Story archive for January 2001
Wednesday, Jan. 31
- Ethics hearing set for March
- Complaint sought against Kincaid, Barrett
- Judge declares mistrial in highway deaths case
- Final OK sought for kids' hospital
- School arts backers don't like what they hear
- Local news briefs for January 31, 2001
- Probe delays DOE report on Yucca
- Delegation declares its unity in battling NCAA
- Guinn says Nevada energy crisis looms
- London theme planned for LV resort
- No implosion planned
- Regent's locals marketing plan criticized in lawsuit
- Tuesday's prep results
- Columnist Jeff Haney: Futures book helped sweeten Super Bowl pot
- Firm buys auto dealer website
- Retailer sticking with Nevada
- Casino dealers lose ruling on tobacco smoke
- Utah rocket making operation sold
- Las Vegas area fishing report
- Challengers file for seats on council
- Time for change
- Names of cops made public
- Sentence in killing ends up about three years
- Lawyer: Ruling not a total loss for Wynn
- Transportation agency wants feedback on traffic growth
- Hoover Dam bypass project clears key federal hurdle
- Columnist Paula DelGiudice: Rainfall aids desert life
- String of cab holdups grows
- Gordon: LVMS still top-notch superspeedway
- Court briefs for January 31, 2001
- Columnist Dean Juipe: No surprise if Pitino slips away
- Signals mixed in Pitino derby
- Improved results from Tropicana lift Aztar earnings
- Chicago-area casino plan rejected, mob ties cited
- Rudin attorney advertises for tips
- Guards charged with stealing casino cash
- Police have suspects in slaying, but not a body
- Binion agrees to leave Illinois casino industry
- Tennessee moving to legalize gambling
- Scientist: French keeping open mind on nukes
- Community news briefs for January 31, 2001
- Sandy Valley sweeps Future Cities event
- Chamber set to pass its Yucca resolution
- Columnist Jon Ralston: City politics still lurks in Dark Ages
- Letter: Accountability is key to education
- Letter: Bush quick to attack rights
- Letter: Anti-Yucca side is right cause, won't prevail
- Editorial: Talk about a double whammy
- Editorial: It's time for Bush to back Lake Tahoe
- Obituaries for January 31, 2001
- Corrections
- Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: Black-tie gala to make dreams come true
- Savvy wine buy: '99 Vireton Archery Summit
- A sampling of Vegas' burgers
- Columnist Muriel Stevens: Credit card problems revisited
- Hotel-casinos pump up facilities for fitness-minded guests
Tuesday, Jan. 30
- Senate commerce panel to examine airline mergers
- Bomb materials are found in shootout scene
- Ashcroft seen as ally in NCAA battle
- Record rate hike to be fought
- Report: Pitino nixes UNLV
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Bandits fit for popular quiz show
- Calif. utility is broke after making billions
- Busch crash mars session at LVMS
- Top-ranked Gorman roars past Durango at the Mack
- LV man quietly fined by state over mortgage brokering
- Supreme Court overturns Wynn's award in libel suit
- New Flamingo Road hotel-casino under construction
- LV tech firms in joint venture
- Manufacturer reports loss
- Dissatisfaction with airlines at record level
- Bartender targeted in tavern killing
- Ex a suspect in women's death
- Minimum gambling age of 21 upheld
- Obituaries for January 30, 2001
- Jury selection process continues in Williams case
- Prominent patron of the arts in LV, Allen dies at 67
- Candidates file for seats in Las Vegas, NLV
- Woman dies in LV blaze
- Legislature moving against slot thieves
- Council's strategic plan put on back burner
- Slot maker posts earnings gain
- Local news briefs for January 30, 2001
- Small plane lands on Tropicana Avenue
- Aladdin says it's generating positive cash flow
- Aladdin partner subject of takeover speculation
- Las Vegas City Council faces rocky month
- Kenny ethics charge will go forward
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: XFL was lucky to avoid rainy opener
- NASCAR testing notebook: Sadler, Gaughan impress at LVMS
- MWC honors Rebels' Jermaine Lewis
- IBL Box: Trenton-Las Vegas
- Bandits hold off Trenton
- Boulder City Council may have to delay pay raises until after election
- Community news briefs for January 30, 2001
- Editorial: Tough assignment in store for judge
- Editorial: When kids fall through the cracks
- Letter: Let's prevent another tragedy
- Letter: It is time for our troops to come home
- Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Energy future is now
- Anniversary: Amlong
- Columnist Kate Maddox: Changes at C2K are not OK
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Boomers address mid-life
- Comedy troupe fancies the unpredictable
- Nevada Power parent seeks big 17% rate hike
- Achieving the Vegas glow
- Lawmakers to keep close eye on programs for badly disabled
- Nevada given C in government
Monday, Jan. 29
- A year after Mapes implosion, Reno asked to toughen historic preservation ordinance
- Super day for Ravens, Stern's fans
- Deadly gunfire may be linked to drugs
- Study: State lags in drug help
- Bush concerned energy shortage is spreading in West
- Tribe starts construction of $65 million casino
- Union splits in dealer elections
- NLV voters will be asked to OK tax hike for library
- Memorial held for man who died in county jail
- Bail raised for suspect in fatal DUI
- Hospital owner plans regional office in Las Vegas
- Court briefs for January 29, 2001
- Accused killer of girl found dead
- Obituaries for January 29, 2001
- Computer school employees finally paid
- Nevada using power crisis as tool to recruit
- Communications giant posts $1.7 billion loss
- Detroit adult club feud may be settled in Vegas
- Counties may control child welfare
- One felony fraud case against Rhodes dropped
- Study: HMOs in Nevada are below average
- Meat truck plunges off Spaghetti Bowl
- Local news briefs for January 29, 2001
- Super Bowl Summary
- UNLV football team moves up home opener one day
- UNLV shows closing kick against Aztecs
- Ravens are Giant killers
- Prep Schedule
- Gamblers not 'over'-joyed with results
- Columnist Ralph Siraco: One man's Eclipse thoughts ...
- Robinson impressed by secondary
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Conflicting trends mark NFL season
- Community news briefs for January 29, 2001
- Dogs' lives are made more comfortable by tough bedding
- Birth announcements for January 29, 2001
- Trends for January 29, 2001
- Obituary missed nice opportunity
- Letter: Nevada may be next to suffer electricity crunch
- Editorial: Look under every rock for truth
- Pet owners and their pals show off 'stupid' tricks
- Nevada Power parent seeks big 17% rate hike
Saturday, Jan. 27
- Profiles of the six teen victims
- Rebels need OT to knock off Aztecs
- Emotions run high at start of Williams trial
- Columnist Kate Maddox: Is 'Sammy' set to pack bags?
- San Diego State-UNLV Box Score
- Sticking point: Acupuncturists seeking practice in Nevada thwarted by 'closed market'
- Illusion Allusion
- Editorial: Electricity isn't only shocker
- Columnist Jon Ralston: Will ethical idiocy ever end?
- Letter: Column cooks up sage advice
- Letter: Most Americans agree: Vouchers fail our children
- Columnist Jeff German: Bob Nolen perfect fit for this council
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Football's not the only game in town
- Where I Stand --Brian Greenspun: Keep religion private
- Columnist Sandy Thompson: How will children fare in Legislature?
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Sunday's races at Santa Anita
- New Year's helps Asians preserve culture
- Schoolchildren can offer some tips for city planners
- California's power woes used to lure business elsewhere
- Williams' lawyer loses in state high court bid to delay trial
- Casino executive puts a face on gambling
- Nevada power companies get rate increase
- Reno Gazette-Journal names new publisher from Olympia, Wash.
