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Freshman Sen. Elizabeth Halseth talks with veteran Sen. Michael Schneider after a meeting of the Senate Revenue Committee on the second day of the 2011 legislative session Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, in Carson City.

A secret of how Elizabeth Halseth won her state Senate seat — Democrats

Feb 22, 2012 (2 a.m.)

By David McGrath Schwartz

Former state Sen. Elizabeth Halseth’s brief career in Nevada politics can be attributed to several things — a vulnerable Republican incumbent, the Tea Party surge. The most remarkable, though, is that a group with ties to Democratic interests helped Halseth get elected.

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Ad aimed at Hispanics brands Heller ‘another Sharron Angle’

February 22, 2012

By Tovin Lapan

Where Nevada’s Hispanic voters are concerned, Democrats are betting Sharron Angle is the gift that keeps on giving. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is running a Spanish-language radio ad in Las Vegas that refers to “the party of Sharron Angle” and calls Republican U.S. Sen. Dean Heller “another Sharron Angle.”
Heads turn, if only for a moment, at Celebrity Impersonator Convention

February 21, 2012

By Conor Shine

At the Golden Nugget, Sean Connery stands near the bar sipping a beer while holding court with the other patrons in his trademark Scottish brogue. A few feet away, gamblers gawk as Robert De Niro and Cher stroll through the casino floor chatting and laughing.
Lawmakers studying whether bottle, can deposits would work in Nevada

February 22, 2012

By Cy Ryan

Clark County has the lowest recycling rate among Nevada's populous counties, but a legislative committee is looking at ways to improve it. Among the possibilities to improve recycling rates: deposits and refunds on recyclables.
McCarran baggage-claim liquor store could open by fall

February 21, 2012

By Joe Schoenmann

The liquor store proposed for the baggage claim area of McCarran International Airport will likely begin selling booze by fall. The Clark County Commission voted unanimously for county staff to negotiate to get the project done.
Recycling company gets tax break after losing out on paving project

February 21, 2012

By Richard N. Velotta

A company that brought the first tire recycling plant to Southern Nevada but wasn’t selected to supply an important paving project on Interstate 15 last year got some consolation Tuesday when the Nevada Commission on Economic Development awarded it more than a quarter-million dollars in tax abatements and deferrals.
PlayStation Vita’s rear pad a touchy subject for gamers

February 21, 2012

Associated Press

There's a suspicious knock on the wall. A dimwitted henchman working for an evil mastermind named Bakuki goes over to investigate the strange noise and then — WOOSH! — his blotchy body splatters across the room after a giant blade surprises him from behind.
Judge: Settlements reached in 41 hepatitis C lawsuits

February 21, 2012

By Dave Toplikar

A major breakthrough was announced today in 41 civil lawsuits that were filed as the result of the hepatitis C scare that rocked Southern Nevada in 2007 and 2008. Clark County Court Chief Judge Jennifer P. Togliatti handled a nine-day settlement conference that brought resolutions to the cases, which involved two drug companies and endoscopy clinics in the Las Vegas area.
Vermillion’s former charity hangs onto $214,000 county grant

February 21, 2012

By Joe Schoenmann

Promising to tighten its system of tracking how it spends money, the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth escaped a Clark County Commission meeting with its entire $214,000 grant intact.
State to salvage $5 million more than thought from Lehman investment

February 21, 2012

By Cy Ryan

The state Board of Finance received a $5 million piece of good news Tuesday. The state is going to get back more than expected from the bankrupt Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

Construction project — possibly for a mosque — damaged by fire: Feb. 22, 2012; By Jackie Valley; A mysterious fire that erupted overnight at what appeared to be the construction site for a mosque may trigger an investigation by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

MGM results improve on Las Vegas Strip spending, China growth: Feb. 22, 2012; By Steve Green; MGM Resorts International on Wednesday said net revenue improved across the board for its Las Vegas casino resorts in the fourth quarter, helping the company narrow its loss for the period.

Highs to hit low 70s in Las Vegas: Feb. 22, 2012; By Dave Toplikar; Although its the middle of winter, Las Vegas will get some spring-like warm weather today, says Kevin Janison, KSNV-TV meteorologist.

Freshman Sen. Elizabeth Halseth talks with veteran Sen. Michael Schneider after a meeting of the Senate Revenue Committee on the second day of the 2011 legislative session Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, in Carson City.

