Las Vegas Sun

February 13, 2012

Currently: 52° | Complete forecast | Log in

Las Vegas Sun

Archive for November 14, 2001

Exhibition: Global Sports-UNLV box score: Percentages: FG .500, FT .737, 3P .294.; 12:29 p.m.

8 Durango athletes head for Div. I: Spencer Patterson; A list of local high school athletes signing letters of intent today:; 11:19 a.m.

Columnist Victoria Sun: Injuries have Barlow itching to play golf: Victoria Sun; PGA Tour professional Craig Barlow used to take simple things for granted -- things like walking and playing golf.; 11:13 a.m.

Columnist Peter Benton: Tiger again cashes in on PGA Tour: Peter Benton; Canadian Mike Weir's victory at the recent Tour Championship and Cameron Beckman's win in the Southern Farms Bureau Classic signalled an end to the official 2001 PGA Tour schedule.; 11:12 a.m.

Three UNLV men on All-Conference team: For the third consecutive year, senior forward Jason Melendez was named to the first team. He ended his Rebel career with 29 goals and 22 assists for 80 points, which ranks sixth all-time in school ...; 10:54 a.m.

Rebels come up short in loss: Steve Addy; At least UNLV won't begin the basketball season with a false sense of security.; 10:52 a.m.

Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Vasser on new CART team, eyes NASCAR in future: Jimmy Vasser is switching CART teams next season but the 35-year-old Las Vegas resident may be switching series in a few years.; 10:52 a.m.

County to limit spending on park openings: Adrienne Packer; Clark County administrators are crafting a policy to limit spending on park openings and celebrations to prevent varying costs that seesaw between the low thousands and tens of thousands of dollars.; 10:49 a.m.

Castaways sues Culinary Union to block meetings: Grace Leong; The Culinary Union and the Castaways hotel-casino in Las Vegas are in a dispute over efforts by the Culinary to talk to union members about their workloads, which the union says are up dramatically since ...; 10:48 a.m.

Slot machine giant sues competitor: Millenium Gaming President Todd Seymour defended his practice of selling used IGT machines.; 10:48 a.m.

LV Convention Center rates are still low after increase: The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is raising the rental rate for space at the Convention Center and Cashman Center by 25 percent.; 10:48 a.m.

Hitting on top of the world: Dean Juipe; With little commotion and to polite applause from a small collection of fans sitting in the stands, in strode the heavyweight champion.; 10:41 a.m.

Berkley bill calls for threat study of Yucca: Benjamin Grove; WASHINGTON -- Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., today introduced legislation designed to slow the plan to bury the nation's high-level nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain.; 10:38 a.m.

Anthrax delays SAT results: Eighty-five Palo Verde High School students are wondering what became of their College Board exams in the wake of the anthrax scare that shut down the New Jersey post offices, where their answer sheets were ...; 10:37 a.m.

Columnist Dean Juipe: Tua fails to emulate man he beat: Dean Juipe; It was 53 weeks ago in Las Vegas that Lennox Lewis all but toyed with David Tua, disposing of the would-be heavyweight champion with a precision that was calculated if not breathtaking.; 10:36 a.m.

Reid switches focus to anti-terrorism spending: Benjamin Grove; WASHINGTON -- Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., who has been leading a charge in Congress to create more than a half-million jobs, has pared back the plan and shifted his focus from new construction programs to ...; 10:35 a.m.

Legal briefs: * Planet Bingo LLC of Rancho Mirage, Calif. sued to stop Reno-based GameTech International Inc. from infringing its two bingo game patents.; 10:35 a.m.

British diplomat seeks closer ties to Nevada business: David Strow; On his first visit to the Las Vegas Valley, Britain's top diplomat to the region said Tuesday he hoped to extend business ties between Southern Nevada and the United Kingdom.; 10:34 a.m.

Columnist Jeff Haney: Palms sports book designed to lure locals: When the Palms hotel-casino opens its doors this week, the resort's race and sports book will occupy a spot right in the middle of the action.; 10:34 a.m.

Works of master artists go on display on Strip: The Wynn Collection, works of 19th- and 20th-century American and European masterpieces, opens to the public today in a new gallery at 3145 Las Vegas Blvd. South, the site of the former Desert Inn Resort.; 10:34 a.m.

VEGAS SPORTS ON TV-RADIO: VEGAS SPORTS ON TV-RADIO; 10:33 a.m.

