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Letter: He can recruit but can't coach: Ron@vegas.com; Bayno has proved he can recruit. He brings in good talent year after year, including Keon Clark, Tyrone Nesby, Shawn Marion, and nearly Lamar Odom. However, talent does not matter if a team cannot win.; 12:31 p.m.

Letter: Bayno can't coach, recruit: Ron@vegas.com; Young athletes who see the NBA in their future pick colleges where the coach helps propel them into a high lottery pick. Bayno does not have a reputation for doing so.; 12:30 p.m.

Letter: Fan defends Rebel slate: Ron@vegas.com; Other than the Oklahoma State game, did anyone feel they were going to beat Cincinnati or North Carolina?; 12:27 p.m.

Letter: Bayno bunch underachieves: Ron@vegas.com; -- VINCE BULLARD; 12:26 p.m.

Letter: Rebels should follow Cougars: Ron@vegas.com; After being a loyal Bill Bayno supporter, I must agree with those who are calling for his termination at the end of the season. He has had plenty of time to rebuild the once-proud Rebel ...; 12:25 p.m.

Piece of Town Center pie may be given to UNLV: The city of Las Vegas is offering part of Town Center, in the fast-growing northwest, for a UNLV satellite campus.; 11:38 a.m.

Residents in south LV oppose school site: Terry Webster; Many parents would love a new neighborhood school to reduce overcrowding, but can't get one.; 11:37 a.m.

Successes, goals highlighted at State of the City luncheon: Diana Sahagun; Economic Development Director Jacque Risner remembers the frenzy four years ago at the North Las Vegas State of the City luncheon.; 11:37 a.m.

News briefs: Time is running out for those who want to help state officials figure out how to configure a private foundation that would promote the adoption of wild horses and burros.; 11:36 a.m.

Judge orders house arrest for teen held in shooting of dad: Bill Gang; Justice of the Peace Tony Abbatangelo today released 15-year-old Conan Pope from jail and ordered that he be held on house arrest at a friend's house. The teenager is charged with murder in the shooting ...; 11:36 a.m.

Regents vote to review Fire Science Academy: There won't be a fire sale for the financially plagued University of Nevada, Reno, Fire Science Academy -- at least not yet.; 11:35 a.m.

Another year granted for building Millennium Arena: Diana Sahagun; Ground could be broken for the Millennium Arena in North Las Vegas in time for what many believe to be the beginning of the new millennium, Jan. 1, 2001.; 11:31 a.m.

Bank merger finalized: As part of the consolidation, the Pioneer Citizens branch at 460 N. Stephanie Street in Henderson will close; customer accounts will move to the Nevada State branch at 1051 W. Warm Springs Road.; 11:31 a.m.

Nevada observers in Arco merger: The battle centers around BP Amoco's plans to proceed with its $36 billion acquisition of Los Angeles-based Atlantic Richfield Co. (Arco).; 11:31 a.m.

Boeing beefs up space operations: LOS ANGELES -- Hughes Electronics Corp. left the aerospace industry with a $3.75 billion deal to sell its satellite manufacturing business and related operations to the Boeing Co.; 11:30 a.m.

New CEOs at Microsoft, Wal-Mart: Microsoft said Gates will remain chairman and take on the role of "chief software architect," devoting his time to plotting out new software products and services.; 11:29 a.m.

Murder defense: It was the other guy: Bill Gang; Although the prosecution has alleged that Charles Randolph was the gunman who executed the bartender with two bullets to the head during a holdup at Doc Holliday's Tavern, his attorney said they have the wrong ...; 11:29 a.m.

Goodman rejects school district breakup: Terry Webster; Despite comments to the contrary Thursday by Assemblywoman Sandra Tiffany, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman says he is not in favor of breaking up the Clark County School District.; 11:29 a.m.

Major witness in Floyd case missing: Bill Gang; The only person who can talk about Zane Floyd's state of mind in the hour before he is alleged to have walked into a supermarket and shot four people to death has vanished.; 11:16 a.m.

Silverman approved as interim CCSN president: The No. 2 man at the Community College of Southern Nevada now is No. 1 -- at least temporarily.; 11:16 a.m.

The right to read: Jace Radke; The two-month long discussion of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District's open access policy on library materials including Playboy magazine continued Thursday with debaters evoking everyone from Ted Bundy to William Shakespeare to make their ...; 11:15 a.m.

