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Archive for February 5, 2001

Town baffled by rash of childhood cancer
Angie Wagner
FALLON, Nev. - Up on Rattlesnake Hill, the white cross, small and proud, overlooks this rural farming and military town that boasts of its simpler way of life. Just off the main road lives 5-year-old ...
11:44 a.m.
XFL Quotes
"The XFL promised all-access. NBC delivered it on the league's opening night. There were microphones and awkward camera angles everywhere. Sideline reporters asked silly questions of players and coaches during the game and got ho-hum, ...
11:35 a.m.
Nevada lawmakers kick off 2001 session
CARSON CITY -- After a two-week warmup of committee meetings, the Nevada Legislature opens today faced with a growing energy crisis and the possibility of a slowdown in the economy.
11:33 a.m.
UnitedHealth moving customers to NevadaCare
NevadaCare and UnitedHealthcare officials declined to disclose the financial details of the transaction.
11:31 a.m.
Big office campus set for northwest LV
The Thomas & Mack Development Group said it will develop and manage a 100-acre business park in northwest Las Vegas and will announce its first tenant within weeks.
11:26 a.m.
Woman apparently kills self after firing at police
Jace Radke
A 20-year-old Las Vegas woman apparently shot herself to death in a downtown motel Sunday night shortly after firing a shot at a Metro Police sergeant.
11:25 a.m.
Obituaries for February 5, 2001
Zendell M. Hale, 85, of Las Vegas died Friday in Las Vegas. He was born Dec. 1, 1915, in Groveland, Idaho. A resident for 11 years, he was a retired accountant for an insurance company ...
11:25 a.m.
Brown wins new term on council by default
Erin Neff
Primary
11:23 a.m.
Prep wrestling standings
CLASS 4A
11:22 a.m.
Auditors scrutinize library cost overruns
Jennifer Knight
When it comes to problems surrounding the Lied Library at UNLV, all roads seem to lead to the Public Works Board, which is why state auditors and claims analysts descended on their offices last week ...
11:21 a.m.
Prep boys basketball standings
CLASS 4A
11:21 a.m.
Library district requesting six new branches
Adrienne Packer
After finally tossing to voters a nagging political hot potato -- the proposed children's hospital -- another pricey proposal will be presented to Clark County commissioners Tuesday.
11:20 a.m.
Prep girls basketball standings
CLASS 4A
11:20 a.m.
Congressman slips in bill for San Francisco gambling
Pete Yost
WASHINGTON -- Circumventing the Interior Department and the California governor, a congressman quietly pushed through a new law for a landless Indian tribe in his district that could open the San Francisco Bay area to ...
11:20 a.m.
Guinn asks Nevadans to tighten energy belts
Gov. Kenny Guinn said today he is asking Nevadans to begin thinking about conserving energy to help the state deal with the effects of the California power crisis.
11:19 a.m.
Fans mostly positive about Outlaws opener
Victoria Sun
Topless men with painted bodies ran around pounding their chests.
11:19 a.m.
Commentary: Free-for-all in stands gets thumbs down
The hardest hitting in Saturday night's historic first game of the new XFL football league took place in the stands, not on the field at Sam Boyd Stadium.
11:19 a.m.
Venetian museum developer fires back at critics of LV art
David Strow
Talk to Thomas Krens for awhile, and you get the sense he could easily fit in among the top executives of the Strip.
11:19 a.m.
Atlanta lender sued over LV casino loan fee
The $65 million locals-oriented hotel-casino on Paradise Road at Flamingo opened Dec. 6 at the site of the former Continental hotel-casino.
11:18 a.m.
Mesquite casino sued over molestation of girl
In a Clark County District Court lawsuit, the plaintiffs sued the hotel-casino, alleging the girl was playing at the Family Fun Center Arcade at the Oasis last July when she was allegedly taken by Steven ...
11:17 a.m.
Tennis: UNLV women top New Mexico State
The Lady Rebels evened their record at 2-2 while the Aggies fell to 1-1.
11:16 a.m.
Columnist Dean Juipe: XFL proves to be lousy experience
Dean Juipe
It took sitting in the stands for Saturday's XFL debut in Las Vegas for me to realize I'm ready for baseball season.
11:15 a.m.
LV company faces Nasdaq delisting
The Las Vegas company faces delisting because it does not have $2 million in net tangible assets, a requirement for listing on the exchange. Acres has until Feb. 9 to request a hearing on the ...