Ralph Siraco's selections for Thursday's races at Hollywood Park: 1st Race -- Gene Magic -- Nakatani on Hess trainee, needs crafty ride from inner post at the long one-turn opener, Gene may work Magic here. Mining Plan -- Solis atop Dutton trainee, draws rail ...; 10:32 a.m.

Thursday's horse racing entries: Post Time 12:30 p.m.; 10:23 a.m.

Developer reports strong sales: The Toronto company builds and runs village-centered resorts in North America.; 9:45 a.m.

Kitchen fire disrupts gambling on ship: No injuries were reported among the gamblers and crew aboard the vessel, which was docked in Gulfport.; 9:45 a.m.

Winning number matches that of doomed flight: So many lottery players chose the number for tickets for the evening Pick 3 drawing that the payout was unusually low, just $16 for a straight match. On a typical day, the straight bet payout ...; 9:45 a.m.

Big Vegas carrier seeks federal loan guarantee: America West, the No. 2 carrier in Las Vegas, is still losing $1 million a day, said America West CEO Douglas Parker, a significant improvement from the $5 million it was losing each day immediately ...; 9:44 a.m.

LV tech firm's stock slumps on earnings report: Excluding special items, including $98 million in write-downs, PurchasePro lost $28.2 million in its third quarter ending Sept. 30. After special items, PurchasePro lost $106 million or $1.46 per share vs. a loss in the ...; 9:43 a.m.

News briefs for November 14, 2001: Henderson Police are looking for two men in connection with the July 6 slaying of a 21-year-old Henderson woman, who was shot to death in her home as she held her 3-week-old son.; 9:36 a.m.

Mack ordered to pay $600,000 debt: Diana Sahagun; A federal judge has ruled that Las Vegas Councilman Michael Mack must pay a national pawnshop chain for $600,000 in gold jewelry Mack purchased in 1999.; 9:34 a.m.

County creating policy on park openings: Adrienne Packer; Clark County administrators are crafting a policy to limit spending on park openings and celebrations to prevent varying costs that seesaw between the low thousands and tens of thousands of dollars.; 9:34 a.m.

Job fair offers clues on dealing with interviews: Mathis Winkler; Out of work, Colin Saunders had expected a full-blown job fair when he arrived at Nevada Partners in North Las Vegas on Tuesday afternoon.; 9:34 a.m.

Two state campuses split over GPA hike: Jennifer Knight; Board of Regents' support for raising admission standards is waning in Southern Nevada, and that could leave the state's universities going their separate ways.; 9:34 a.m.

State GOP gets early jump on Democrats for 2002 election: Erin Neff; When George Togliatti decided last week not to run for state Senate, the Democrats lost another potential big-name candidate with less than a year to go before the 2002 elections.; 9:33 a.m.

Website shut down by host following letter fom county: Adrienne Packer; An Internet website that Clark County representatives say may have defamed county officials was shut down this week after a letter complaining about the page was sent to the web host.; 9:22 a.m.

Supreme Court rejects appeal over lawsuit against Metro: CARSON CITY -- The Nevada Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the appeal of Terry L. Cook, who claimed his reputation was damaged because of the failure of Sheriff Jerry Keller and Metro Police to enforce ...; 9:21 a.m.

Anthrax affects SAT exams: NEW YORK -- With thousands of unscored SAT exams apparently stuck in New Jersey post offices because of the anthrax scare, the College Board said it was contacting high school students and offering them a ...; 9:20 a.m.

Maslow Park renamed after boy who was killed there: Adrienne Packer; Many parks and schools in the Las Vegas Valley are named after residents who have made significant contributions to the community.; 9:19 a.m.

Ground zero volunteers felt sadness, anger: Gregory Drew's first sight of the rubble that was once the World Trade Center was blurred by tears.; 9:19 a.m.

Judge won't gag newspaper: Kim Smith; A Las Vegas topless-bar owner was unsuccessful in his attempt Tuesday to obtain a gag order on the Las Vegas Tribune and former City Councilman Steve Miller.; 9:03 a.m.

Booze battle surfaces: Mathis Winkler; City officials are taking a careful look at the number of stores with liquor licenses along Lake Mead Boulevard after a resident complained that too many places in the area sell alcohol.; 9:02 a.m.