- Testimony begins in trial of accused Tahoe child killer
- UNR will sue California developer of shuttered fire science academy
- Slot machine maker taking a chance with cashless slots system
- Calls are up to state's compulsive gambling hotline
- Former Sen. Bryan troubled by Bush's pick for attorney general
- Historic preservationists make example of demolished Reno hotel
Friday, Jan. 26
- IBL Box: St. Louis-Las Vegas
- UNLV basketball notebook: Rebels' recruits play waiting game
- Political notebook for January 26, 2001
- Health board says hold off on proposed audit
- Chancellor searches for faculty pay raise funds
- Projects snarl two major thoroughfares
- Court to rule on regents meetings
- Northwest parcel slated for housing
- Yucca probe expansion sought
- Victims to mark NTS anniversary
- Company buys Coast's North Las Vegas land
- School budget cuts are OK'd
- Panel allows bets on state school sports
- Troubled Techworld's charter officially revoked
- Suspect in fatal crash indicted
- Regional master guide prepared
- Supporters of public safety tax show strength before Henderson council
- City maps strategy for Yucca suits against feds
- Goodman listens to concerns of gay citizens
- Dust fine waived for mining firm
- Bankruptcies for January 26, 2001
- Local developer Champion Homes hit with disciplinary complaint
- State approves rate hike
- NLV warehouse workers OK union pact
- America West changes will help New Yorkers get to LV
- Court briefs for January 26, 2001
- Local news briefs for January 26, 2001
- Ex-Marine, state worker Daggett dies
- Obituaries for January 26, 2001
- Gaming briefs for January 26, 2001
- New regulations for table game payouts set
- Gaming Control Board to decide if Pac-Man slots will appeal to children
- Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Tax cut sounds good
- Columnist Sal DeFilippo: Despite woes, Dilfer makes Ravens the pick
- Rebels fail tall test in capital
- TV listings
- Harter says UNLV has land, needs money for Summerlin
- Shafer bowls way to Orleans crown
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Super Bowl is destined for pay TV
- Baseball: Rebels play alumni in Saturday game
- Super Bowl roster -- Baltimore Ravens
- Super Bowl roster -- New York Giants
- Las Vegas Motor Speedway test drivers
- Orleans Open final results
- Metro is reviewing recommendation after cop acquitted
- Guinn meets with Fallon officials over cluster
- Letter: Japan loves the LV 51s
- Letter: Giants win is in the stars
- Letter: Open-wheel war of words
- Letter: Good made right call
- Letter: Give boosters the chair
- Letter: UNLV: An epic tale
- Bandits continue to give Swarm fits
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Wallace will take part in LVMS test
- Joe Delaney remembers 1979: Charo at the Sahara
- News of the Day: 1979
- Barbara Greenspun remembers 1979: Memories rekindled from a trying time
- Where I Stand 1979 -- Hank Greenspun: Tropicana's Houssels was a ray of sunshine
- Letter: Animal cruelty plagues nation
- Letter: Abortion foes have morality on their side
- Editorial: Maddening delays finally come to end
- Editorial: Welcome boost for disabled
- UNLV-Georgetown Box Score
- Rocker Rick Springfield prepares for his latest leading role
- Columnist Joe Delaney: Comedian Sinbad took long road to stardom
- Relationships explored in 'Art'
- Performing Arts
- Columnist Muriel Stevens: Menu, service superb at NBT ball
- Columnist Susan Snyder: A dream is a wish a rat makes
- Basile makes a big entrance at Tropicana
- On Display
- Columnist Kate Maddox: Still no new home for 'Plaid'
- Lawmakers like Guinn's increases in human services - but still cautious
Thursday, Jan. 25
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Tough job keeping stars at home
- Super Bowl TV ratings
- Super Bowl facts and figures
- Super Bowl records
- Catching up with: Molly Sullivan
- Sun Athletes of the Week: Greg Gifford and Liz Cansdale
- Columnist Spencer Patterson: Nearly every Sunrise team still has a shot
- Nevada gambling fees increase
- Experts offer differing predictions on direction of Las Vegas economy
- Orleans Open Wednesday's results
- Road Runner revival
- UNLV Olympic sports notebook: Rebel softball to tune up with game against alumni
- Henderson computer school sold, to reopen
- Columnist Paula DelGiudice: Inauguration day a lasting memory
- Sale of power plants in Nevada opposed
- Federal agents in LV for Yucca probe
- McCline scores quick knockout at Hard Rock
- Columnist Dean Juipe: LV's Juuko leaps back into title contention
- Ethics case is a hot potato
- Airline change to boost Vegas tourism
- Guinn calling for cuts in Family-to-Family program
- Local news briefs for January 25, 2001
- Reserve hotel-casino sale gains final approval
- LV airline traffic increases compared to weak month in '99
- CBS connected to Las Vegas oddsmaker
- Bayer paying $14 million to settle Medicaid fraud allegations
- Las Vegas slot machine manufacturer Anchor Gaming beats estimates
- No day in the park
- Bryan takes job offer at prestigious law firm
- Nurse quits in wake of death at jail
- Navy to exchange water test results in leukemia investigation
- Askew: Role with local firm is no conflict
- Trial set in alleged secret probe by Del Papa
- Ex-manager says 'some morons' let Corrales fight Floyd
- CCSN baseball team ranked 16th nationally
- Rebels step up against Hoyas
- Harrah's exec complains about casino regulation
- Firm hopes to gobble up market with Pac-Man slot machine
- Caesars may expand if Indiana rules are eased
- Shareholder lawsuit seeks to block Casino Data takeover
- Challenge dismissed to law allowing Chicago-area casino
- LV company to sell $500 million in notes
- Judge dismisses suit challenging law allowing Rosemont casino
- Investigation of shooting concludes casino went beyond regulations
- Letter: Roads not made for nuke waste
- Letter: Jackson noted for hypocrisy
- Sergeant a key inauguration planner
- Letter: Good teachers leaving at an alarming rate
- Community news briefs for January 25, 2001
- Editorial: No easy answers to end crisis
- Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: So much for 'news'
- GOP questions teachers' union call for higher pay
- New shot at Henderson bond issue considered
- Welfare computer given fed blesssing
- Family of Frenchman who died in jail plans suit
- Obituaries for January 25, 2001
- Gaming briefs for January 25, 2001
- Reputed mob figure Richichi dies
- Prep wrestling standings
- Prep girls soccer standings
- Prep girls basketball standings
- Prep boys basketball standings
- Prep girls bowling standings
- Court briefs for January 25, 2001
- Delay sought in Williams' trial
- Prep boys bowling standings
- Study: Nevada HMOs trail national figures
- Sun Boys Basketball Top 10
- Seeing Stars: Celebs, TV executives hurl program pitches at convention
- Sun Girls Basketball Top 10
- Columnist Joe Delaney: Entertainment abounds beyond the tube
- Bighorn to be transplanted from Nevada to Utah
- Rick Springfield to star in Las Vegas production
- Younger Soria tells of years of abuse, but still loves his dad
- Gaming Control Board allows betting on Nevada college sports
- Indian gaming has not reached limit of slot machines
- INS announces new effort to deter immigrant smuggling
- Stiff sentence for deer poacher who "didn't like deer"
- Another delay sought in Jessica Williams' trial
- Ensign says Greenspan big boost for Bush tax cut; Reid disagrees
- Jerry Lewis recovering from back surgery
- Man sentenced to life for shooting police informant
Wednesday, Jan. 24
- Gravel firm faces record fine
- Local news briefs for January 24, 2001
- Police warn cabbies about robbers
- Proposals for disabled backed
- Solutions sought for state building woes
- Del Webb profit improves
- Vegas home builders hit with defect allegations
- Orleans Open Tuesday results
- Columnist Victoria Sun: Windy course added to rotation
- Guinn extols drug plan, despite its rocky start
- Conflict claimed in air quality audit
- Kincaid's ties to facilities boss run deeper than campaigning
- CART rookie crashes during testing at LVMS
- GOP seeks more nuke plants
- Columnist Peter Benton: Popular golfer regains top award
- After initial praise, governor's budget hit with criticism
- Guinn wants to switch male, female prisons
- Candidates begin filing for spring municipal elections
- Delay sought in LV natural gas price increase
- LV trash haulers join Teamsters
- Retailer shutting 50 stores -- none in Vegas area
- Experts to take over hotline
- Regent remains in bankruptcy; bridge financing is approved
- Colony Capital pulls takeover bid
- County blocks Indian casino
- Judge slashes witness list for Williams' DUI trial
- Highly touted QB commits to Rebels
- Leukemia cases are certain
- Voucher plan debated
- Columnist Jeff Haney: Kickoff bettors may be outsmarting themselves
- Jury acquits Metro officer in drug case
- Federal officials check houseboat exhaust at Lake Mead
- UNLV going for big score in D.C.
