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New Mexico voters oppose expanding gambling: New Mexico voters also are divided over the effect of tribal casinos on the state's economy. Forty-four percent of the 408 registered voters questioned in the March 14-16 poll said Indian casinos have had a ...; 12:32 p.m.

AG says no charges against acting UNR police chief: Meese denied the allegation.; 12:31 p.m.

Opponents rap 10-year deadline on wilderness studies: Matt Kelley; The proposal from Rep. Jim Hansen, R-Utah, would allow areas set aside for possible wilderness designation to lose that protection if Congress does not make a formal wilderness designation within a decade.; 12:30 p.m.

Cabin owners protest Forest Service fee increases: For years the vacation home came at a bargain price - just $390 a year for the half-acre lot. That changed in 1996, when a new land appraisal boosted Mead's fee to $2,500, although a ...; 12:29 p.m.

Show of dissension could hurt proposal to expand gambling in Kansas: John Hanna; The Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee had a hearing Thursday on a bill that contains the proposal for expanded gambling from the owners of The Woodlands, in Kansas City, Kan.; Wichita Greyhound Park; and ...; 12:28 p.m.

McCain seizes lead role in battle against college sports betting: Laurence Arnold; Securing a lead role in the effort by colleges to ban betting on amateur sporting events, the Arizona Republican scheduled a hearing on the issue Wednesday before the Senate Commerce Committee he chairs.; 12:25 p.m.

First proposals from panel trying to save taxpayers' money: Brendan Riley; Also suggested by the Committee to Conduct a Fundamental Review of State Government was a periodic review of all Nevada laws and regulations to identify antiquated or redundant provisions.; 12:24 p.m.

Rogers sees big role with college: Longtime Las Vegan Jim Rogers envisions that the foundation he will head for the development of the Nevada State College at Henderson will take an active role not only in funding but also in academic ...; 12:05 p.m.

Judge, state withhold money over underpaid labor claims: CARSON CITY -- A federal judge has allowed the state labor commissioner to go forward with hearings to determine if two contractors on the Spaghetti Bowl construction project in Las Vegas failed to pay the ...; 12:05 p.m.

Former Dallas Cowboys star says he has winning $28 million lottery ticket: Michael Holmes; Texas Lottery officials today said they're waiting to see him with the ticket.; 11:57 a.m.

New officials named at Louisiana Indian casino: Within the past two weeks, First Nation Gaming, a partner with the tribe in Grand Casino Avoyelles, appointed Dennis O'Brien as chief operating officer and Greg Strategier as chief financial officer.; 11:56 a.m.

Reid: Black Rock Desert bill won't pass this year: Scott Sonner; "The legislation is not going to pass this year. There is not time to do it," Reid, the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate, told The Associated Press.; 11:55 a.m.

Texas firefighter gets three years in gambling case: Baxter is planning to appeal because a person convicted of a felony can't be a civil service employee.; 11:48 a.m.

Rumors have Wynn interested in acquiring Sotheby's: The Post's Neal Travis, who writes a regular gossip column for the newspaper, said in Thursday's edition that Wynn would use profits from the $5.4 billion sale of Mirage to MGM Grand Inc. to acquire ...; 11:45 a.m.

Builders fined in death of worker: The Nevada state worker-safety program has fined two construction companies nearly $30,000 for a trench collapse that killed a worker in Henderson in September.; 11:37 a.m.

Vet battles board for his reputation: It was a pet owners' nightmare for Fred and Hope Slensky.; 11:35 a.m.

Sun reporter taken off Binion witness list: Kim Smith; Las Vegas Sun columnist and senior investigative reporter Jeff German has been stricken from the list of potential defense witnesses in the Ted Binion murder trial.; 11:33 a.m.

Treatment of Hispanics enrages School Board: Terry Webster; Disgusting. Deplorable. Unacceptable.; 11:33 a.m.

Council, Bandits hope game a PR slam-dunk: Erin Neff; Mayor Oscar Goodman is fond of saying the ball is in his court to bring a National Basketball Association team to Las Vegas.; 11:32 a.m.

