slips looming, arbitration victory is bittersweet for teachers union
- Suspect makes first court appearance in hammer slayings of woman, girl
- Windy afternoons ahead for Las Vegas
- Las Vegas gets front-row seats to watch cybersecurity debate play out
- Major changes in economic development efforts under way in Nevada
- ‘Swing vote’ justice says it’s up to legal system to show judicial elections work
- Station Casinos turns to loyal customers to help boost its image
Tuesday, May 1
- With infusion from Occupy movement, May Day march numbers hold steady
- House fire displaces Henderson family of three
- 14 more criminal cases unsealed in Las Vegas HOA probe
- Clark County School District removes 'acting' portion of police chief's title
- Campaign to encourage U.S. tourism launches
- Police seek public's help in identifying masked robbers
- Towing policy to remain as is, Clark County commissioners decide
- Closing arguments under way in trial of men accused of killing 9-year-old girl
- High court's 'swing vote' justice challenges Nevada judges, lawyers to make profession more transparent
- Tropicana Entertainment loses $4.82 million in 1st quarter
- Michelle Obama rallies campaign supporters during stop in Las Vegas
- Auditor says absentee problem continues at Las Vegas mental hospital
- Caesars’ loss widens as cost of interest on debt rises
- Pai gow jackpots top $1 million through April at Station Casinos
- Committee would study ways to lower $5 water surcharge in Las Vegas
- Man sentenced in fatal stabbing on Las Vegas Strip
- Reno Gazette-Journal launches pay wall
- Rockhouse bar closing, access to Imperial Palace altered for construction
- Spirit Airlines sees revenue grow as network of routes expanded
- Highs in low 90s today in Las Vegas
- Implosion makes way for new casino to replace O'Sheas, Imperial Palace
- Water park projects in Henderson, Summerlin remain on track, developers say
- Gov. Brian Sandoval straddles the line on promise to not raise taxes
- Toddler's harrowing brush with death highlights need for swimming pool precautions