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Archive for April 22, 2002

World Series of Poker begins: World Series of Poker begins; 11:50 a.m.

Park Place says rebound under way: Jennifer Robison and David Strow; Despite a drastic decline in Las Vegas business, Park Place Entertainment Corp. today became the latest gaming company to report earnings ahead of Wall Street's expectations.; 11:14 a.m.

Two rivals likely to pick up Andersen clients in Nevada: Chris Jones And David Strow; As rumors swirled that Arthur Andersen LLP was on the brink of collapse late last week, the company's top local executive was reluctant to speculate on the future of the accounting firm's Las Vegas office, ...; 11:13 a.m.

Construction group ready for defect lawsuit fight in Nevada: Jennifer Robison; A new construction industry group designed to fight the rising tide of construction defect litigation assembled for its first meeting Thursday at Palace Station.; 11:13 a.m.

Henderson condominium owners win $6.4 million in defect settlement: Serenade sued Falcon in Clark County District Court in 1999, alleging its 180-unit condominium complex at 1851 Hillpoint Road "lacked structural integrity and safety," had "defective plumbing, HVAC systems, electrical and fire safety features" and ...; 11:13 a.m.

LV may no longer use public defenders: Diana Sahagun; In an effort to save money, Las Vegas is considering ending its more than 20-year relationship with the Clark County public defender's office, opting to look for private attorneys to represent poor clients.; 11:13 a.m.

Caught in the middle: Program problems have homeless back on streets: By Timothy Pratt; In a case that one detective from the Las Vegas Metro Police Fraud Unit called "a real can of worms," about two dozen homeless men and women are back on the streets after a program ...; 11:13 a.m.

Meeting on Yucca turns into GOP bashing session: Erin Neff and Jace Radke; Billed as a show of unity against the Yucca Mountain project, a press conference Friday turned out to be little more than a Republican bash session.; 11:13 a.m.

Riviera posts loss; occupancy rebounds: Revenues for the Las Vegas-based company for the first quarter were $46.5 million, down 11 percent from $52.2 million in the first quarter of 2001.; 11:13 a.m.

Earnings plunge in quarter: The company reported net income of $556,000, or 5 cents per share, compared to net income of $4.72 million, or 44 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter. Revenues fell 84 percent to $1.5 million.; 11:12 a.m.

Executives file to sell $26 million in stock: In a form filed with the SEC Friday, Chairman and Chief Executive Frank Fertitta III indicated plans to sell up to 682,000 shares of stock. At Station's current market price, those shares carry a value ...; 11:12 a.m.

20% of teachers transfer in Clark County: By Emily Richmond; Every April Clark County's teachers play an elaborate game of musical chairs, looking for new seats behind desks in other area schools.; 11:12 a.m.

Tabish lawyers seek FBI documents: Defense lawyers for Rick Tabish, one of Ted Binion's convicted killers, are trying to drag the FBI into the well-publicized murder case.; 11:12 a.m.

Funeral for slain mother, son held as suspect Weber remains at large: Teenagers on skateboards came. Men and women, their arms filled with flowers, arrived under a gigantic fir tree south of Palm Mortuary to pay their final respects.; 11:12 a.m.

School district reorganization given low marks: The Clark County Association of School Administrators conducts a survey each year to evaluate the superintendent's performance, said executive director Allin Chandler. The results were presented to Garcia at a meeting about a week ago, ...; 11:02 a.m.

Yucca lobby group pushes TV ads: Benjamin Grove; WASHINGTON -- As America celebrates Earth Day -- and as Congress prepares to vote on a Yucca Mountain repository -- the nuclear power industry has launched a national campaign to tout the clean-air benefits of ...; 11:00 a.m.

UNLV's Bair beats odds, inks free agent deal with Raiders: Steve Guiremand; Five years ago Brandon Bair had better odds of winning Megabucks than playing for the Oakland Raiders.; 10:48 a.m.

Durango suddenly gets back on track: Spencer Patterson; Just one week ago, Durango baseball coach Mike Gomez expressed major concerns about his team heading into a key portion of its league schedule.; 10:45 a.m.

Influence probed in tribal casino contacts: Don Thompson; SACRAMENTO -- A top U.S. Interior Department official is distancing himself from a former California business partner's attempt to drum up business by claiming influence over federal decisions affecting Indian tribes and lucrative tribal casinos.; 10:06 a.m.

LV casino host spoils his big-time losers: Angie Wagner; It's just before midnight, and Steve Cyr sits sipping $125 shots of King Louis XIII cognac with a man who just lost $4,000 at Binion's Horseshoe Club casino in downtown Las Vegas.; 10:05 a.m.

Three groups apply for malpractice permission: CARSON CITY -- One group has been approved and two others have applied to state Insurance Commissioner Alice Molasky-Arman to start soliciting investors and shareholders to begin medical malpractice insurance companies.; 9:58 a.m.

Business briefs for April 22, 2002: NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- HCA Inc., the biggest U.S. hospital chain and a key operator in Las Vegas, today said first-quarter profit rose 12 percent as the company raised prices for managed-care insurers and treated more ...; 9:58 a.m.

Obituaries for April 22, 2002: Gregory K. Abbott, 47, of Las Vegas died April 4 in Las Vegas. He was born March 19, 1955, in Weisbaden, Germany. A resident for 27 years, he was a stagehand, a Vietnam War Army ...; 9:55 a.m.

PUC: Nevada Power too quick with suit: The state Public Utilities Commission believes Nevada Power Co. should have exhausted its administrative remedies before suing the regulators over a ruling that the company said put it in financial jeopardy.; 9:53 a.m.