- Dutton, longtime county assessor is dead at 77
- Community news briefs for January 24, 2001
- Boulder City Council offering voters alternative in pay question
- Letter: Commentators should go home
- Letter: Groups sanction discrimination
- Letter: Compassion? Don't bet on it from president
- Editorial: Pay hike can't pass smell test
- Columnist Jon Ralston: Santa Guinn's gifts may not be enough
- Obituaries for January 24, 2001
- Savvy wine buy: '98 Old Vines Zinfandel
- 'POV Vegas' host leaving
- Columnist Muriel Stevens: Shoppers thwarted by bankruptcy
- Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: Stars flock to Caesars for Reynolds
- Consumer advocate petitions for moratorium on power plant sales
- Jury seated in Tahoe child killing case
- Commission approves rule letting problem gamblers work in casinos
- Health officials concerned about environmental costs of rail trench
- New casino proposed near Lake Havasu City
- Lawmakers criticize Guinn's education budget
- Officials: New airline needs more promotion
- Last surviving fire tower in Nevada gets spot in history books
- Epicurean Awards honor Las Vegas' finest
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Magazine too kind to Kambala
- Wodka makes move in Orleans tournament
- De La Hoya set to fight at MGM Grand
Tuesday, Jan. 23
- Funds earmarked in Yucca fight
- Wal-Mart opens three stores in Las Vegas blitz
- Lawmakers laud agenda
- Millions of dollars in tuition at stake in computer school's closure
- Guinn details final budget
- San Francisco loss to benefit LV
- Restaurant on Strip to be sold
- Big LV developer in bankruptcy
- County to review car lot zoning
- Rehabilitation center to close after quarter-century
- Nevada wants back in hunt for train project
- State's third House district debated
- Transport Workers win Tropicana vote
- Regulator urges Park Place exec be banned from industry
- Casinos will continue to subsidize AirTran flights
- Uninsureds crowd ERs for routine care
- Station Casinos hit by new competition, road work
- Unusual activity seen in Casino Data stock trading prior to takeover
- Panel files ethics complaint against McDonald
- Governor's nod good sign for Henderson college
- Guinn's K-12 proposals get mixed reviews
- Coroner's inquest set in Metro shooting
- Metro OKs settling of suits
- Safety tax issue back on the table
- Space heater blamed for fatal fire in home
- Local news briefs for January 23, 2001
- DMV waiting times are dropping as problems with computer solved
- Trial begins in shooting death
- LV firm to stop selling Italian cars
- Boxing promoters in litigation over funds
- Ads explain electric issues
- LV investors allege mismanagement
- Drug trial begins for Metro officer who almost died
- Compromise sought in battle over Boulder City council raises
- Boxing notebook: Steele quitting as referee
- On the road to a title?
- Reaction: Show us the money
- Address should be satisfying to most legislators
- Community news briefs for January 23, 2001
- Stupak in litigation over LV motel
- Stern: Betting still hinders NBA chances
- Shooting slump ends for Lewis with breakout game
- Man: LV woman defrauded gamblers
- Columnist Dean Juipe: PBA Tour gives itself a make-over
- LV company sues New Jersey firm
- Adelson, Lanni honored
- Cimarron names Maki football coach
- Ohioan holds slim lead at Orleans
- Las Vegas Amtrak service progressing slowly
- Orleans Open Monday results
- Names sought for role model awards
- CART driver Minassian shrugging off pressure
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Diggs should be praised, not punished
- 'Dot' hits spot in rare start
- Lewis fuels UNLV with career-best 24
- Letter: Use generators to pump fuel
- Letter: Republicans now have total control of nation
- Obituaries for January 23, 2001
- Editorial: Governor's agenda is ambitious
- FAA may have decision soon in case of alcohol use by pilot
- Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Lonely ... but right on
- R Galleries/Atelier makes an art of poster production
- Pipe Dreams?
- State workers, teachers benefit from Guinn's budget increase
- Columnist Kate Maddox: Resilient Reynolds still rolling
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Revisiting the legend of Liberace
- New Mexico-UNLV Box Score
Monday, Jan. 22
- Business people for January 22, 2001
- Students have a ball at Bush's inauguration
- EPA toughens Yucca rules
- Vegas casinos vulnerable to Calif. energy shortage
- Nevada operations shown off at sporting goods show
- Hilton dealers reject union, Luxor vote off
- Nevada Power in talks to sell electricity for pipeline
- Engelstad donates funds for Norwegian programs
- Desert Inn claims dismissed
- School abruptly closes
- Tribe plans resort near casino
- Culinary wins legal decision against Adelson
- Homeless helper puzzled by shooting
- Man perishes in Las Vegas blaze
- School district in for tough time with lawmakers
- Governor to address state on TV tonight
- Guinn reaches deal to keep gas, jet fuel supply pumping
- Jurors will hear of Ecstasy use
- Man found guilty in stabbing death of girlfriend
- Regents briefs for January 22, 2001
- Gaming people for January 22, 2001
- City Council members face elections, ethics charges
- Local news briefs for January 22, 2001
- Study rates LV bus system best
- Reid lone dissenter at Abraham hearing
- Letter: Jackson worthy of hero status
- Letter: Nuke waste is 'no big deal'?
- Letter: Answer to dump can only be an emphatic 'no'
- Editorial: Let's not dump on California
- Building division getting a new, well, building
- Laughlin Desert Challenge results
- Las Vegas' Collins pulls truck upset in Laughlin
- Top USC recruit pays Rebels a visit
- UNLV looking to rebound
- Columnist Dean Juipe: XFL tests its product in seclusion
- Pro bowler beat long odds in return to tour
- Pioneering Nevada attorney Miller-Gang dies at 83
- Obituaries for January 22, 2001
- Free event planned at Summerlin Hospital
- Trends for January 22, 2001
- Columnist John Katsilometes: Encounter leads to Final Call
- Come On Down
- Birth announcements for January 22, 2001
- Columnist Ralph Siraco: Future bettors still looking for Derby star
- Outlaws reduce roster to 56 players
- Big League Challenge tickets go on sale
Sunday, Jan. 21
Saturday, Jan. 20
- DNA test may lead to new murder trial
- Columnist Susan Snyder: The history of Nevada in tartan
- Columnist Kate Maddox: Riviera X-tatic over 'Girls'
- Carey-ing On
- The law of the land
- College betting, nukes top list in D.C.
- Attorneys say many mistakes made in 1986 trial
- Who pulled the plug on the Golden State's boom?
- Guest column -- Stephen J. Cloobeck: Southern Nevadans must resist nuclear waste
- Letter: Public needs to hear fur facts
- Letter: Sun reporting keeps Test Site issue out front
- Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Inside view of No Gun Ri
- Columnist Sandy Thompson: Couple battled odds for grandson's life
- Columnist Jeff German: 'Pursuing Pitino' is hot game
- Columnist Jon Ralston: State of the State seems a bit static
- Editorial: No need for cluster of halfway houses
- Editorial: Not exactly a feel-good beginning
- Red Cross volunteer thrives on helping victims of disasters
- Pastel group adds a little color to valley
- Mr. Z goes to Washington
- State says guard justified in wounding prison inmate
- Sagging revenue could hinder Guinn's budget
- Ensign, Reid work behind scenes to kill college sports bet ban
- Buckley hopes Guinn includes funds for assisted-living project
- EPA issues tighter Yucca guidelines; Reid fears Bush will scuttle rules
- Both sides agree to more talks in Jarbidge negotiatoins
- Agency picks route for Hoover Dam bridge
- Del Papa sues BLM over new mining regulations
- No word for Menominee on bid for BIA approval
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Sunday's races at Santa Anita
Friday, Jan. 19
- Obituaries for January 19, 2001
- Nevada official also wants sale blocked
- Home Depot says business is weakening
- Retailer bankrupt, Nevada stores remain open
- Troubled investments will cost Harrah's $259 million
- Agency rejects Southern California Edison's plan to sell stake in electric plant
- Nevada backers of train are down, not out
- Valley may face gasoline shortage
- Seventeen Las Vegas-area contractors disciplined
- Southwest boosting dividend, splitting stock
- Mecca of learning
- EPA threatens huge fines over Freon
- UNLV could get funds for nuke research
- Accused cop resigns; charges still possible
- Judge says county must pay doctors in DUI case
- Local news briefs for January 19, 2001
- Buckley hopes Guinn includes funds for assisted-living project
- Timing of complaint questioned
- $100,000 bail set in crash that killed 2
- Sagging revenue hinders Guinn's budget
- Shareholders sue over sale of LV broadcasting giant
- Bankruptcies for January 19, 2001
- Microsoft profit in line with forecasts
- Beyond Emeril: Food Network turns into cash cow
- Suit filed over LV casino's trademark
- Casino denies report alleging financial woes
- LV casino company to miss profit estimates
- Federal officials will give updates on nation's MIAs
- Panel targets racial profiling
- Good keeping cool on sidelines
- Matter of pride
- Rebels hoping to snare some coveted Jackrabbits
- Lobos upend Lady Rebels
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Next team expects a 'new' Pitino
- Senate aides to help with cancer probe