A secret of how Elizabeth Halseth won her state Senate seat — Democrats: Feb. 22, 2012; By David McGrath Schwartz; Former state Sen. Elizabeth Halseth’s brief career in Nevada politics can be attributed to several things — a vulnerable Republican incumbent, the Tea Party surge. The most remarkable, though, is that a group with ties to Democratic interests helped Halseth get elected.

Recycling bins are seen on the curb in Anthem neighborhood of Henderson Tuesday, July 26, 2011. .

Lawmakers studying whether bottle, can deposits would work in Nevada: Feb. 22, 2012; By Cy Ryan; Clark County has the lowest recycling rate among Nevada's populous counties, but a legislative committee is looking at ways to improve it. Among the possibilities to improve recycling rates: deposits and refunds on recyclables.

Andrew De Maio listens to virtual guide James Caan during a preview of the Las Vegas Mob Experience at the Tropicana Tuesday, March 1, 2011.

Tropicana's Mob Attraction to reopen its interactive displays March 1: Feb. 22, 2012; By Steve Green; Mob Attraction Las Vegas at the Tropicana resort, formerly called the Las Vegas Mob Experience, says its interactive portion will reopen on March 1.

Poll: Was mortgage settlement a good deal?: Feb. 22, 2012; By Sun Staff; Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto will be on "Face to Face With Jon Ralston" tonight to talk about the mortgage settlement and other topics. But first, what do you think?

Board members of the proposed $63 million Henderson Space and Science Center unveiled the first conceptual model of the learning facility. The science center will sit on five acres of land and initial funding is coming from the city of Henderson.

Henderson puts hold on funding for science museum: Feb. 21, 2012; By Aida Ahmed; The Henderson Space and Science Center is going to have to wait for its next piece of funding from the city.

Pedestrian, 60, struck by minivan near Nellis: Feb. 21, 2012; By Gregan Wingert; A 60-year-old man crossing the street near Nellis Air Force Base was rendered unconscious tonight after being hit by a blue minivan.

Recycling company gets tax break after losing out on paving project: Feb. 21, 2012; By Richard N. Velotta; A company that brought the first tire recycling plant to Southern Nevada but wasn’t selected to supply an important paving project on Interstate 15 last year got some consolation Tuesday when the Nevada Commission on Economic Development awarded it more than a quarter-million dollars in tax abatements and deferrals.

Members of the San Diego Police Museum Association arrive in a 1932 "paddy wagon" during the grand opening of The Mob Museum in Las Vegas, Tuesday February 14, 2012. The museum, in a former federal courthouse and post office, is one of 14 sites in the nation that hosted the 1950-51 U.S. Senate Special Committees to investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce, also known as the Kefauver hearings.

New York Times review: In Mob Museum, Las Vegas embraces its bad guys of old: Feb. 21, 2012; New York Times News Service; And now, here in a city where such figures were once as comfortably in their element as Zeus and his family on Olympus, they are finally getting something close to the museum they deserve: the Mob Museum, a $42 million survey of the American gangster, unfolding in 17,000 square feet of exhibition space, on three floors of a 41,000-square-foot landmark building on Stewart Avenue.

A rendering shows the Liquor Library, which could be functioning in six months in the baggage claim area of McCarran International Airport.

McCarran baggage-claim liquor store could open by fall: Feb. 21, 2012; By Joe Schoenmann; The liquor store proposed for the baggage claim area of McCarran International Airport will likely begin selling booze by fall. The Clark County Commission voted unanimously for county staff to negotiate to get the project done.

State to salvage $5 million more than thought from Lehman investment: Feb. 21, 2012; By Cy Ryan; The state Board of Finance received a $5 million piece of good news Tuesday. The state is going to get back more than expected from the bankrupt Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

Arrest report reveals details of toddler's death: Feb. 21, 2012; By Jackie Valley; The man accused of killing his girlfriend’s toddler Thursday told detectives he applied pressure to the crying boy’s throat for “two to three minutes” to quiet him, according to an arrest report released Tuesday.

Police rescue 12-year-old girl reported abducted in Montana: Feb. 21, 2012; By Jackie Valley; Metro Police found a 12-year-old girl who was abducted last week in Montana after stopping a vehicle near Primm, officials said. The FBI in Kalispell, Mont., contacted Metro with information indicating Edgar “Eddie” Le, 28, was traveling south on Interstate 15 heading toward California with the girl, police said.