Local news briefs for August 15, 2000

Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000 | 10:16 a.m.

Father, son in fatal plunge ID'd

The victims from Monday's fatal accident at a camping area in Lake Mead National Recreation Area were identified as 41-year-old Curtis D. DeMoss and his 3-year-old son, Bronson A. DeMoss.

DeMoss was trying to pull another vehicle free from the sand Monday about 12:15 a.m. near Northshore Road at mile marker eight when the tow rope slipped. DeMoss' Jeep went over a 30- to 40-foot cliff and landed upside down in Lake Mead, officials said.

DeMoss' other son was thrown from the Jeep and was pulled from the water with only minor injuries. He was released to his mother, officials said.

The investigation into the accident is continuing.

Four people robbed at golf course

Two Las Vegas couples are suing North Las Vegas, claiming the city failed to protect them from four robbers at a city golf course.

The lawsuit, filed Monday in District Court, alleges Mark and Nancy Arrington and Greg and Jerri Pratt were accosted and robbed by four people as they left the city's Brooks Avenue golf course on Aug. 22, 1998.

The couples, who are seeking unspecified damages, accuse the city of not providing adequate security at the course, of not training the security guards well enough and of not having enough guards or patrols.

In addition, the lawsuit states there wasn't enough lighting at the golf course.

State board delays meeting on bonds

The state Board of Finance canceled a Thursday meeting at which approval of the $600 million bond issue to build a $650 million monorail on the Las Vegas Strip was to be considered.

The meeting will be rescheduled for next month, state Treasurer Brian Krolicki, a member of the board, said. He cited a scheduling conflict with Gov. Kenny Guinn, chairman of the finance board. Guinn is a keynote speaker at an economic development conference in Reno on Thursday.

The Clark County Commission approved the project last week.

The MGM Grand-Bally's Monorail LLC would extend the present line from Bally's to the Sahara hotel-casino.

Beginning Sunday night

motorists can expect delays on Nellis Boulevard between Stewart Avenue and Charleston Boulevard as a sewer improvement project gets under way. The southbound travel lanes of Nellis will be narrowed from three to one during the project, which is expected to be completed in about six months.