- Several hundred Nevadans to attend ceremonies
- The story of V
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Tracy fine-tunes approach in title quest
- Letter: U.N. treaties bad for America
- Letter: Democrats can stop crying now about election
- Editorial: Lowest bids often aren't good enough
- Editorial: Projects do create headaches
- LVMS could be shut out of CART race
- UNLV-New Mexico women's box score
- News of the Day: 1978
- Joe Delaney remembers 1978: Carlin at the Aladdin
- Barbara Greenspun remembers 1978: Peace advice still fits today
- Where I Stand 1978 -- Hank Greenspun: Making peace is all business
- Performing arts
- On Display
- Little Feat takes musical Americana to the masses
- Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: A Silver State hero
- Auction brings in $1,300 for Shade Tree
- Columnist Muriel Stevens: Trip to Aqua proves mouth-watering
- Solid comedy in Alexander on display this week at Improv
- Columnist Joe Delaney: Platters among nostalgia acts making rounds
- Columnist Susan Snyder: A marriage test for the ages
- Columnist Kate Maddox: Las Vegas is in 'Jeopardy'
- Communities will test new tool to aid emergency personnel
- Letter: Bring back the Babe
- Letter: Stars lose name game
- Letter: Give Good a chance
- Letter: Sun sports 2nd to none
- Gymnastics: National meet being held in Las Vegas
- Baseball: Rebels to meet public Saturday
- Tennis: UNLV men defeated by No. 12 Pepperdine
Thursday, Jan. 18
- Prep girls basketball standings
- Prep boys basketball standings
- Prep girls soccer standings
- Prep boys bowling standings
- Prep girls bowling standings
- Prep wrestling standings
- Sun Girls Basketball Top 10
- Gov. Guinn readies state-of-state speech, budget for Legislature
- Sun Boys Basketball Top 10
- LV not included in rail funding
- Nevada's November retail sales increased a meager 3.3 percent
- Abraham vows to push ahead on Yucca plan
- Uproar grows in France over Las Vegas jail death
- Jet fuel for Las Vegas affected
- Nevada shouldn't face blackouts
- Wind farm eyed for Sandy Valley
- Tennis: UNLV men take on USC, Pepperdine
- Catching up with: Tiffney Touton
- Wednesday's prep results
- Harrah's junket operator denies casino's claims
- Casino, insurer sued for insurance benefits
- IGT easily beats analysts' quarterly earnings forecasts
- LV firm Casino Data Systems sold to Australian slot maker
- Profitability of MGM's Mirage purchase in doubt
- Big theater chain to make seats more accessible
- LV man top candidate for Reno tourism job
- Airlines at McCarran jockeying for passengers and attention
- Sun Athletes of the Week: Derek Freeman and Don-Netta Coleman
- Local news briefs for January 18, 2001
- Fallon faces new arsenic rules
- Leukemia cases prompt state strategy planning
- Court briefs for January 18, 2001
- Rudin complains about jail treatment
- Escort service proposal linked to politics
- Suspect in traffic deaths appears in court
- Guinn seeks control of Public Works Board
- Police defend shooting of defiant Las Vegas man
- Northwest development opposed
- Shopping center scaled back
- Tiffany reviews Garcia plan for school district
- School Board members, Garcia take psyche tests
- Boulder City council supports new water source
- Ford, GE and IBM lead parade of profit reports
- County stands firm on flood channel at Rhodes Ranch
- Obituaries for January 18, 2001
- County's new group home law critcized
- NLV to rely on rescue vehicles on emergeny calls
- Holyfield predicts epic 2001
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Mayweather, Corrales prompt increased security for today's final press conference
- Vasser lands on his feet with Patrick Racing
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Boosters need to step back, relax
- Columnist Spencer Patterson: Smeltzer, Whalen take new coaching jobs
- Surprise! Penske opts to race in Phoenix IRL event
- Gorman girls halt Bengals' win streak
- Good hopeful infighting, drama over between Kambala, Diggs
- As the Rebels turn ...
- Editorial: Goodbye to breakup of schools
- Editorial: Hold on to your hats during this wild ride
- Letter: Do we favor evil over good?
- Letter: Tortured animals not fashionable
- Letter: Let good science decide issue of Yucca Mountain
- Another leukemia case tied to Fallon
- LV council briefs for January 18, 2001
- Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: We have a new president
- Great Western Forum: 'Old West' photos expose regions beginnings
- Council approves pair of contested shopping centers
- Marine key in inaugural ceremonies
- Big plans for parks revealed
- Community news briefs for January 18, 2001
- Lutzow named permanent parole chief
- Northwest to be called Centennial Hills
- Columnist Ruthe Deskin: The rules of life still taught
- Columnist Joe Delaney: Show goes on for injured Reynolds
- Power crunch heightens anti-California sentiment among neighbor states
- Taxable sales up slightly in Nevada
- Rural school projects stalled
- FBI joins investigation of French citizen's death in Las Vegas jail
- Sen. Reid says Nevada wind farm could help solve energy troubles
- Sierra Pacific customers in California don't share shortages
- Lutzow named permanent state parole chief
- New council members want to know costs of ads for rail trench
- Fallon may pay $1 million to meet EPA water standards
Wednesday, Jan. 17
- State tries to avoid crisis
- Consumer advocate to petition Legislature to delay sale of plants
- The Beach to host eight-match card
- High school boundaries discussed
- Guinn reports 2000 fund-raising
- Herrera emphasizes commitment to county
- Lawmakers can expect battles over funding for pet projects
- Local Mormons condemn group's stance on gays
- Rogich's waiting game will continue
- Deadline for Pinnacle deal extended
- Coast expanding Orleans, beefing up Gold Coast and Suncoast as well
- New Vegas resort delayed
- Legislators face tough tests regarding higher education
- Share buyback announced after earnings warning
- Henderson council debates tacos and noise
- Inmate's family wants FBI probe
- Local news briefs for January 17, 2001
- Tiffany drops plan to split district
- Whitman coasts through confirmation hearing
- EPA seeks refrigerant papers
- Contractor loses bid over charges
- Voters to decide on kids' hospital
- Columnist Peter Benton: Southshore pro wins award, election
- This week in golf
- 80,000 visitors expected for Super Show debut in Las Vegas
- Columnist Paula DelGiudice: Safari Club spreads good cheer in LV
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Pitinos try to ward off Cavagnaro
- Nordstrom committed to store on LV Strip
- Can the raw design of the Guggenheims mesh with Strip fantasia to give us a museum peace?
- No. 1 Vegas home builder changing name
- Washington Mutual profit improves
- Las Vegas area fishing report
- New league has some unique rules
- Rebels included in two website rankings
- Field of nightmares?
- UNLV's Good aims to put quick halt to players' feud
- SCORE Desert Series to open with Laughlin event
- One dies in 3-car collision
- Man charged in shooting of brother-in-law
- Ganassi plans CART test at LVMS
- Columnist Jeff Haney: Record lows are in the forecast for Tampa
- Big LV airline America West lost money in fourth quarter
- Deal accepted in woman's death
- Plea bargain is struck in DUI fatality case
- Obituaries for January 17, 2001
- Salvation Army made holidays happier
- Community news briefs for January 17, 2001
- UNLV-Oklahoma State box score
- Chaminade-UNLV box score
- Letter: Election will live in infamy
- BYU-UNLV box score
- Letter: Leave nuke trash at home
- Letter: Transporting nuclear waste no big deal
- Columnist Jon Ralston: Abraham is tough call for Reid, Ensign
- Editorial: 'Metric martyr' isn't about to surrender
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- Editorial: Housing alternative for seniors
- Reid will push for federal help to hire more teachers
- Distinctive photography on display at Las Vegas Art Museum
- Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: Football provides theme for Summerlin party
- Savvy wine buy: Jalousie '99 Chardonnay
- Columnist Muriel Stevens: Shopper's guide to San Fran
- Department of Justice adds French man's death to its ongoing investigation
- Off-duty Washoe County sheriff's deputy arrested for drunken driving
- Douglas band off to play for presidential inauguration
- RTC head looking for new job
- Lyon County 911 line back in operation
- Controversial adult bookstore rejected for business license
- Developers removes request for brothel license
- House committee passes amended gambling bill
- Locals look for economic boost from Nevada Legislature
- Teacher receives probation for having sex with pupil
- Police investigating double killing near Truckee
- Man who fled rape sentencing back in court in Reno
- Las Vegas executive favorite for Reno tourism job
- Talks resume in Elko County, Forest Service fight
- Atlantic City marina project back on track - for now
- Actress and writer Phyllis Craig dies at 74
- Carson City leads cheap gas parade
- Trial starts for man charged in Tahoe girl's assault, murder
Tuesday, Jan. 16
- Nine killed when skydivers' plane crashes in Great Salt Lake
- Vegas Firestone dealer working through recall
- Icahn may seek partner for TWA bid
- Roski, Park Place sue each other over failed sale of Las Vegas Hilton
- LV casino supplier reports quarterly loss