11:15 a.m.
Las Vegas team wins GT class in Daytona race
The weather may have been lousy for the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, but it certainly didn't rain on Mike Petersen's and Dale White's parade.
11:14 a.m.
$1 billion in expansions planned for Venetian
David Strow
Pessimistic about Las Vegas? Not Sheldon Adelson.
11:13 a.m.
Dudley, Kazakova run off with titles
Victoria Sun
Men 1. Mike Dudley, Bend, Ore., 2:18:13 2. Matt Capelouto, Trabuco Canyon, Calif., 2:18:34 3. Katsumi Asada, Tokyo, 2:19:40
11:13 a.m.
Henderson school closed again
The school closed Jan. 22 because of the financial problems of its Virginia-based parent company and then re-opened on Jan. 29 under a teach-out agreement with Stevens-Henager College of Ogden, Utah.
11:13 a.m.
Another LV power plant planned
The plant will sell electricity for the Las Vegas market as well as provide power in regional markets, including power-starved California.
11:13 a.m.
Knight's wife competes in LV
Victoria Sun
Nike, Inc., co-founder Phil Knight didn't lace up his running shoes to participate in the 35th annual Las Vegas Marathon Sunday morning.
11:12 a.m.
Columnist Ralph Siraco: Captain Steve starts new season off right
Ralph Siraco
Trainer Bob Baffert is at it again. Usually at this time of year, Baffert is in the limelight with a horse -- or two, or three -- on the road to the Kentucky Derby. Baffert, ...
11:12 a.m.
Rebels' coach chalks up loss as learning experience
The UNLV baseball team didn't come out of its season-opening series against Washington State with a sweep of the three games -- although it should have -- but head coach Rod Soesbe nonetheless learned a ...
11:11 a.m.
NHRA AutoZone Winternationals results
At Pomona Raceway
11:10 a.m.
NASCAR Winter Heat results
At Phoenix International Raceway
11:10 a.m.
Local news briefs for February 5, 2001
A Las Vegas homeless man accused of beating another homeless man to death with a piece of wood in August has entered a plea agreement.
11:09 a.m.
Las Vegas Marathon results
MEN
11:09 a.m.
With new jurors in place, opening statements set in Williams' trial
Kim Smith
Opening statements in the trial of a Las Vegas woman accused of mowing down six teenagers along Interstate 15 was set to begin this morning.
11:09 a.m.
Indictment alleges man held bank employees hostage
Kim Smith
A 30-year-old man was indicted Thursday on charges that he held seven bank employees hostage with the threat of nerve gas exposure Jan. 12.
11:08 a.m.
UNLV to meet cookin' Cowboys
Steve Addy
LARAMIE, Wyo. -- Are the Rebels resilient, or merely resigned?
11:08 a.m.
Planner faces longer wait on fate of promotion
Diana Sahagun
Deputy Planning Director Bob Genzer may have to wait at least two more weeks to find out if the Las Vegas City Council will promote him to the department's top position.
11:08 a.m.
Water district eyes power firm deal
The Las Vegas Valley Water District is signaling a willingness to work with a power company planning to build an air-cooled plant near Apex northwest of Las Vegas by sharing some water rights.
11:08 a.m.
Quake centered near downtown LV
Seismologist Burt Slemmons heard the earthquake about 7:30 p.m. Saturday, before he felt the ground move beneath his feet. Neither Slemmons nor anyone else in Las Vegas noticed a 1.4 magnitude quake in Boulder City ...
11:07 a.m.
Las Vegas tech company hammered by Barron's
PurchasePro responded quickly, saying the Barron's article was "riddled with inaccuracies and innuendo." Still, it wasn't enough to stop a sell-off in PurchasePro stock -- this morning, PurchasePro traded at $20.81, down $4.31.
11:07 a.m.
Company's bankruptcy bad news for local charity
Jace Radke
The Las Vegas chapter of the Salvation Army is out $34,000 with nothing to show for it after the bankruptcy of a local company put on hold the nonprofit agency's purchase of a truck.
10:55 a.m.
Study raps Channel 3's coverage of campaigns
A study lambasted KVBC-TV Channel 3 for averaging only 31 seconds of campaign coverage each night on local newscasts in the month leading up to November's general election.
10:54 a.m.