Driver fails test under new drug law: Kim Smith; Blood test results for a young woman driver accused of running over and killing six teens Sunday show she had more than twice the amount of marijuana in her system needed to charge her under ...; 11:32 a.m.

Radiation find prompts new dump concerns: Elected officials and scientists in Nevada said today the Department of Energy's finding of radioactive water a mile away from the Nevada Test Site boundary raises concerns about building a high-level nuclear waste repository at ...; 11:29 a.m.

UNLV arena struggles to accommodate disabled: The plight of a physically disabled 12-year-old sports fan who encountered problems accessing the Thomas & Mack Center has rekindled long-standing complaints about the UNLV arena.; 11:29 a.m.

Student leaders get to know superintendent candidates: Terry Webster; Palo Verde High School junior Michele McArthur questions whether many of her peers in the Clark County School District understand the superintendent's role.; 11:28 a.m.

Murphy must remain behind bars: District Judge Joseph Bonaventure today ordered Sandy Murphy to stay behind bars on no bail.; 11:25 a.m.

Realty firm enters LV market: Located at 3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Grubb & Ellis/Las Vegas offers a full range of commercial property services, including sales and leasing of office, industrial, and retail properties and available land.; 11:24 a.m.

Chain coming to Nevada: The Irvine, Calif.-based company is the nation's second largest retailer of specialty coffee, after Seattle-based Starbucks Inc.; 11:24 a.m.

Nuclear issue on hold until next year: Benjamin Grove; WASHINGTON -- The congressman who likely will lead the charge on the next nuclear waste-to-Nevada bill said Thursday that he won't push the measure this year.; 11:22 a.m.

LV union protests against food seller: Grace Leong; A Las Vegas union protested Thursday at a large Hispanic grocery store as part of a nationwide effort to force the nation's largest Hispanic foods seller, Goya Foods Inc., to reinstate four whistleblowers fired last ...; 11:16 a.m.

Guinn wants DMV out of red, into neutral: CARSON CITY -- The state Department of Motor Vehicles and Public Safety would be split in two under a recommendation proposed Thursday by Gov. Kenny Guinn's task force that is conducting a "fundamental review" of ...; 11:12 a.m.

Suspected child molester accepts plea: Kim Smith; A Las Vegas man accused of sexually abusing several young boys and making pornographic movies with others has entered a plea agreement that ensures his mother is safe from prosecution.; 11:12 a.m.

Man dies in prison; retrial comes too late: Kim Smith; Two weeks ago the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that convicted murderer Kenneth Kelly could have a new trial. It was too late, however. Kelly was dead.; 11:11 a.m.

Goodman, Guinn want to bring biotechnology industry to Nevada: UNLV's fledgling cancer institute can attract medical products companies that could help diversify Southern Nevada's economy, Las Vegas' mayor says.; 11:11 a.m.

Merger value recalculated at $6.7 billion: MGM Grand Inc. of Las Vegas today filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to sell up to $2.75 billion in debt securities, common stock and rights and guarantees to help finance its $6.7 billion ...; 11:04 a.m.

Wynn reveling in 'delicious' choices he has for future: David Strow; In his first public comments since Mirage Resorts Inc. agreed to merge with MGM Grand Inc., Steve Wynn confirmed he's on his way out at Mirage -- but said he's reveling in the "delicious" choices ...; 11:04 a.m.

Opponents hope right-of-way law will derail monorail: Adrienne Packer; In their continuing battle against a proposed monorail that will run just 50 feet from their homes, Desert Inn Estates residents have filed a second lawsuit that could toss the $650 million project off track.; 11:02 a.m.

Houston woman sues friend over LV slot jackpot: Mary Iacono sued her long-time friend, Carolyn Lyons, last year. Iacono's lawsuit accused Lyons of defrauding her out of half of the jackpot. The lawsuit was dismissed, but a state court of appeals reinstated the ...; 11:01 a.m.