- Water operations sold for $350 million
- Nestle buys Ralston Purina for $10 billion
- Nevada kiddie rules prevent introduction of 'Popeye' slot
- Earnings mixed for Nevada's big bank operators
- Clinton taking parting shot on airline competitiveness
- Company checks off on New Orleans plan
- Performer sues LV bar
- Inmate's family demands outside probe
- Hot issues on tap for LV council
- Upstart union vies for police support
- An open door leads to slaying of woman
- Storm brightens scenery, makes travel difficult
- Southwest posts big profit increase
- Murphy, Tabish appeals outlined in document
- Nevada Power seeks hike
- Handbill ordinance considered
- Reid sets four-part agenda for Congress
- Las Vegas broadcasting firm sold for $2 billion
- Woman killed by robbers
- NLV candidates getting an early jump on election with signs
- Shopping center vote will face reconsideration
- CCSN baseball signs 11 locals
- Local schools prevail
- Henderson teenager in Maccabiah Games
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: UNLV caught in the meddle of fact and friction
- Wednesday's Aqueduct entries
- New Orleans woman No. 1 handicapper
- Monday's prep results
- Cougars' Whiting runs all over Rebels
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Pitino turns job quest into puzzle
- Cavagnaro, Pitino to meet in Miami
- 'Kas quit on us,' teammate says
- Linebacker from No. 1 team headed to UNLV
- Letter: Applaud Chavez for her courage
- Letter: Let's act like 'United' States
- Letter: Make 'em pay for dumping nuke waste here
- Editorial: Pork-barrel items need oversight
- Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Red flag for schools
- Variation on a theme: These shops are all about ambience
- Obituaries for January 16, 2001
- Debate rages over fur as fashion
- Community news briefs for January 16, 2001
- Wedding: Carmena, Walden
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Vegas skiing closer than you think
- Columnist Kate Maddox: Ailing Lewis forced to back out
- $100 million expansion at Orleans announced
Monday, Jan. 15
- Guinn adds college funds
- Vets home cracked; opening delayed
- Technology briefs for January 15, 2001
- Growth plans outlined
- Dealers' union rejected at Monte Carlo
- Vegas poised to cash in on growth of minority travel
- Shooter may have been upset over slot losses
- Rio fined
- Engelstad vowed to pull arena funding if controversial Indian name dropped
- LV television stations in litigation over weatherman
- Nestle nears deal to buy Ralston Purina
- Teen fiddler group promised spot in Bush Inauguration Parade, then left high and dry
- Henderson mayor dispels rumors
- Land deadline nears for medical center
- County officials hoping for raise
- Obituaries for January 15, 2001
- Local news briefs for January 15, 2001
- Coroner awaits autopsy in jail death of French citizen
- County pushing 'flexibility' law
- Education, Internet likely subjects for lawmakers
- Rebels Thomas reinjures right foot
- Pitino backs off UNLV visit
- Columnist Dean Juipe: UNLV, coach flustered right now
- Diggs, UNLV have score to settle against BYU
- Outlaws cut active roster by 8 players
- Two standout running backs headed for Rebels
- Columnist Ralph Siraco: Affirmed provided great rivalry for fans
- Lease secures home for new library in northwest
- Nevada report card questions quality of life
- Low-income senior housing plan proposed
- Teen guilty in couple's killing
- Ecstasy tests still questioned in deaths of six teens along I-15
- DA to be called by defense in Rudin murder
- Vertical limits: Off-road enthusiasts face natural and legal obstacles
- Trends for January 15, 2001
- Prep wrestling standings
- Prep girls soccer standings
- Letter: Rate cuts better than advertising
- Letter: Baseless attacks on Ashcroft
- Editorial: It's time to finally get it right
- Letter: Goodman pulls the wool over Ralston's eyes
- Community news for January 15, 2001
- Two King celebrations planned tonight
- Birth announcements for January 15, 2001
- Columnist John Katsilometes: FHM takes trite look at Vegas
- Suspect robs change cart at Strip hotel-casino
Saturday, Jan. 13
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Refugees start anew in Vegas
- Hawkins takes pride in project
- 'Pork barrel' funds lack monitoring
- Editorial: There's no reason to fear facts
- Where I Stand: Don't stand by silently
- Columnist Jeff German: Bush no friend of Nevada
- Columnist Sandy Thompson: Focus support debate on child's needs
- Letter: Just what were they thinking?
- Letter: Approach to charity divides political parties
- Familiar faces, new challenges lie ahead
- Coming of age
- Determined Debbie
- Columnist Jon Ralston: Governor at a policy crossroads
- Columnist Kate Maddox: 'City' schticks up for locals
- Sculptor hopes statue reveals King's soul
- St. Jude's volunteers help bring better days to troubled kids
- City, governor ready for concessions, but is the Legislature?
- Regulation needed for Internet gambling to succeed
- Former Argentine president, girlfriend to wed
- Airline to start service to Vegas in April
- Skeleton discovered in desert
- Two brothers sentenced in death of 61-year-old woman
- Clark County, Washoe County dropout rates decline
- Democratic senator, assemblywoman unveil plan for assisted seniors residence
- Nevada's top ag official wants state interpreter for migrant workers
- Utah turns back Rebels 79-70
- UNLV-Utah Box Score
Friday, Jan. 12
- Nominee attracts myriad allies, foes
- Tempers flare in Yucca discussion
- More nuclear workers to get money
- 80,000 loads of nuke waste to travel near LV
- Sports betting ban bill on fast track
- State urged to do more to keep track of economy
- IGT on a roll with new video slots
- MGM MIRAGE, Venetian explain their decision against investing in National Airlines
- Wild burros threatened by motorists to be relocated
- MGM leads Detroit market
- Slot cheat nominated for black book
- November LV visitor volume flat
- GOP leader says Ashcroft is bad for gaming
- Sierra ski resorts delight in snow before long holiday weekend
- Borgata seen as boosting Boyd and Aztar
- Detective won't face sex charges in relationship with 16-year-old
- Murder suspect eludes FBI, police
- Nevada officials vow to prevent California-like crisis
- Guinn gets recommendations on Nevada deregulation guidelines
- Industry experts discuss pending federal legislation
- Nevada casinos not supporting teacher-tax plan
- State official says criticism led to firing
- Lack of food called health threat for fish
- Three projects will cut waiting lists for apartments
- Controversial logging plan for Sierra is official
- Fugitive Internet rapist returned
- Think tank cites state's higher education woes
- Obituaries for January 12, 2001
- Edison makes pitch to School Board
- Prominent Southern Nevada developer Collins dies at 72
- KC-based carrier resurrecting LV flight
- LV property inventory rises
- Casinos optimistic, assert gaming stocks undervalued
- Holiday closings
- Brothers have no answer for killing of woman
- Cooler weather, more rain expected
- Metro honors guards
- Supreme Court asked to decide debt-limit issue
- Prosecutors see no conflict in DA's link to Rudin
- Reid, Buckley announce housing plan
- More cuts in dropout rate eyed
- Construction firm, union end yearlong dispute
- McMahon with the plan
- Tyson, America Presents ending ring relationship
- Pitino expects process to move quickly
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Raiders thrilling fans, Humm
- Bayno seeks hefty buyout
- Big League Weekend sliced to single game
- Columnist Sal DeFilippo: Don't discount play of special teams
- Distractions shadow Rebels-Utah game
- Skull found in desert near stadium
- Goodman not on Pitino bandwagon
- Henderson homeowners groups issue warning
- Lady Rebels fall to Utah
- Utah-UNLV women box score
- Rule changes in LVMS' future?
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Evernham trying to Dodge competition
- Letter: Superiority out of WAC
- Letter: Pitino bailed on Celtics
- North Las Vegas on odyssey
- Bankruptcies for January 12, 2001
- Letter: 'Notch Babies' being forgotten
- Letter: Holiday concert one to remember
- Letter: Nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain is a good thing
- Editorial: Don't make same Massimino errors
- Editorial: Rollover rankings a big help
- Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: We've only just begun
- Performing Arts
- Art on display
- New magazine sheds light on LV structures
- Sista Monica takes firm control of her blues career
- Psychic, medium Spivey predictable in every sense
- Where I Stand -- Hank Greenspun: A first-hand look at Middle East crisis
- Columnist Susan Snyder: A course that's all the rage
- Columnist Kate Maddox: Stern policy awaits Howard
- Penn & Teller could be a good full-time fit at Rio theater
- Columnist Joe Delaney: No stopping the legendary Smothers Brothers
- Columnist Muriel Stevens: San Francisco restaurant proves real treasure
- Wild and crazy gals
- Joe Delaney remembers 1977: Vinton at the Riviera
- News of the Day: 1977
- Barbara Greenpun remembers 1977: Mideast peace still elusive
- Fallon, Churchill County, appeal water transfers to wildlife refuge
- Southern Nevada Water Authority may sell electricity
- Clark County's dropout rate declines
- City, governor ready for concessions, but is the Legislature?
