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Prep girls basketball standings: CLASS 4A; 11:48 a.m.

Prep boys basketball standings: CLASS 4A; 11:48 a.m.

Prep girls soccer standings: CLASS 4A; 11:47 a.m.

Prep boys bowling standings: CLASS 4A; 11:44 a.m.

Prep girls bowling standings: CLASS 4A; 11:43 a.m.

Prep wrestling standings: CLASS 4A; 11:43 a.m.

Sun Girls Basketball Top 10: Records through Tuesday; 11:42 a.m.

Gov. Guinn readies state-of-state speech, budget for Legislature: Brendan Riley; CARSON CITY - Republican Gov. Kenny Guinn is proposing an ambitious agenda - requiring no new taxes - in the $3.74 billion, two-year budget he outlines Monday in his state-of-the-state address to Nevada legislators.; 11:40 a.m.

Sun Boys Basketball Top 10: Records through Tuesday; 11:37 a.m.

LV not included in rail funding: Launce Rake and Erin Neff; Las Vegas will not receive any of nearly $1 billion in federal funding for a high-speed rail system, federal officials said today.; 11:29 a.m.

Nevada's November retail sales increased a meager 3.3 percent: CARSON CITY -- Nevada merchants report that taxable sales rose 3.3 percent to $2.4 billion last November as the holiday shopping season started.; 11:29 a.m.

Abraham vows to push ahead on Yucca plan: Benjamin Grove; WASHINGTON -- The man tapped to be the next energy secretary today vowed to jump-start the slow-moving federal plan to bury the nation's nuclear waste in Nevada.; 11:29 a.m.

Uproar grows in France over Las Vegas jail death: Keith Paul; Officials at the highest levels of French government have expressed concern to U.S. diplomats in Paris about a French national who died while in custody in Clark County jail, but the officials stopped short of ...; 11:28 a.m.

Jet fuel for Las Vegas affected: California's energy crisis is threatening to cut into the lifeblood of Southern Nevada's tourism industry.; 11:28 a.m.

Nevada shouldn't face blackouts: CARSON CITY -- Nevadans should not be hit with rolling blackouts in the near future as are being experienced by California, state officials said today.; 11:27 a.m.

Wind farm eyed for Sandy Valley: The firm that will build the state's first wind farm has its eye on a second site for the natural power source: in Sandy Valley, 50 miles southwest of Las Vegas.; 11:27 a.m.

Tennis: UNLV men take on USC, Pepperdine: UNLV finished last season 8-14 but heads into the spring with the Mountain West Conference's highest-ranked singles player (No. 54 Nenad Zivkovic) and doubles team (No. 21 Zivkovic and Gregor Skorin), plus two transfers from ...; 11:27 a.m.

Catching up with: Tiffney Touton: High school: Bishop Gorman ('00); 11:26 a.m.

Wednesday's prep results: BOYS BASKETBALL; 11:25 a.m.

Harrah's junket operator denies casino's claims: Harrah's Las Vegas Inc. sued David Wang and his San Francisco-based company, 888 D&D Corp. doing business as Orient Express Travel Service in Clark County District Court.; 11:23 a.m.

Casino, insurer sued for insurance benefits: In a Clark County District Court lawsuit, Ingrid Meyer said her late husband, Horst Meyer, paid for life insurance through a payroll deduction while he was employed with Harrah's from October 1995 through Feb. 28, ...; 11:23 a.m.

IGT easily beats analysts' quarterly earnings forecasts: The company's net income was up 30 percent, even when compared to a year-ago quarter boosted by 19 cents per share in one-time gains. When the year-ago one-time gains are removed, IGT's earnings rose 113 ...; 11:22 a.m.

LV firm Casino Data Systems sold to Australian slot maker: In Las Vegas; 11:22 a.m.

Profitability of MGM's Mirage purchase in doubt: David Strow; In the end, it's a bookkeeping change, a shifting of a continuing expense on MGM MIRAGE's balance sheet.; 11:19 a.m.

Big theater chain to make seats more accessible: The proposed settlement is the first voluntary agreement to address stadium-style seating accessibility in a nationwide movie chain, the department said.; 11:19 a.m.