Environment groups say BLM not focused: Two environmental groups in a report released today say the Bureau of Land Management is not focused and has competing visions for managing millions of acres of public lands, including 61.7 million acres in Nevada.; 9:01 a.m.

Correction: Correction; 8:57 a.m.

Volunteer for children, Weinrott dies: Hershel Weinrott was recuperating from a fall and could not attend the June dedication of the pond named in his honor at William Lummis Elementary School.; 8:53 a.m.

Metro detective joins sheriff race: Keith Paul; A veteran Metro Police officer announced Tuesday that he will run for sheriff.; 8:52 a.m.

DA hopes to protect seized assets in alleged scheme: Kim Smith; The Clark County district attorney's office may soon be joining a civil lawsuit filed against a Las Vegas man accused of bilking more than a thousand people out of millions in a Ponzi scheme.; 8:51 a.m.

Father pleads guilty in death of infant: Angela Soo; A Las Vegas man charged with murder in the death of his 3-week-old son entered a guilty plea Tuesday.; 8:50 a.m.

Obituaries for November 14, 2001: Robyn K. Barnhurst, 44, of Las Vegas died Monday in Las Vegas. She was born Aug. 18, 1957, in Provo, Utah. A resident for 30 years, she was a clerk for the Clark County School ...; 8:49 a.m.

Community briefs for November 14, 2001: Sammy's Woodfried Pizza is offering a free pizza to everyone who comes in Thursday with their last pack of cigarettes and signs a pledge to quit smoking.; 8:48 a.m.

IRS boosts mileage deduction: The standard mileage rate for the cost of operating a car is 36.5 cents a mile for all business trips. The rate for 2001 was 34.5 cents a mile.; 8:48 a.m.

School Board's Policy Governance questioned: But Lucille Lusk, a member of Nevada Concerned Citizens and a former School Board member, approached the board during a workshop Tuesday with questions on how Policy Governance works and how to improve it.; 8:48 a.m.

Letter: Sealing caves would seal fate: The bombing of the entrances to these caves has proven very ineffective and extremely expensive. I believe a better way would be to seal the entrances by dropping millions of pounds of dirt, rocks, concrete ...; 8:31 a.m.

Letter: Pedestrians need to know the rules: Trying to get increased fine money out of those who are totally reliant on public transportation is like trying to get blood from a stone. In the UNLV area it is a lot of folks ...; 8:30 a.m.

Letter: Broaden mind on matters of politics: Shane Farrell, for your information, President Clinton, your friend, inherited the economy from a Republican president. President Bush unfortunately had to deal with the side effects of Clinton, your friend.; 8:30 a.m.

Columnist Jon Ralston: Young has hitched himself to Keller's star: * The Anointed One? Deputy Chief Bill Young, who is being assisted by the consultant cadre that elected Gov. Kenny Guinn, came across as earnest and determined on a recent taping of "Face to Face." ...; 8:29 a.m.

Editorial: War costs should get full airing: Rep. Jerry Lewis, R-Calif, wanted to add $12 billion in emergency spending for the war effort in Afghanistan, but backed off after the president's veto threat. Lewis and a growing number of other Republicans who ...; 8:20 a.m.

Editorial: Fireworks just what the doctor ordered: Our tourism-based economy still hasn't completely recovered from the terrorist attacks -- people aren't traveling as much as they were before Sept. 11. The competition among tourist destination cities likely will be intense for the ...; 8:20 a.m.

Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: Fashion show, luncheon a benefit for hospice: Elizabeth Foyt; The splashy reception, fashion show and luncheon at Four Seasons was sponsored by Neiman Marcus, with Susan Molasky, Beth Weinberger and Teresa Fertitta as co-chairwomen for Nathan Adelson Hospice, joined by Terri Monsour, general manager ...; 8:16 a.m.

Columnist Muriel Stevens: Specialty catalog a treat: Art Lurie, who knew everyone, managed the only market in town with such speciality foods as imported cheeses, fine produce and Prime beef, and even offered delivery service.; 8:15 a.m.

Plastic corks a break in tradition: Max Jacobson; When a customer orders a bottle of wine, ritual demands that the cork be sniffed. Often, the consumer doesn't have the first idea what he is supposed to do with it. The fact is that ...; 8:15 a.m.

60 stories

« Previous Next »

Select another date in the calendar above to view all coverage from that day.

Greenspun Media Group