- Interior says no to 'human sustainability' standard in grazing rules
- Casino to expand, rebrand after sale
- Forest Service proposes dramatic restrictions in Sierra Nevada
Thursday, Jan. 11
- LVCVA to vote on opposing nuke dump
- Labor leader joins anti-Ashcroft campaign
- Rain continues to soak valley
- Jet blows two tires; no one injured
- Casino owner Icahn weighing deal for TWA
- Gamblers losing record sums in Missouri
- Investors punish gaming stocks after win report
- In the hunt
- Group reveals covert NTS blasts
- Felony sex crime charges against detective dropped
- Report: Nevada's poor lack defense in court
- Murderer sentenced to death
- Herrera to deliver good news, bad news
- Las Vegas division leads company home sales
- LV firm in $58 million settlement with Pentagon
- Football legend Joe Namath signs on as pitchman for Vegas mortgage lender
- Alliance Gaming profit increases
- Illinois riverboats beat records
- Rio workers choose union representation
- Station maps expansion, theme plans for the Reserve
- Sun Girls Basketball Top 10
- Prominent Nevadans help fund inauguration
- Air Force, DOE at odds over repository site access
- State officials confident of keeping tobacco funds
- Two officers fired by NLV Police
- Regent on Pitino: Show me the money
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Don't count on '51s' tag disappearing
- Boulder City mayor thanks everyone in his State of the City speech
- Western has big Day against Durango
- Rick's on his way -- to visit
- NFL Hall of Famer to address Eagle Scouts
- Western's Day opts for Oregon State
- White House veteran to support teen journalists
- Good being kept in dark by UNLV
- State urged to do more to keep track of economy
- Woman draws 50-year sentence
- Witness's bulletproof vest not cause for new trial
- 2nd time a charm for Garcia
- Safety gives Rebels verbal commitment
- Columnist Spencer Patterson: North meets South in special MLK basketball event
- Mojave High's Cooper garners national exposure for fighting
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Mayweather, Corrales to settle differences
- River storage plans delayed
- Bandits breathe a sigh of relief after close win
- XFL: League announces UPN broadcasters
- Mental health center's safety issues addressed
- NLV recycling yard faces closure
- Catching up with: Jamar Brown
- Sen. Clinton joins panel led by Reid
- Sun Athletes of the Week: Matt Bilyeu and Danielle Davis
- Prep boys basketball standings
- Prep girls basketball standings
- Prep wrestling standings
- Prep girls soccer standings
- Obituaries for January 11, 2001
- Sun Boys Basketball Top 10
- Would-be sky divers give indoor flying a whirl
- Community news briefs for January 11, 2001
- Veterans warned of benefits scam
- Nellis officer awarded Bronze Star
- Letter: Deregulate power market
- Letter: Fair deal must be demanded by citizens
- Editorial: Always be careful what you wish for
- Editorial: Bigger is not always best for us
- Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Tomorrow has arrived
- Tourism chief gets raise
- Teenager sentenced in McDonald's shooting
- Shootings kill 3 at Nevada County office, restaurant
- Council gathers data on gambling addicts
- Miami backer has history, future with tribal claims
- Interests clash over pros and cons of dockside gambling
- Casinos leery of Ashcroft selection
- SoCal Edison's layoffs include Laughlin plant
- Fate of Hilton sale to be known soon
- Elko man killed in Newmont mining accident
- Jury recommends death for Butler
- Group opposes non-nuclear tests on nuclear bombs in Nevada
- Columnist Joe Delaney: Reflections on 79 years of life
- Second John-Joel concert added at MGM
- Columnist Ruthe Deskin: A tribute to Bryan's career
- Belle busts out at Blue Note Las Vegas
Wednesday, Jan. 10
- London theme promoted for Strip land
- Icahn, Las Vegas company could move to block AA acquistion deal
- TWA files for bankruptcy, agrees to AA acquisition
- Rates may rise in Pahrump
- Bankrupt National Airlines sues to get two aircraft engines
- Las Vegas firm's blimp crashes in Oakland
- November casino win declined
- Demand seen for 3rd HCA hospital in Vegas
- Hilton building $111 mil. timeshare on Strip
- Gibbons strategizes with fellow legislators
- Joining of nuke lawsuits requested
- Mayor threatens to sue DOE over nuke shipments
- Columnist Paula DelGiudice: Banquet to help Retriever Club
- Nevada schools get bad grades
- New voice in Yucca fight
- Report: Special interests rule Legislature
- Study backs kids' hospital
- Rhodes beats one rap, faces others
- Goodman touts downtown progress in annual speech
- Homeowners may flex polling-place muscle
- Union accuses O'Connell of meddling with education tax
- Travel guide gives 5 stars to two LV eateries
- Metro follows leads in beating
- LVCVA OKs ad spending, raise for Cortez
- Harveys CEO out
- Engelstad sued by would-be buyer of casinos
- Scam diverted $865,000 from Las Vegas Mirage to AC casino
- Creditors compete for bridge loan to Regent
- Ensign to serve on panel that proposed college betting ban
- Defensive prospect may pay dividends
- Rebels, UCLA in line for Pitino
- Big opportunity
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Internet gaming gets scrutinized
- Columnist Victoria Sun: New UNLV women's golf coach plans to hit the ground running
- Columnist Peter Benton: Western swing gains sponsor
- Talented Bandits struggling to remain above .500 mark
- Columnist Jeff Haney: Horseplayers vie for $212,000 at MGM
- Teen's attorneys making a bid to get case sent to Juvenile Court
- Possible 10th case of leukemia in Fallon studied
- Las Vegas area fishing report
- Deadline nears for contacts rebate
- Judge adds four years to sentence in killing
- Second trial begins in elderly couple's slaying
- Agassi wins his first test in Melbourne
- Utah's Majerus will miss rest of season
- Community news briefs for January 10, 2001
- BLM to round up more wild burros
- Boulder City council briefs for January 10, 2001
- Letter: These guys are out of time
- Letter: Gore lost election all on his own
- Letter: California has polluted Nevada for years
- Columnist Jon Ralston: Around mayor, cynicism hasn't a chance
- Editorial: Breaking the glass ceiling
- Editorial: Chavez's lamenting does miss the point
- Federal agents join in bust of alleged fake ID, license maker
- Obituaries for January 10, 2001
- Savvy wine buy: '99 Sancerre La Crele
- Columnist Muriel Stevens: Some twists and turns in San Fran
- Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: Evening event honors local couple for fund-raising efforts for temple
- Local tortilla company a true success story
- V Bar is drawing fame -- and the famous
- Report card for Nevada schools
Tuesday, Jan. 9
- Commissioners agree to timetable for bond sale
- LVCVA in deal to buy World Trade Center
- HCA plans a third LV hospital
- Harrah's CEO bullish on gaming, LV
- Casinos leery of Ashcroft selection
- Cox, partners test home security system in Vegas
- New gadgets at show range from useful to amusing
- Bush draws from nuclear industry for energy team
- Slot cheat suspect nominated to Nevada gaming 'Black Book'
- Special fares to kick off Las Vegas service
- Carrier begins flights Friday
- Busing changes proposed to trim school budget
- Rudin's writings reveal strained marriage
- Metro officer cleared in shooting of pair
- No link found for leukemia in Fallon kids
- RTC planners work on two additional transfer stations
- Southwest Gas executive gives litigation a twist
- New Orleans casino's dire financial situation detailed
- Eight LV properties make listing
- Analyst trims estimate for Harrah's Entertainment
- Casino sues junket operator
- Former La. governor sentenced to 10 years
- Weather, construction may hurt gaming firms' profits
- Local news briefs for January 9, 2001
- Defense describes violent early years of skinhead's life
- Storm brings rain to valley
- New VA director has 3-year plan for LV
- Fines loom for owners of illegal Las Vegas dump
- Excerpts from Rudin writings
- Metro sergeant fighting demotion in slur case
- Two halfway house licenses delayed
- Rebels hand out 5 scholarships
- Community news briefs for January 9, 2001
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: He's a fashionable choice, but don't bet on Pitino
- UNLV slams back door on Air Force
- Big changes await Elliott this season
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Don't write the Rebels off just yet
- Man sentenced on second rape charge
- Public comment being accepted on burn plan
- Weather slows clean up of Walker River oil spill
- Lawmaker plans hearings on rash of childhood leukemia cases
- Power outages hit Boulder City
- Federal, local officials raid gambling ring run from Laotian markets
- Detroit's daily casino revenues up 25 percent
- Fugitive rapist won't fight extradition
- Lawmaker upset over opposition to tax plan
- Teen explains her affection, dedication to cello
- Report: Pitino says he's talked to UNLV
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Lost City can be a real find
- Columnist Kate Maddox: Flamingo lining up for Seconds
- Wynn keeping mum on Pitino
- Pac-10 powers nab two more locals
- Suns expect Marion to be ready Thursday
- Outlaws add veteran tight end, lineman
- Golf: Georgia assistant to coach UNLV women
- Rebel notebook: Kelly misses out on 2nd half
- Obituaries for January 9, 2001
- Letter: Homeless not fault of Clinton
- Letter: Most people respect Clinton
- Letter: America has been diminished a third time
- Terrible Herbst Oil family member, Dolly, dies
- Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Changing of the guard
- Editorial: State finds itself at a crossroads
- Monday's prep result
- Air Force-UNLV Box Score
- Miami lawsuit funded by developer with casino interest
- Casino video triggers seizure for 4-year-old boy
- German man indicted for stealing $1.25 million from casino
- Washoe County School District to receive high-tech polling equipment
- Trial of magistrate accused in video poker scheme begins
- Illinois casinos set annual revenue record
Monday, Jan. 8
- Preps boys basketball standings
- High court speeds up teachers' tax case hearing
- Yucca design raises doubts
- TWA, AA merger called likely
- Newly public LV company gains attention at CES
- Lafarge buying rival
- National's creditors try to protect themselves
- Business people for January 8, 2001
- Prep Schedule
- Big Pahrump development sold
- Wells Fargo unveils stock buying program for small investors
- Goodman speech looks like mixed bag
- Burton scores 34 as Bandits down Slam
- Burton seeking fast start with Dodge
- Columnist Dean Juipe: How about Rick Pitino and UNLV?