LV man top candidate for Reno tourism job: Jeff Beckelman, vice president of sales and marketing for the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and its attached Sands Expo Center, was the only one of five candidates for RSCVA president and chief executive officer recommended ...; 11:18 a.m.

Airlines at McCarran jockeying for passengers and attention: The biggest airline at Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport has a new look.; 11:18 a.m.

Sun Athletes of the Week: Derek Freeman and Don-Netta Coleman: School: Foothill; 11:18 a.m.

Local news briefs for January 18, 2001: A 28-year-old Las Vegas man who was arrested in September for domestic violence was charged this morning in connection with the slaying of his 41-year-old girlfriend.; 11:12 a.m.

Fallon faces new arsenic rules: The Environmental Protection Agency announced tighter arsenic standards for drinking water Wednesday, a move that affects rural communities such as Fallon, where the element occurs naturally in the water supply.; 11:12 a.m.

Leukemia cases prompt state strategy planning: Gov. Kenny Guinn will meet with federal, state and local officials next week to plan a strategy on the growing cases of childhood leukemia in Northern Nevada.; 11:12 a.m.

Court briefs for January 18, 2001: A July trial date has been set for a Las Vegas attorney accused of shooting his former wife to death shortly before Christmas.; 11:11 a.m.

Rudin complains about jail treatment: Kim Smith; A Las Vegas woman accused in the gruesome slaying of her husband six years ago is refusing to provide handwriting samples to prosecutors because she is upset by the jail's treatment of her and media ...; 11:04 a.m.

Escort service proposal linked to politics: Erin Neff; It would have been the first escort service licensed in the city of Las Vegas in nearly three decades.; 11:04 a.m.

Suspect in traffic deaths appears in court: Kim Smith; Once a week for 11 years Sandy Valley residents Dick Scott and his wife, Carlene, would make the trek into Las Vegas to get their groceries. They never made it on Saturday.; 11:04 a.m.

Guinn seeks control of Public Works Board: CARSON CITY -- The state Public Works Board, which has been criticized for its handling of such construction projects as UNLV's Lied Library and the Veterans Home in Boulder City, may be headed for some ...; 11:03 a.m.

Police defend shooting of defiant Las Vegas man: Keith Paul; Metro Police said today they had no option but to shoot a 27-year-old schizophrenic man who lunged at an officer with a knife after officers tried to disarm him with nonlethal weapons.; 11:03 a.m.

Northwest development opposed: About three dozen residents who live near a proposed housing development in the northwest part of the Las Vegas Valley turned out to protest at a Clark County Commission meeting.; 10:59 a.m.

Shopping center scaled back: Zoning approved Dec. 20 for a controversial shopping center was withdrawn Wednesday by the County Commission, and a new proposal, acceptable to area residents, will be considered next month.; 10:59 a.m.

Tiffany reviews Garcia plan for school district: Terry Webster; Clark County Schools Superintendent Carlos Garcia and the author of an initiative petition that sought to break up the school district were to meet today to review details of his plan to decentralize the bureaucracy.; 10:58 a.m.

School Board members, Garcia take psyche tests: Terry Webster; Clark County School Board members and Superintendent Carlos Garcia examined each other's personality traits Wednesday during a review of a psychological test used to explain adult behavior.; 10:58 a.m.

Boulder City council supports new water source: Jeffrey Libby; Boulder City will most likely spend $34 million to establish a second waterline from Lake Mead, allowing the city to tap its full allotment through the Colorado River Agreement.; 10:57 a.m.

Ford, GE and IBM lead parade of profit reports: Ford Motor Co.'s fourth-quarter earnings fell sharply due to weaker U.S. auto sales, but the results matched Wall Street's lowered expectations.; 10:57 a.m.

County stands firm on flood channel at Rhodes Ranch: Adrienne Packer; Although the final decision on the placement of a drainage ditch was delayed again Wednesday, Clark County officials confirmed that the channel will remain on Rhodes Ranch property.; 10:55 a.m.

Obituaries for January 18, 2001: Helyn Arata, 83, of Las Vegas died Monday in a local hospital. She was born Aug. 27, 1917, in New York. A resident for 50 years, she was a homemaker.; 10:55 a.m.