Manhunt for Weber continues: Sunday night Paiute Tribal Police chased a man through the Sky-Vue Mobile Home Park near 15th Street and Owens Avenue, Metro Police Lt. Vincent Cannito said.; 9:53 a.m.

LV supermarket chain CEO out: Michael J. Teel, whose grandfather founded the chain, is leaving the $3 billion West Sacramento company "to pursue personal endeavors," Raley's spokeswoman Carolyn Konrad said.; 9:52 a.m.

U.S. timber giant sides with Canadians in import dispute: The U.S. company joined the Canadian government and companies including Canfor Corp., Canada's largest lumber producer, in seeking to overturn the average 29 percent duties on spruce, pine and fir two-by-fours and other lumber.; 9:52 a.m.

Columnist Dean Juipe: LPGA teen can't escape her father: Dean Juipe; Their hearts may be in the right places but parents don't always know what's best for their children.; 9:45 a.m.

News briefs for April 22, 2002: Maj. Gen. L.D. Johnston will retire as commander of the Air Warfare Center at Nellis Air Force Base and be replaced by a Persian Gulf War combat pilot, according to the Air Force.; 9:35 a.m.

UNLV fares well in California events: The Rebels took home first-place honors in the university division of the Mt. SAC 4x400 meter relay with a season-best time of 3:35.08.; 9:35 a.m.

Priest faces two felony charges: Kim Smith; A Henderson priest accused of sexually assaulting six boys over a five-year period was to be charged today with seven gross misdemeanor counts and two felony counts.; 9:35 a.m.

Defense questions photo lineup in case of fatal beating with bricks: Kim Smith; Attorneys for a man arrested in a fatal beating believe the photo lineup used to help identify suspects in the case was suggestive and should be thrown out as evidence.; 9:34 a.m.

Rebels defeat Utah after two-day wait: The Rebels controlled the game from the beginning, scoring two runs in the third inning and then adding another in the fifth to build a 3-0 lead. Utah posted a solo run in the fifth ...; 9:34 a.m.

Beirne fills in for 51s: Victoria Sun; Children from five Little Leagues scattered onto Cashman Field to participate in a baseball clinic hosted by some of the Las Vegas 51s Sunday afternoon before the team's game against the Tacoma Rainiers.; 9:26 a.m.

Greenspun, List debate Yucca: President Bush's motives behind approving Yucca Mountain for a nuclear waste dump were questioned Sunday night during a televised debate between former Nevada Gov. Bob List, who now works for the nuclear industry, and Las ...; 9:12 a.m.

PCL box: Las Vegas - Tacoma: Time -- 2:26. Attendance -- 6,973. Umpires: HP-- Spieler, 1b-- Burr, 3b-- Brandt.; 9:11 a.m.

Birth announcements for April 22, 2002: April 10:; 8:59 a.m.

Outlook dim for new buildings: Jennifer Knight; If you don't ask, you don't receive, and University and Community College System of Nevada officials are asking for $1.8 billion in state funding from the governor and Legislature, despite a bad financial outlook.; 8:58 a.m.

Event set at Cashman Center: The speakers include Gov. Kenny Guinn and senior vice president and chief economist for Wells Fargo, Dr. Sung Won Sohn. Call 876-1435.; 8:58 a.m.

Regents raise college tuition: Jennifer Knight; The Board of Regents, asked to put a pricetag on a university education, decided it is about 15 percent more than what students are paying now.; 8:57 a.m.

Prep Schedule: MONDAY; 8:52 a.m.

Letter: Israel settlements cause for hostility: If one looks closely at recent events, however, it is clear that although the spirit of Oslo was to move toward a lasting peace, Israel has figuratively thumbed its nose at that accord repeatedly by ...; 8:51 a.m.

Letter: Cash for Yucca is a terrible trade: I speak of the ones who want to see the nuclear repository set up at Yucca Mountain. They see all the big bucks coming their way when it happens. There have been some of these ...; 8:51 a.m.

Columnist Ralph Siraco: Derby Day coming down homestretch: Ralph Siraco; T-minus 12 days and counting.; 8:51 a.m.

Letter: Administration casts aside the will of the people: We see instead Mr. Ashcroft ignoring the voters in many states, including Nevada, who chose to approve programs to provide medicinal marijuana to very ill patients, lumping them and those who assist them in with ...; 8:50 a.m.

Editorial: Crime labs need better DNA controls: Or do we? Technicians conducting the tests are as prone to human error as the rest of us, as demonstrated last week when it was found by public defenders that DNA samples in a local ...; 8:50 a.m.

Editorial: Right topic, but wrong solution: We agree with everything Bush said about crime victims and the rights they should have -- except the part about amending the Constitution. Crime victims do suffer from their ordeals and should have rights guaranteed ...; 8:49 a.m.

Trends for April 22, 2002: Lisa Ferguson; Have you looked at a calendar lately? Because if you had, then you'd know this week is chock-full of, um, holidays.; 8:29 a.m.

Review: 'Tiger Jam' crowd disappointed: Kirk Baird; There was at least one positive that emerged from "Tiger Jam V," Tiger Woods' annual concert fund-raiser for his Tiger Woods Foundation.; 8:27 a.m.

Cache and Carry: Geocaching a quirky game of hide-and-seek: Bearing 50 mph winds at the remote spot 15 miles southwest of Las Vegas, he hiked through a ravine and climbed a rocky hillside. On a small plateau, Seegmiller finally spotted what he was looking ...; 8:27 a.m.

Rebel tagged as Mr. Irrelevant: Steve Guiremand; Sometimes its pays to be last.; 1:40 a.m.

GES breaks ground on new offices: GES breaks ground on new offices; 1:11 a.m.

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