Casino wins injunction against customer: Fitzgeralds Gaming, which owns Fitzgeralds Casino & Holiday Inn, sued Meeks in Clark County District Court, alleging Meeks filed a sexual harassment complaint with the Nevada Gaming Control Board on Nov. 20, 1999, and also ...; 11:00 a.m.

Company forecasts profit from National Airlines: Harrah's Chief Operating Officer Gary Loveman told Bloomberg News he expects the airline to turn a profit "in the very near future," barring unforeseen difficulties.; 10:59 a.m.

Commission approves Showboat sale: Harrah's Entertainment Inc. is selling the Boulder Strip property to Las Vegas investors Michael Villamor, Gregg Schatzman and Danny Shaw.; 10:59 a.m.

Local news briefs for March 24, 2000: Metro Police are looking for two men in connection with the armed robbery of a check cashing business near Pecos Road and Las Vegas Boulevard North Wednesday.; 10:58 a.m.

Ethics panel clears campaign manager: Diana Sahagun; The Nevada Ethics Commission has ruled that political campaign manager Mark Kincaid did not mislead the commission while testifying about a campaign flier he distributed in 1998.; 10:57 a.m.

Obituaries for March 24, 2000: Edwin Lord Branch, 90, of Las Vegas died Tuesday in a local hospital. He was born March 18, 1910. A resident for 50 years, he was a retired executive producer and a member of Elks ...; 10:56 a.m.

Gonzaga zapped by altitude: Steve Addy; ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Gonzaga had the affection of the locals, but Purdue had the legs.; 10:50 a.m.

Big Ten to battle for berth in Final Four: Steve Addy; ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- If you let unappealing aesthetics cloud the message, you'll miss the beauty of what happened in the NCAA West Regional semifinals Thursday night.; 10:50 a.m.

Columnist Dean Juipe: Camps run too long to work here: Dean Juipe; Spring training wouldn't be so bad and might actually work in Las Vegas if the ritual was shortened from two months to two or three weeks.; 10:49 a.m.

Date book for March 24, 2000: Jan Scarborough will discuss advertising and copyrighting at 7 p.m. today at 2323 Decatur Blvd. Call 258-0999.; 10:41 a.m.

Luft the true star in a tribute to Garland at DI: Joe Delaney; Lorna Luft is currently performing her concert act, "Songs My Mother Taught Me -- A Celebration of the Music of Judy Garland," this week and next in the Desert Inn's Crystal Room. The classic, intimate ...; 10:36 a.m.

Pivotal Strip anniversary goes without spark, observance: The 40th anniversary of desegregation of the Las Vegas Strip will pass Sunday with little or no observance.; 10:30 a.m.

Community news briefs for March 24, 2000: Las Vegas City Councilman Michael McDonald will host a neighborhood festival on April 1 to help residents learn more about the 2000 Census and help them fill out forms.; 10:28 a.m.

Birth announcements for March 24, 2000: March 14: A girl to Mary Belle and Lloyd Blake; a girl to Tina and Daniel Rafferty; a boy to Erin and David Wiggins; a boy to Loyola and Michel Lantelme; a girl to Tiffany ...; 10:26 a.m.

The Movie Guys: 'Rear Window' remains a Hitchcock masterpiece: Synopsis: L.B. Jefferies is a world-renowned magazine photographer who is laid up in his tiny Greenwich Village apartment, wheelchair-bound with a broken leg. With temperatures soaring and boredom running rampant, he innocently resorts to spying ...; 10:21 a.m.

This week's races: WINSTON CUP; 10:17 a.m.

Shelf Life -- Scott Dickensheets: Butter the popcorn: It's time for the movies: Shocking confession time: I have seen precisely none of the movies up for this year's best picture Oscar. Zero. Zip. Nada one. Somehow I have survived this, although my membership in the human race has ...; 10:14 a.m.

Editorial: This one deserves hard look: Still, several Clark County commissioners were right to question whether UMC has gotten ahead of itself by making its plans public before the feasibility study has been completed. As the Sun's Adrienne Packer reported Wednesday, ...; 10:00 a.m.