County's new group home law critcized: Kris Hill; Supporters of halfway houses for recovering alcoholics and addicts Wednesday laid the groundwork for a lawsuit against a county ordinance they say is discriminatory.; 10:54 a.m.

NLV to rely on rescue vehicles on emergeny calls: Instead, Dodge is joining the rest of the Las Vegas Valley -- and nation -- in leaving firetrucks in the station and using smaller rescue rigs to respond to a majority of emergencies.; 10:53 a.m.

Holyfield predicts epic 2001: Dean Juipe; As a man who has ascended to the heavyweight championship four times in his 16-year professional career, Evander Holyfield's views on himself and his stature in the sport can't be dismissed or taken lightly. More ...; 10:35 a.m.

Columnist Dean Juipe: Mayweather, Corrales prompt increased security for today's final press conference: Dean Juipe; After what happened Tuesday in Los Angeles, heightened security is expected today at the MGM Grand for the final prefight press conference featuring Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Diego Corrales.; 10:35 a.m.

Vasser lands on his feet with Patrick Racing: FONTANA, Calif. -- When Jimmy Vasser was told last summer that he would not be retained as a driver for Target/Chip Ganassi Racing, the 1996 Championship Auto Racing Teams champion never thought he would wind ...; 10:33 a.m.

Columnist Ron Kantowski: Boosters need to step back, relax: While it's becoming increasingly difficult to remain one, most sports writers are sports fans, too. My favorite teams are the Cubs, Bears, Blackhawks, Indiana (Hoosiers, not Pacers) and Rahal (on the CART champ car auto ...; 10:32 a.m.

Columnist Spencer Patterson: Smeltzer, Whalen take new coaching jobs: Spencer Patterson; After five seasons behind the scenes, Ron Smeltzer is stepping out into the spotlight.; 10:30 a.m.

Surprise! Penske opts to race in Phoenix IRL event: FONTANA, Calif. -- After testing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway last October, it was no secret that CART team owner Roger Penske had every intention of competing in this year's Indianapolis 500.; 10:28 a.m.

Gorman girls halt Bengals' win streak: Spencer Patterson; For weeks, Wednesday night's matchup between No. 3 Bishop Gorman and No. 5 Bonanza has loomed as a potential girls basketball contest for the ages.; 10:26 a.m.

Good hopeful infighting, drama over between Kambala, Diggs: Steve Addy; Kaspars Kambala and Trevor Diggs have forged an uneasy truce.; 10:26 a.m.

As the Rebels turn ...: Steve Addy; As promised, Max Good will be UNLV's basketball coach for the rest of the season.; 10:25 a.m.

Editorial: Goodbye to breakup of schools: So why did Tiffany give up now, especially since she collected the signatures of 48,980 Nevadans? Tiffany said that her goal was essentially achieved now that Superintendent Carlos Garcia plans to divide the district organizationally ...; 10:00 a.m.

Editorial: Hold on to your hats during this wild ride: Meanwhile in Nevada, state consumer advocate Tim Hay said he wants a temporary moratorium on a requirement that electric companies here sell their coal-fired generating plants. Otherwise, Hay notes, our electricity needs could be at ...; 10:00 a.m.

Letter: Do we favor evil over good?: Hopefully this is the voice of the minority. If a census showed it to be the voice of the majority, I, among millions of others, want the world to stop so that I can get ...; 10:00 a.m.

Letter: Tortured animals not fashionable: The thought of fur coats repulses me, therefore I will never have one. Anyone who wears fur shows how cruel and heartless they are. It is true that fur is beautiful, but only on the ...; 9:59 a.m.

Letter: Let good science decide issue of Yucca Mountain: The project is gradually progressing from a study to construction phase with a site recommendation, coming possibly as early as this summer. I recommend that we let science decide the issue, not politics and some ...; 9:58 a.m.

Another leukemia case tied to Fallon: Brendan Riley; CARSON CITY, Nev. - Nevada health officials have learned of an unconfirmed 11th case of childhood leukemia linked to Fallon, a farming and Navy town 60 miles east of here.; 9:50 a.m.

LV council briefs for January 18, 2001: Here is how the Las Vegas City Council voted Wednesday to spend taxpayer money:; 9:35 a.m.

Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: We have a new president: COME SATURDAY George W. Bush will become the president of our country.; 9:34 a.m.

Great Western Forum: 'Old West' photos expose regions beginnings: More than 140 years have passed since Watkins began snapping photographs of the pristine environment of eastern California, during a period when cameras were in their infancy. Today we live in an era of Camcorders, ...; 9:32 a.m.

Council approves pair of contested shopping centers: Erin Neff; After more than an hour of debate spurred by angry townhome owners, the Las Vegas City Council approved two hotly-contested shopping centers in Summerlin.; 9:29 a.m.

Marine key in inaugural ceremonies: Dick Benoit; Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. John Barclay will play a role in Saturday's inauguration of President-elect George W. Bush. Barclay is the 33rd drum major of the "President's Own" Marine Band, which will perform for the ...; 9:29 a.m.

Big plans for parks revealed: Erin Neff; Parks are popping up all over the city of Las Vegas, but the city must build 77 acres of park space a year for the next 20 years to even meet national standards.; 9:24 a.m.

Community news briefs for January 18, 2001: Officials at Lake Mead National Recreation Area are seeking entries for the first water safety poster contest.; 9:24 a.m.

Lutzow named permanent parole chief: CARSON CITY -- Warren Lutzow, who has been with the state Division of Parole and Probation since 1976, has been named chief of the agency that supervises convicts released from prison and those placed on ...; 9:23 a.m.

Northwest to be called Centennial Hills: Erin Neff; If you live in the city of Las Vegas north of Cheyenne Avenue, you suddenly have a new place to call home.; 9:23 a.m.

Columnist Ruthe Deskin: The rules of life still taught: Ruthe Deskin; Writing a newspaper column has its rewards, especially when readers respond with helpful information.; 9:01 a.m.

Columnist Joe Delaney: Show goes on for injured Reynolds: Joe Delaney; Debbie Reynolds opens tonight, a four-day stand, in the Orleans Showroom ... Her fall from the Orleans stage on New Year's Eve resulted in a hairline facture of her thighbone and a fractured heel that ...; 9:01 a.m.

Power crunch heightens anti-California sentiment among neighbor states: "I think everybody in the West kind of feels that California is the big pig in the sty," said Pat Bagley, who drew an editorial cartoon in Wednesday's edition of the Salt Lake Tribune that ...; 5:48 a.m.

Taxable sales up slightly in Nevada: But business in much of the rest of the state was bleak as 10 of the state's 17 counties showed declines in sales compared with November 1999.; 5:48 a.m.

Rural school projects stalled: Two years ago, Guinn found $16 million in the state budget to allow the state to build three new rural schools - one in Lincoln County and the others in Lund and Paradise Valley in ...; 5:48 a.m.

FBI joins investigation of French citizen's death in Las Vegas jail: FBI officials would neither confirm nor deny whether the agency was conducting an investigation into the death of Philippe Le Menn, a 33-year-old Las Vegas restaurant manager who died in police custody on Jan. 4.; 5:48 a.m.

Sen. Reid says Nevada wind farm could help solve energy troubles: The proposal was announced last month. But Reid and Energy Secretary Bill Richardson held a press conference and signing ceremony Thursday to formally launch a three-phase effort to build the renewable energy facility. Gen. John ...; 5:47 a.m.

Sierra Pacific customers in California don't share shortages: Tom Gardner; "Our 45,000 customers in California are tied into the Sierra Pacific power grid," Mike Smart, the utility's acting vice president for resource management, said on Thursday. "As such, they're not experiencing the same problems as ...; 5:47 a.m.

Lutzow named permanent state parole chief: The appointment was announced by Richard Kirkland, director of the state Department of Motor Vehicles and Public Safety, who said Lutzow has "excellent law enforcement insight and experience."; 5:46 a.m.

New council members want to know costs of ads for rail trench: Harsh said there is a perception that the council "is becoming self-serving.; 5:46 a.m.

Fallon may pay $1 million to meet EPA water standards: The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday ordered a sharp reduction in the amount of arsenic allowed in drinking water supplies, from the previous 50 parts per billion to the new limit of 10 parts per ...; 5:46 a.m.

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