Rogich again hoping to get tavern license transferred
Diana Sahagun
Political heavyweight Sig Rogich is hoping the third time's a charm for the transfer of his liquor tavern license to two Houston brothers who plan to open a new Las Vegas topless club.
10:49 a.m.
New-look elementary school to open its doors
Terry Webster
Stocking library bookshelves and setting up classrooms, school staffers worked 14-hour days over the weekend to meet today's midyear opening of John C. Bass Elementary School in the rapidly growing southeast area of Las Vegas.
10:49 a.m.
Mexican consul eyed for valley
The Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already approved Las Vegas as a location for a consulate, and final approval from the U.S. State Department is being sought.
10:48 a.m.
Four veteran lawmakers head list of NLV candidates
Diana Sahagun
Four veterans of North Las Vegas City hall will face off against a number of candidates who hope to thwart their runs for re-election.
10:46 a.m.
Maglev project to be revisited
A high-tech, super-speed train from Las Vegas to the California state line could get another lease on life, an Alaska congressman said Friday.
10:45 a.m.
Last-minute entrant to vie for Henderson Municipal Court seat
Jeffrey Libby
A last-minute filing Friday afternoon for Municipal Court judge gave Henderson a race for the four-year position.
10:44 a.m.
Homeless man found dead after LV fire
Las Vegas firefighters were called to a building in the 700 block of Madison Avenue near G Street about 1:40 a.m. and found heavy flames coming through the roof, fire officials said.
10:43 a.m.
House fire under investigation
The fire started about 2 a.m. and gutted a home in the 3600 block of Gold Mist Avenue, near Pecos and Gowan Roads, county fire spokesman Bob Leinbach said.
10:42 a.m.
Students pay visit to capital
The students, members of the Future Elected Leaders of America, attended various legislative meetings, along with tours of the governor's mansion and other facilities in the state capital.
10:34 a.m.
Letter: Let the market dictate prices
Liberal politicians often promote the same sort of ruinous price-control policies in the health care sector, but obviously price controls on medicine and other health care products and services will have the same disastrous effect ...
10:32 a.m.
Letter: Soon we'll all be without power
A return to the past -- let's get out the bikes and roller skates. After all, who needs all these modern conveniences.
10:31 a.m.
Letter: Private schools not everything cracked up to be
It has been my experience that there are a lot of parents who pay for an education they know it isn't as good as it should be. They do this because they are afraid of ...
10:30 a.m.
Editorial: Dialogue a hopeful beginning
Washington state Gov. Gary Locke and Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber did try to persuade Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham, who attended the meeting, to cap the wholesale price of electricity. These governors have reasoned that a ...
10:30 a.m.
GM pitches 'Net partnership to dealers
Jim Suhr
A top General Motors Corp. executive opened a national auto dealers convention in Las Vegas over the weekend by broadly telling the throng that the Internet's potential in selling vehicles can't be ignored.
10:18 a.m.
Chrysler dealers discuss payment cuts at Las Vegas auto convention
Jim Suhr
Big writeoff
10:18 a.m.
LV woman celebrates 82 birthday by skydiving
Not many women would celebrate their 82nd birthday by jumping out of an airplane. Then again, not many thrill-seeking grandmas are as remarkable as longtime Las Vegan Kay Garske.
9:12 a.m.
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9:12 a.m.
Birth announcements for February 5, 2001
Jan. 22: A girl to Qiana Tate and Rashad Cobb. Jan. 23: A girl to Juanita Mitchell and Glenn Bension. Jan. 24: A boy to Linda and Anthony Friscia; a boy to Monica and Alejandro ...
9:11 a.m.
Trends for February 5, 2001
Lisa Ferguson
Lisa Ferguson is the Sun assistant features editor. Her Trends column appears Mondays. Reach her at lisa@lasvegassun.com or 259-4060.
8:57 a.m.
Columnist John Katsilometes: Buff still alive at the Beach
Gruff Las Vegas caricature Buffalo Jim Barrier is headed for the Beach.
8:55 a.m.
This is "Jeopardy!"
"I'll take '"Jeopardy!" Trivia' for 200, Alex."
8:48 a.m.
Tszyu adds WBA title to WBC crown
Mitchell quit on his stool at the end of the seventh round after apparently aggravating an injury in his left knee during one of many clinches with Tszyu in a fight that didn't win any ...
5:56 a.m.

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