Editorial: No fairness yet on 'Net taxation: This isn't an issue of conservatives vs. liberals or Republicans vs. Democrats. Even conservative Republican governors, such as Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt, are troubled by this unfair tax policy, arguing that a continued shift to ...; 9:59 a.m.

Letter: GOP is soft on environment: But in a recent issue of the conservation magazine, Defenders of Wildlife: "The average lifetime score of the remaining Republican committee members is a miserable 11 percent! (Remember, that this is a Senate committee charged ...; 9:59 a.m.

Letter: Probe results buried on 12A: Let's be fair and give the results of probes as much attention as the initiation of probes.; 9:59 a.m.

Letter: Malone circulars act of cowards with money: I have no opinion on the culpability of Clark County Commissioner Lance Malone (other than my distrust of politicians), as I haven't heard his side of the story, but I do feel that this sort ...; 9:58 a.m.

Columnist Muriel Stevens: Chefs for Kids program feeds at-risk students: It's no secret that chefs are among Las Vegas' most generous contributors to our community. Through the Chefs for Kids program, children attending Clark County's most at-risk elementary schools are not only being treated to ...; 9:49 a.m.

Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: CART eyes big changes: Championship Auto Racing Teams open its 22nd season this weekend in South Florida, but CART chairman Andrew Craig said he can envision the day when the open-wheel series holds its season opener a month or ...; 9:45 a.m.

Ralph Siraco's selections for Saturday's races at Santa Anita: 1st Race -- Superget - Draws good post for the sprint, Flores aboard Jory trainee, training at Hollypark. Fantasy Leap - Another training at Hollypark, must break promptly from rail post, hustling Puglisi on Aguirre ...; 9:40 a.m.

Columnist Kate Maddox: Stars mug as Elvis at Riviera: Kate Maddox; The cast of "3,000 Miles to Graceland" is shooting nights at the Riviera hotel-casino this week. The movie's stars -- Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, Christian Slater and David Arquette -- are suited up as Elvi ...; 9:39 a.m.

Thursday's prep results: Cimarron-Memorial 6, Durango 5: Jeremy Reese doubled home a pair of runs with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to lead the host Spartans to victory. Reese finished 2-for-3 with four RBIs, while ...; 9:39 a.m.

Sound Check -- Geoff Carter: Cue announcer: 'You won't believe this offer!': Fade in. Camera pulls in for tight shot of dopey-looking kid with blue Mohawk as Gary Numan's "Cars" plays on his headphones. The kid says, "You mean to say I get all these cool techno-pop ...; 9:38 a.m.

Letter: Rebels were no dynasty: Ron@lasvegassun.com; Face it Dean, UNLV recruited the unrecruitable. UNLV was King of the JCs. Mark Wade, Freddie Banks, Gerald Paddio, Anderson Hunt, Moses Scurry ... great, great Rebels but certainly not at the top of anyone's ...; 9:31 a.m.

Letter: Columnist earns convert: Ron@lasvegassun.com; I guess that this letter would be more of an apology than anything else, because I now find myself looking for his column at night when the paper arrives. I don't miss it. Keep up ...; 9:30 a.m.

Letter: Rebels are just mediocre: Ron@lasvegassun.com; There is no apparent understanding that a successful sports team brings in revenue that helps support all other sports. When our basketball team had national recognition, our sports budget was in the black. At schools ...; 9:25 a.m.

Letter: No-Guinn situation: Ron@lasvegassun.com; Gov. Kenny Guinn had some "regular" Nevada comments about the case. And I quote: "What do you do? They can't have scholarship tickets, they can't be around the team but you can't keep them from ...; 9:23 a.m.

Cho and Tell: Kirk Baird; It's difficult to know what to expect when interviewing comedian Margaret Cho.; 9:21 a.m.