- Two Boulder City Council seats on line in election
- Columnist Ralph Siraco: Coast's Muniz will be tough to replace
- Gaming chairman named
- Guinn tells Bush of opposition to nuke site
- Homeless' lot worsens
- Prosecutors consider jealousy as possible motive in slaying
- Obituaries for January 8, 2001
- DVDs energize home video market
- Culinary wins Rio legal battle
- Motorola, Domino's try pizza test
- Gaming giant MGM MIRAGE to beat profit expectations
- LV gaming company sues partner over kiosk problems
- California Indian casino recruiting workers in Vegas
- Experts: Bush administration will be unfriendly to sex industry
- Vegas firm hopes to cash in on Microsoft's Xbox
- Rebels to open MWC play vs. Air Force
- Nelson hopes to catch on with Outlaws
- Leija looks strong in win
- Pitino: Talk of the town
- Tribal court ruling gives hope to 14 ousted Paiutes
- Court briefs for January 8, 2001
- Life-or-death segment of Butler nears end with closing arguments
- Local news briefs for January 8, 2001
- Homestead protection hike sought
- Carbon monoxide level meets rules
- Shopping with Rita
- Community news briefs for January 8, 2001
- Extra $1.2 million headed for Nevada for energy assistance
- Letter: City is slow to help homeless
- Letter: Urgent need to revamp U.S. voting process
- Editorial: County just can't seem to get along
- Emergency management chief hired
- Always On His Mind
- Trends for January 8, 2001
- Columnist John Katsilometes: Pondering Presley at age 66
- Birth announcements for January 8, 2001
- Jermaine says 'Jackson Five' brothers are recording, may tour
- Las Vegas casinos lay odds on upcoming "Survivor" show
- Two Philadelphia men charged in Atlantic City heists
- South Carolina AG says Internet gambling games illegal
- Babbitt says overturning Clinton's environmental legacy would be
- Casino has operating loss of $98 million
- LV pizza purchases over Internet-cell phones tested
- Bid for Indian casinos in Nebraska faces opposition
Sunday, Jan. 7
Saturday, Jan. 6
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Sunday's races at Santa Anita
- New Mexico tribes appeal federal judge's decision
- Lover of late casino mogul sues estate for support
- Gates unveils Xbox at consumer electronics trade show
- Lawmakers join in fight against teachers' tax plan
- Holiday domestic violence cases spur call for action
- Fifteen wild horses killed in Wyoming
- Washington State Gambling Commission employee admits stealing money, gambling it away
- Disagreement over gambling payment continues
- Opening day at Topaz brings schools of anglers
- In Vegas, Elvis has yet to leave the building
- Letter: 'Crazy' activists must be heard
- Letter: Unruly students are district's No. 1 problem
- Columnist Sandy Thompson: Raise cap on child support payments
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Bidding a sad adieu to Wards
- Boy Scout policy on gays faces backlash
- Columnist Jon Ralston: Guinn builds nest egg for 2002
- Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Courts deserve support
- Columnist Kate Maddox: Electra has magical outlet
- City, county at odds on land issues
- Q&A: A Comic Jackhammer
- Just the beginning
- Columnist Jeff German: Comrade in battle welcome
- Editorial: Eminem's hate no problem for industry
- Editorial: Electric nightmare unfolding
- Mentoring teens give boost to school kids
- Library film festival features obscure and popular titles
Friday, Jan. 5
- International tourism fuels expansion at airport
- School district's lawsuit immunity claim challenged
- Design contest for new college launched
- Snag in land deal delays high-tech proposal
- Some Olds dealers in a bind, no complaints though in LV
- Stock falls on rumors of losses
- Nevada AG complains about new airline ticket system
- Worker, son killed in accident
- Harrah's casino in bankruptcy
- Analyst: Resort financing will challenge developers
- Half of penalties for late filing waived
- CES brings traffic, $165 million payday
- Local news briefs for January 5, 2001
- Life sentence given in hospital assaults
- Flood of delays to dry out underpass
- Lobbyists to keep track of legislation
- Grilling Bacon: The Bacon Brothers undergo the sixth degree
- Computer system may get clearance
- Exec enters Yucca battle
- Reid warns Whitman of tough questions
- Panel urges state to stay electric deregulation course
- Park Place insists it's on track
- Guinn to meet with Bush
- Bell to resume radio talk show career
- Author with Las Vegas ties found dead in L.A.
- Hearing set in slaying
- CAT buses proposed for school students
- Nevada battles claims against tobacco fund
- One year after a crash in his Indy car left him paralyzed, Henderson racer Sam Schmidt is ...
- Bayno's dismissal won't help Rebels' appeal to NCAA
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Both Chiefs and Vermeil seem crazy
- Witness tampering probe linked to Edwards trial
- Betting ban debate could come during March Madness
- Last plea entered in mob case in Massachusetts
- New Orleans casino owner files for reorganization
- Northern campuses see growth in state college enrollment
- Panel votes on Nevada deregulation guidelines
- Datebook for January 5, 2001
- Joe Delaney remembers 1976: Redd Foxx at the Thunderbird
- Barbara Greenpun remembers 1976: Mother taught importance of family relationship
- Where I Stand 1976 -- Hank Greenspun: Mother-in-law remembered for engaging countenance
- Letter: President's song needs new title
- Letter: Corporate interests rule
- Letter: Deregulation of energy will cost us dearly
- Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Richard is coming home
- Editorial: Civility on board a tall order
- Editorial: Bush's stimulus is the wrong way
- Jury hears 'catastrophic' effect of skinhead's early years
- Dooley pays homage to the master magician at the Plaza
- Columnist Joe Delaney: Penn & Teller lead a magical roundup of stars
- Mentally ill plea made in killing in casino
- Obituaries for January 5, 2001
- Test your 'Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon' skills
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Prep band tuning up for D.C.
- Columnist Kate Maddox: A Brown out at Blue Note
- Sound Check -- Geoff Carter: The time has arrived for columnist to flip the record
- Las Vegas Hilton sale might be in jeopardy
- Letter: It's not just 'Loyola'
- Letter: 51(s) reasons to boycott
- Letter: Not ready for big-time
- Letter: UNLV has a Good coach
- Sanchez eager to return to the ring
- Columnist Steve Guiremand: Garrett, USC missed out on landing Stoops
- Judge wants another opinion on Ibeabuchi
- Columnist Sal DeFilippo: 'Home, sweet, home' theme applies to this year's playoffs
- Conference play should answer some questions
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Pruett washes out with Wells' team
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Saturday's races at Santa Anita
- Opening day at Topaz brings schools of anglers
- Culinary wins right to card count at Rio
Thursday, Jan. 4
- Prep Girls Soccer Standings
- Prep Wrestling Standings
- Prep Boys Basketball Standings
- Construction defects alleged in LV condominiums
- Station closes purchase
- Triple Five abandons Spring Valley casino plan
- Showcase Mall developers join casino building team
- Panel struggles with solutions to Nevada power dilemma
- Sears closing four Las Vegas hardware stores
- Worries of DOE bias revived
- Investigative team to see if documents violated laws
- Feds to strengthen anti-drug efforts in LV
- Park Place stock sinks
- Reid assumes temporary role as majority whip
- Proposed school cuts total $18 mil.