Goodman lukewarm on downtown project: Erin Neff; The empty 40-ounce beer bottles, shattered glass and cigarette butts littering the fenced, vacant lot at Fourth Street and Lewis Avenue belie the city's $7 million investment there.; 11:15 a.m.

Police get mixed reviews in audit: Diana Sahagun; An audit of the North Las Vegas Police Department shows a department struggling to keep up with growth while maintaining a rocky relationship with the City Council and city manager.; 11:14 a.m.

DOE chief to reveal plan for Utah waste: Energy Secretary Bill Richardson was expected today to announce details for cleaning up radioactive wastes piled near Moab, Utah, that threaten the Colorado River, which supplies drinking water to 20 million people downstream.; 11:14 a.m.

Suspect indicted in 1997 slaying of teen girl: Bill Gang; A Clark County grand jury indictment is scheduled to be returned today over the 1997 kidnapping and murder of a 16-year-old girl who vanished after getting off work at a fast-food restaurant.; 11:14 a.m.

AMR defends response times: Adrienne Packer; American Medical Response officials scrambling to defend their company from "false statements" about its performance were willing Thursday to stray from their agenda to discuss their rival's latest woes.; 11:13 a.m.

EPA calls LV pollution plan 'inadequate': The Environmental Protection Agency has determined that the new plan for controlling carbon monoxide emissions in the Las Vegas Valley doesn't fit the bill.; 11:13 a.m.

CEO buys Speedway Industrial Park for $53 million: David Strow; After a year of fruitless efforts to sell the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Industrial Park, North Carolina-based Speedway Motorsports Inc. said Thursday it sold the property to its chief executive for $53 million.; 11:06 a.m.

Krispy Kreme launching first ads to tout Henderson, LV expansion: Phil Levine; Lincoln Spoor says the Las Vegas success of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts owes as much to a positive word-of-mouth buzz as to fresh filling and icing.; 11:05 a.m.

State appealing ruling allowing 18-year-olds to gamble: NEW ORLEANS -- Louisiana 18-year-olds should have the right to play video poker and buy lottery tickets, a Louisiana state judge has ruled.; 10:59 a.m.

LV companies said to be eyeing Greektown stake: DETROIT -- Four minority investors are trying to sell their stake in the yet-to-open Greektown Casino in Detroit because of troubles getting licensed by Michigan regulators, a newspaper reported.; 10:58 a.m.

Alliance Gaming ordered to pay disputed jackpot to Californian: David Strow; In a rare decision, the Nevada Gaming Control Board on Thursday ordered Las Vegas-based Alliance Gaming Corp.'s Bally Gaming unit to pay a disputed $112,600 jackpot a California woman claimed she hit at a Reno ...; 10:58 a.m.

Indians raise $7.3 mil. to support measure: LOS ANGELES -- Indian tribes have raised $7.3 million to support a March ballot initiative that would expand gambling on reservations, while opponents say their pockets are empty, campaign finance reports show.; 10:57 a.m.

Mikohn director sells some stock: Mikohn director sells some stock; 10:55 a.m.

Unidentified suitor joins Rainforest pursuit: Rainforest Cafe Inc. said it received an unsolicited $125 million cash and stock offer from an unidentified publicly traded company, beating an earlier bid from Lakes Gaming Inc.; 10:54 a.m.

Berkley candidate for key committee: Kim Smith; Nevada deserves representation on Congress' more important committees, and if Democrats are successful in taking back the House, Rep. Shelley Berkley would be a likely choice, House Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt said Thursday.; 10:31 a.m.

Gephardt, Berkley urging prescription help for seniors: Kim Smith; When Las Vegas resident James Ridley came out of the hospital two years ago with four new prescriptions to add to the 10 he was already taking, he was not happy.; 10:31 a.m.

NRC stiffens attack against DOE's nuclear waste study: Benjamin Grove; ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Critics of the plan to bury the nation's nuclear waste in Nevada have panned the U.S. Department of Energy's study of how waste would affect the environment since the report was released ...; 10:24 a.m.

High court ruling on running from cops comes under fire: Kim Smith And Cy Ryan; A U.S. Supreme Court ruling handed down Wednesday is raising the eyebrows of some Las Vegas defense attorneys, but prosecutors in the state attorney general's office warned that too much should not be read into ...; 10:24 a.m.