Herbst brothers continue hot streak: In winning for the second straight race, Tim Herbst drove solo for the first time in his Ford F-150 Trophy-Truck, capturing the featured SCORE Trophy-Truck division in Round 2 of the 2000 SCORE Desert Series ...; 9:19 a.m.

New Zealander has chance to make Final four: Steve Addy; Wisconsin freshman guard Kirk Penney will carry his homeland's banner Sunday afternoon when the Badgers (21-13) battle Purdue (24-9) in the all-Big Ten final of the West Regional at The Pit.; 9:17 a.m.

Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: The peacemaking game: You have to give President Clinton credit for being an optimist. Attempting to calm the situation between India and Pakistan was merely a warm-up for the meeting planned with Syrian President Hafez Assad this weekend. ...; 9:17 a.m.

A mellower Keady? Not on the court: Steve Addy; The Purdue basketball coach said Thursday he'd rather sink a 20-foot putt against his pals than pad his voluminous resume with a Final Four appearance.; 9:16 a.m.

Racing schedules and standings: Feb. 20 - Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Dale Jarrett); 8:40 a.m.

Sens. Feinstein, Reid push for promised funds for Lake Tahoe: Brendan Riley; The two Democrats said President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore and Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman all were at Tahoe two years ago promising the federal government "would be a full partner" in the $900 ...; 7:29 a.m.

College of Agriculture to expand its name: "The majority of what were the original colleges of agriculture in this country have expanded their name to one degree or another," he said.; 4:14 a.m.

Federal Maritime Commission orders full review of casino ship complaint: The Ports Authority has said its policy is to refuse space to ships built mainly for gambling.; 4:12 a.m.

Casino can't make bank pay on gambler's marker: Charles Wolfe; Players Casino claimed the bank had a duty, when it returned a credit report on James Wells, to disclose that it does not take counter checks.; 4:12 a.m.

Celebrities in John Robinson golf event: The two-day, 36-hole event, which is sponsored by the UNLV Rebel Football Foundation, will be held on both the Anthem Country Club course and the Revere at Anthem. The field has been doubled this year ...; 3:30 a.m.

Kansas St. nips UNLV: Kansas St. nips UNLV; 3:30 a.m.

Impressionist Anderson still flexing vocal muscle: By Jerry Fink; Bob Anderson may be the greatest entertainment bargain in Las Vegas.; 2:37 a.m.

Columnist Joe Delaney: After 50 years Gladys Knight continues to shine: Joe Delaney; Gladys Knight stars in "Smokey Joe's Cafe," a celebration of 40 years of hit songs written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, nightly in the Caesars Palace Circus Maximus.; 2:27 a.m.

Skinheads face more charges in Reno temple bombing: Scott Sonner; The federal grand jury's amended indictment filed in U.S. District Court this week adds two charges - conspiracy against the rights of citizens and damage to religious property - to a variety of bomb charges ...; 2:03 a.m.

DeBartolo associate says he was enraged by alleged shakedown: Natalie Gott; Ed Muransky, who played for the Oakland Raiders from 1982 to 1985, said DeBartolo paid the former governor in 1997 despite strong warnings from Muransky and another partner in the project, Hollywood Casino Inc.; 2:02 a.m.

DeBartolo reported payment to IRS: Natalie Gott; Dan Small, Edwards' attorney, showed jurors in Edwards' racketeering trial Thursday that DeBartolo had filed the 1099 form to report the payment for tax purposes.; 2:01 a.m.

DeBartolo associate heard about alleged shakedown: Natalie Gott; Ed Muransky, a former pro football player, testified today in Edwards' federal racketeering trial that he learned of the alleged shakedown on March 5, 1997, the day before DeBartolo was to attend a hearing before ...; 2:01 a.m.

Tobacco ruling crimps state's stings: But Albrecht said that his office's sting program of sending minors into stores to see whether they can buy cigarettes may be curtailed for a while.; 1:57 a.m.

Online gambling raising concerns in South Carolina: "Here in the Ocean Drive area we're working hard to create a family-friendly beach," Worley said.; 1:56 a.m.

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