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February 8, 2010 Updated 1 hour, 6 minutes ago

Gibbons: Time to reinvent state government

Gov. Jim Gibbons prepares to give his state of the state speech upstairs in the Capitol building in Carson City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010.

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Gov. Jim Gibbons prepares to give his state of the state speech upstairs in the Capitol building in Carson City on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010.

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In his State of the State address Monday night, Gov. Jim Gibbons said Nevada could cut its way out of an $881 million deficit -- and "reinvent" the role of state government in the process.

Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas to close in May

The Ritz-Carlton at Lake Las Vegas.

Updated 4:52 p.m. 37

The Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas in Henderson will close its doors May 2. "Our owners, Village Hospitality, decided they could no longer fund the hotel," Ritz-Carlton spokeswoman Vivian Deuschl told the Sun.

Police: Legal runner returned to home, shot husband and wife

Police: Legal runner returned to home, shot husband and wife

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A man who worked for a legal runner firm serving civil papers is facing murder, kidnapping and robbery charges after a husband and wife he served papers on were attacked last month in their Las Vegas home.

Sports books expected to post win on Super Bowl

2:41 p.m. 2

Las Vegas sports books didn’t score a monumental victory in the New Orleans Saints’ 31-17 victory against the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV Sunday. But most of them didn’t lose, either. Although the Nevada Gaming Control Board won’t release the official figures until later in the week, sports book ...

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