Co-author of book to appear at stores: Pedrick will be at Barnes & Noble, 2191 North Rainbow Blvd., 3-5 p.m. Saturday.; 10:23 a.m.

Holiday closings: SAFETY: Police and fire emergency services as usual. Administrative offices closed.; 10:22 a.m.

Kids receive scuba diving lessons: The team has been meeting at the Las Vegas Municipal Pool for two weeks and will be demonstrating their skills Tuesday at the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association's annual trade show Tuesday through next Friday ...; 10:21 a.m.

Fund-raising for KNPR hits new website: Net Pledge 2000 begins Thursday and continues through Jan. 24. Residents wanting to support the station through pledges can visit its website (www.knpr.org). Pledgers will have a chance to win daily prizes or the grand ...; 10:20 a.m.

Top gymnasts at MGM: The RCA Challenge is the first of three events comprising the newly formatted America Cup Series. Top finishers here and in a second qualifying meet in St. Petersburg, Fla., will move on to the finals ...; 10:06 a.m.

UNLV wary of Falcons: Victoria Sun; Three points in two games.; 10:06 a.m.

Columnist Dean Juipe: Learning by seeing what not to do: Dean Juipe; Charles Barkley expressed many an athlete's point of view by once stating "I'm not a role model. I'm a basketball player."; 10:05 a.m.

LV may get minor league football: Steve Guiremand; Las Vegas, are you ready for some football?; 10:03 a.m.

Unsafe at any speed?: A list of Indy and Champ Car drivers who have suffered spinal-cord injuries during the past five years, with an "X" denoting career-ending injury:; 10:00 a.m.

Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Planning an ambush: THE HEADLINE sounded ugly. The story was even worse.; 9:32 a.m.

Letter: Put homeless in National Guard: Build barracks to house them, feed them, give them the medical attention they are so badly in need of. Give them subsidiary uniforms, let the National Guard teach them the rules, make them feel needed.; 9:31 a.m.

Letter: New Year's Eve big disappointment: We always felt like we were treated with respect and dignity in years past. Our children have come to grow and love the same atmosphere that has attracted us.; 9:30 a.m.

Editorial: National monument designation is right: An Arizona Republic newspaper poll showed that almost 80 percent of the state's residents supported Clinton's decision, but Arizona's elected officials weren't happy about the president's unilateral move. The preferred course is to set aside ...; 9:27 a.m.

Editorial: Another legacy of atomic age: What's terrifying is that the sale almost happened at all. In 1997 the U.S. Department of Energy and the state of Tennessee had agreed to let British Nuclear Fuel, which is cleaning up a former ...; 9:27 a.m.

Columnist Sal DeFilippo: Post-mortem of catastrophe yields few answers: Sal DeFilippo; Join me as together we try to enter the mind of any one of the 11 members of the Buffalo Bills' kickoff coverage team.; 9:27 a.m.

Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Money still an issue, but CART high on LVMS: Although there appears to be interest on both sides, no headway has been made in the past several months to bring a Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) event to Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2001.; 9:24 a.m.

Date book: Charlotte Huntley will give a watercolor workshop on a creative new form of pointilism and an a study of watercolor basics from 9:30-3:30 p.m. today and Saturday at Desert Decor, 2925 Green Valley Parkway. Admission ...; 9:24 a.m.

Nearly 200 racers to compete in Laughlin Desert Challenge: Interest from racers appears to be at an all-time high with early entries from 12 states, including 20 from the Southern Nevada area.; 9:21 a.m.

BYU bounces Lady Rebels: With a basketball team that is comprised primarily of underclassmen, sometimes a coach has to look hard to find positives in a predominantly negative situation.; 9:21 a.m.

Soap Dish: Kirk Baird; Fortuitous. It's a word actress Lindsay Korman is very familiar with.; 9:04 a.m.

Columnist Muriel Stevens: Five-star winners at Bellagio, Mirage are five-star worthy: When the news came that Picasso at the Bellagio and Renoir at the Mirage had been named Five-Star winners by the 2000 Mobile Travel Guide, I was ecstatic. Never before had a Las Vegas restaurant ...; 9:04 a.m.