- Court approves Rudin DNA, writing samples
- Officer injured in wreck
- City's commitment to redevelopment tested
- County OKs businesses at Kyle Canyon Road
- Limits on halfway houses proposed
- EPA requests records on Freon handling
- Local news briefs for January 4, 2001
- Crackdown proposed on tax break
- LV council briefs for January 4, 2001
- Loyola Marymount-UNLV Box Score
- Controversial wall lands on agenda
- Obituaries for January 4, 2001
- Regulators balk at $750,000 parachute for gambling-addicted Park Place exec
- Equality urged in youth league dealings
- Beau Rivage to be expanded
- Prizes no longer offered on website, company says
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Split from WAC was great move
- Mother describes killer's tough youth
- Kambala-less Rebels win 5th straight game
- Orange Bowl notebook: Bowden: Maybe we were overconfident
- Del Papa seeks to beef up fraud unit
- OU better believe it!
- Good receives hefty pay hike
- Columnist Spencer Patterson: Local teams kept busy over holidays
- UNLV exhibit features nonconformist works by Russian artists
- Here's the kicker(s)
- No. 5 Bonanza wins showdown with Centennial
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Casamayor favored to get past Garcia
- Catching up with: Richard Seigler
- Sun Athletes of the Week: Wendell West and Tenecia Jackson
- Youth center expands
- AG picks new boss for Las Vegas office
- Community news briefs for January 4, 2001
- Tight budget could give boost to chances for dockside gambling
- Letter: Nevadans will regret Bush vote
- Letter: Students should take priority
- Letter: Adopting would mean so much to a child
- Editorial: Say it ain't so, George W.
- Corrections for January 4, 2001
- Man who fled rape charge arrested in Mexico City
- Boy sentenced for cutting eyes out of dog
- End of another era nears as developers plan new megaresort
- Caesars AC fined $85,000 for letting minors gamble, drink
- Columnist Joe Delaney: Hines bringing his dancing shoes to UNLV
- Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Lebanese hero speaks up
- Columnist Ruthe Deskin: New Year, but same annoyance
- Southern Nevada gets anti-drug trafficking designation
- New Orleans casino owner files for reorganization
- Admitted rapist back in U.S.
- Judge wants another opinion on competency in Ibeabuchi sex case
- Search widens for gambler preying on casino customers
- Prosecutors discuss more investigations, obstruction of justice
- Prep Girls Basketball Standings
- Sun Girls Basketball Top 10
- Sun Boys Basketball Top 10
- Swimming: Rebel men to be busy in California
Wednesday, Jan. 3
- Body with tattoo found in Las Vegas desert
- GOP conservative has ties to Nevada casinos
- Energy nominee criticized for support of nuke industry
- Nevada ruling limits promotional Internet gaming
- Money-losing Vegas sports park closes, buyer sought
- Casino execs decry NCAA's ads on gambling
- Ensign sworn in as Congress convenes
- Study: Costs justify planned college
- Luxury RV resort under way in Henderson
- Retailer closing 76 stores -- but plans to expand in Las Vegas
- Las Vegan to advise DOE chief
- DOE plan would send low-level waste to Test Site
- Natural gas price hikes will hit state in wallet
- Three NLV incumbents face stiff challenges
- Maxfield opens commission career with an abstention
- Del Papa faces tough videotaped deposition
- Officer probed in stalking of teen
- Firefighting consultant hired
- County purchases building
- LV bar, radio station sued again over 1999 shooting
- Las Vegas doctors could face higher malpractice premiums
- Streaking Rebels hope to start New Year on right foot
- Local news briefs for January 3, 2001
- Daughter's confession leads to mother's arrest in slaying
- Despite opposition, Henderson office park plan OK'd
- Prosecutors focus on killer's crime-filled past
- Columnist Jeff Haney: Mario returns with flair; Hill exits quietly
- UNLV tabs Bayno to help with raising money
- Clark County's first high school for adults opens doors
- Orange Bowl notebook: OU coach applauds Robinson's effort
- With title hopes in tow, Sooners and Seminoles are ready to put it ...
- Columnist Dean Juipe: UNLV hopes new arena aids teams
- Columnist Paula DelGiudice: Safari Club welcomes stars
- Columnist Jon Ralston: Abraham's choice leaves nation spinning
- Ellis ignites Bandits
- Las Vegas area fishing report
- IBL Box: New Mexico-Las Vegas
- Gun play starts New Year's fire
- Elko County Commission to meet
- Hotel sues contractor over lien
- Men accused of crashing car into hotel-casino
- LV casino in fight with customer, bank over credit
- Indian Gaming Commission investigator retires
- Opening day at Topaz brings schools of anglers
- Eight plead innocent in Massachusetts mob case
- Wisconsin casino plan gets favorable review
- Las Vegas basks in glow of successful New Year's fireworks
- Nevada officials have mixed opinions about Abraham
- Former Venetian C2K nightclub official sues
- Nearly 3,000 flu shots issued
- Community news briefs for January 3, 2001
- Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: Warm feelings at Casa Alegre
- Savvy wine buy: Fleur du Cap '98 Merlot
- Editorial: Flood district did well to stand firm
- Letter: NDOT ignores public's wishes
- Letter: Gore somehow managed to lose
- Letter: GOP might have more surprises for senior citizens
- Editorial: City wins as resorts join forces
- Prominent local businesswoman Feeney dies
- Obituaries for January 3, 2001
- Goin' to the chapel: Long-wed couples renew their vows, reflect on their marriages
- Noodling around for Vietnamese soup dish
- Preliminary analysis inconclusive in nine childhood leukemia cases
- Driver charged with DUI after Las Vegas officer hurt
- Caesars fined $85,000 for letting minors gamble, drink
- Oneida could lose gaming compact
Tuesday, Jan. 2
- Ninth Nevada leukemia case cited
- Bandits take on New Mexico tonight
- Las Vegas homicides hit 10-year low
- LV rivals Big Apple
- State sees decrease in fatal accidents
- LV City Hall could face upheaval this year
- IGT buying company for $45 million
- Developers plan new south Strip casino resort
- Jury to consider death for skinhead
- VA seeking payments for those exposed at NTS
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Mountain West basking in perfection
- Obituaries for January 2, 2001
- Appeal filed on Nasdaq delisting
- Commissioner is seeking to crack down on halfway houses
- Local news briefs for January 2, 2001
- North Las Vegas sees drop in slayings
- Sierra Health sells Las Vegas real estate holdings for $115 million
- Long-sought land swap gives city key parcel downtown
- Backcourt depth helping Rebels avoid more misery
- Outlaws ready to open camp, prepare their inaugural roster
- Tyson paying $3.2 billion for meatpacker
- Delta cutting sixth flight to Las Vegas
- 2000-2001 NFL Playoff Schedule
- 2000-2001 College Bowl Schedule
- 2001 PGA Schedule
- Bosses named for parole, National Guard
- Appeals court reverses judgment against Caesars Palace
- Tooting his own horn: Local man makes trumpets for the stars
- Two killed in New Year's accident
- Nevada casino owner backing Minnesota gambling bill
- Band needs money for inauguration trip
- Child's testimony needed in Soria trial
- Orange Bowl notebook: FSU kicker returns to scene of disaster
- All eyes on QBs in Orange Bowl
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Lack of true title game defies logic
- Rowdy but controlled crowds welcome 2001 in Reno, Tahoe
- 120-day deadline on Legislature curbs bill drafts
- Community news briefs for January 2, 2001
- County neutering plan set
- Letter: Odd character as president
- Letter: Lobbyists serve no good purpose
- Letter: Give new regime chance to help poor people
- Editorial: Harnessing the wind is a big boost
- Columnist Peggy Pierce: Mass transit needed sooner than later
- Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Watt protege in Cabinet
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Entering 2001 with resolve
- Las Vegas basks in glow of successful New Year's fireworks
- High court rules against bail bond companies
- Drier, warmer across Nevada in 2000
- Lawyer questions witness' statements
Monday, Jan. 1
- Vanderhoof named military adviser to governor
- Woman arrested on prostitution charge
- Dog rescued from mine shaft
- Reno woman named chairwoman of state Parole Board
- Judge bars teacher from serving on school board
- New childhood leukemia case surfaces in Fallon
- State agency offers tips for keeping the cold out
- Mentoring program comes up roses
- Growth will fuel public projects
- No new cases of meningitis since outbreak
- Woman parachutes from skyscraper
- Experts foresee no major falloff in Nevada economy
- California woman wins $6.7 million slot machine jackpot
- Summary of 2001 Legislature issues
- Next legislative session will have plenty of hot issues
- Program gives gamblers specialized help
- Thousands gather on Strip for fireworks
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