Saturday at Golden Gate: 1st race 6 fur 3YO Fil Mdn Clm: 1 Ms. Whidbey Island (Meza) 117; 2 a-Admirals Choice (Nuesch) 117; 3 Sanctifica (Warren) 117; 4 a-Sleeping Around (Matias) 117; 5 Fashion Toss (Baze) 117; 6 Astarinmyeye ...; 9:02 a.m.

Shelf Life -- Scott Dickensheets: Locals take us on a literary spin through the century's best: Anyone remember the 20th century? It seems like something that happened so long ago; it's a blur to me now. Before it fades completely from memory -- which is to say, this very instant -- ...; 9:01 a.m.

Saturday at Aqueduct: 1st race 1-1/16 mi 4YO & up F & M Clm: 1 Always Belong (Lovato) 116; 2 My Golden Dream (Gryder) 114; 3 Slash Cottage (Teator) 116; 4 Distant Hope (Bridgmohan) 116; 5 Mystery Wood ...; 9:00 a.m.

Saturday at Santa Anita: 1st race 7 fur 4YO & up Alw Clm: 1 Haflinger (McCarron) 117; 2 Cape Canaveral (Day) 117; 3 Ray Of Sunshine (Valenzuela) 118; 4 Funny Tom (Desormeaux) 118; 5 Sing Because (Nakatani) 118; 6 ...; 9:00 a.m.

Women's box: BYU 84, UNLV 75: BRIGHAM YOUNG (11-3); 8:59 a.m.

Sound Check -- Geoff Carter: Crawl out of your coffin for the music of Rob Zombie: You can say what you will about death-disco maven Rob Zombie, and you probably have. He's something of an easy target: Critics rip into him as an Alice Cooper beta version, while parents despise him ...; 8:58 a.m.

Columnist Kate Maddox: Andre and Steffi: Hitched or unhitched?: Kate Maddox; The rumor mill started running on Thursday as word leaked that tennis superstars Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf had secretly tied the knot while on vacation in Kauai, Hawaii, last week.; 8:56 a.m.

Dial File -- Steve Bornfeld: Hang on: We're goin' back in: Welcome to The Season: Part Deux.; 8:53 a.m.

King reigns with new gig at Harrah's: Joe Delaney; Comedian-magician Mac King made his Harrah's Improv debut Tuesday. He wore a loud plaid suit, which he claims was a hand-me-down from his grandfather. If true, King's grandfather must have been at least two sizes ...; 8:49 a.m.

Columnist Joe Delaney: Show biz veteran Holmes ready for his Strip debut: Joe Delaney; Clint Holmes was a successful headliner in Atlantic City before Bill Cosby brought him to the Las Vegas Hilton as his co-star and opener. ... Other pre-Las Vegas credits include a stint as Joan Rivers' ...; 8:49 a.m.

More tests needed before cause of Hamada death set: The official cause of death of Las Vegas restaurateur June Chizuko Hamada, whose body was found in the swimming pool at her Las Vegas home, is being withheld pending the results of toxicology tests.; 8:46 a.m.

Obituaries for January 14, 2000: Mylea Lamari Amie, 6 weeks, died Tuesday in a local hospital. She was born Nov. 28, 1999, in Las Vegas.; 8:45 a.m.

Final plans coming together for demolition of Mapes Hotel: Scott Sonner; RENO, Nev. - Blowing up the Mapes Hotel will cause less disturbance and send less dust into the air and the Truckee River than would a traditional demolition with a wrecking ball, city officials said ...; 4:32 a.m.

Report sees dramatic growth, but no threat to casino industry: Robert Macy; Internet gambling is "on the verge of exploding" with revenues expected to triple in two years, but the growth will not hurt Las Vegas or other casino cities, according to a new industry report.; 3:05 a.m.

CCSN names building after the Rev. Caviglia: The Rev. Caesar Caviglia once turned down an offer to have a local public school named after him.; 3:04 a.m.

Birth announcements for January 14, 2000: Dec. 28:; 3:04 a.m.

NFL Injury Report: MIAMI (10-7) AT JACKSONVILLE (14-2) -Dolphins: QUESTIONABLE: TE Troy Drayton (knee); WR Oronde Gadsden (ribs). PROBABLE: G Mark Dixon (wrist); WR Yatil Green (ankle); LB Larry Izzo (knee); WR Nate Jacquet (quadricep); RB J.J. Johnson ...; 1:15 a.m.

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