Story archive for June 2002
Friday, June 28
- Uniforms may be required at three elementary schools
- Speculation arises over casino gambling merger possibilities
- Expert says credit card ban can be overcome
- Executives continue to weigh Internet gaming
- Spirit planning to add second flight in November
- Hearing set on builders' liability insurance
- Firm violated tax shelter rule
- Flying casinos grounded
- Official wants slots at tracks
- Titus criticizes Apex proposal
- Fans mourn death of Who's Entwistle
- County hopes plan keeps UMC open
- Activist: Schools violate hiring statute
- 'The other' Parks ruled off ballot by judge
- Municipal leaders won't stop prayer
- Misspelled street sign becomes a royal pain
- Culinary, hotels 'miles' from deal
- Housing director Brown dies at 57
- Vegas resorts continue paying travel agents
- Vegas airline capacity boosted by Spirit
- News briefs for June 28, 2002
- Hotel sues LV over roller coaster
- Pledge debate hot topic at UNLV
- John Entwistle: 'Ox' remembered as quiet, but powerful force
- Crows still counting on Duritz as chief visionary
- Obituaries for June 28, 2002
- Powerball debuts in Pennsylvania
- Life-saving information can be kept in patient's refrigerator for emergency
- Vegas sports on TV/Radio
- 'Broadway' back on Las Vegas stage
- Community briefs for June 28, 2002
- Blood drives
- PCL box: Las Vegas - Oklahoma
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Saturday's races at Hollywood Park
- Ex-Penthouse Pet writes Yucca article
- Saturday's horse racing entries
- Senate recess means action on Yucca Mountain delayed
- Pro tourney future to be discussed
- Lawsuit filed over rate hike
- Volunteers not forgetting pets made homeless by fire
- Political notebook: Theories abound over burglary at Herrera home
- Aladdin prepped for best of the 'West'
- Council will address selection of city manager
- Columnist Dean Juipe: It's a shame but the D.I. closes today
- Doctors who treat workers injured on the job may be in for fee raise
- Famous Washington portrait on display at LVAM
- Goodman wants answers on hockey team's future
- Defense spending bill includes Yucca funds
- Supreme Court grills Binion case prosecutors
- Rebels' Ahmad Miller signs with Texans
- Clapinski comfortable in No. 2 slot at 2B
- Marquette's Blankson transfers to UNLV
- Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Bush right on target
- Letter: Anti-dump effort waste of money
- Letter: GOP against drug program that would work
- Editorial: Judge right to toss state law for police
- Killer loses appeal but may get parole soon
- Lied exhibit is beholden to a motion
- Plea deal made over mail threats
- Columnist Muriel Stevens: Colicchio crafts a food winner at MGM Grand
- Performing arts for June 28, 2002
- Kruseman here for LVMS sprints
- Columnist Jerry Fink: Dance party at Gold Coast is Taylor made
- Datebook for June 28, 2002
- On Display for June 28, 2002
- Editorial: Embracing secrecy is bad start
- Columnist Joe Delaney: Burton banks his sixth year at Monte Carlo
- Murder suspect pleads guilty to avoid execution
- 'Soul of Magic' is an entertainment bargain at New Frontier
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Upgrades a tough sell on Fremont
- NEVADA FOCUS: Town's 'armpit' title may be opportunity knocking
- Uncovering a crime wave: Agents hit pay dirt with investigation
- Columnist Sandy Thompson: Family Court looks for orderly transitions
- Doctors' mistakes are source of controversy
- Lawyers want medical records to be accessible
- Maurer, Branco made formidable team
- Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: R-J blinded by greed
- Columnist Erin Neff: Richard Stands' republic becoming invisible
- Columnist Benjamin Grove: Canadians' nuke waste bid a long shot
- Editorial: Let's not rush into vouchers
- Columnist Jon Ralston: Big Dog was big hit in Nevada
- Editorial: Sign, sing, sgin, whatever, fix it now
- Letter: Is United States a theocracy?
- Letter: Mayor awakens the worst in his constituents
- DAHLBERG on boxing: Tyson reserving rights to rematch with Lewis, but who will watch?
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Pledging to take a closer look
- Cheap Thrills
- Camp can lead to a positive outlook
- Staying safe on the Fourth
Thursday, June 27
- Varian Medical Systems celebrates grand opening
- News briefs for June 27, 2002
- RTC to cut eight bus routes
- Cendant buys luxury condo broker
- Home sales steady
- Newspaper show planned
- Labor Department files suit
- High court hears arguments over psychiatric examinations
- Alleged heroin dealer in Binion case indicted
- Culinary Union officials predict strike downtown
- Apex developers push for residential community
- Doubt in cause of death cited in Binion appeal
- Nevadans rap 1998 Abraham letter
- Pledge will be recited in county schools
- Metro claims business was front for drug sales
- Flood control officials brace for monsoon season
- Nuclear waste crash could kill 1,200 in Chicago
- Drivers vote to end strike
- Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Some good advice
- Nevada Power hit with fraud lawsuit
- NLV Police officers to face inquest in death
- Vlade was among first foreign delegates
- Rescue Mission building unit for dads and children
- Board weighs Emerald proposal
- Survey: Children have easy access to online gambling
- Task force on homeless wants consultant to solve problems
- Boxer's death continues to stump experts
- Revamped AC pier will have Monopoly theme
- Gone before their times
- Cunningham retires after 16-year career
- Vet's struggle bears fruit
- Vegas sports on TV/Radio
- Union to protest school-building policy
- Sales tax reform proposed
- Nevadans say Abraham letter shows hypocritical attitude
- Court hears arguments in murder case
- Teacher's aide gets probation
- Friday's horse racing entries
- Cop who killed man was victim in another shooting
- Obituaries for June 27, 2002
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Is Cup fever over already?
- Indictment returned in killing of woman, 84
- Detective charged in robbery facing firing from Metro
- Herrera reports burglar stole computers
- PCL box: Las Vegas - Oklahoma
- State, Indians continue battle over Humboldt River water
- Court upholds decision barring young candidate
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Klitschko wants to show Mercer no mercy
- Surprise: Ruiz in with new face
- Fight schedule
- Columnist Paula Del Giudice: After nearly 10 years, I'm sure gonna miss this place
- Editorial: Scandals a drag on the market
- Editorial: Pledge of Allegiance is fine the way it is
- Letter: Gun laws are misunderstood
- Letter: Hamdan acted as concerned citizen
- Letter: Feds can use Web to invade our privacy
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Friday's races at Hollywood Park
- Environmental groups try to stop Lincoln County land deal
- Life mirrors art: Brockovich says don't shy away from challenges
- Community briefs for June 27, 2002
- Cadets present colors at Great U.S.A. awards
- Columnist Ruthe Deskin: Recalling dear friend Ann Landers
- Columnist Joe Delaney: Evolving 'Splash' is emblematic of Riviera's success
- Legends of the crawl: Valley residents struggling to control cockroach invasions
Wednesday, June 26
- Voters' views on utility wanted
- Vegas home sales flat
- Cost of state's Yucca fight reaches $7.1 mil.
- Wiesner brought appealing mix of politics, pubs to LV
- Boyfriend sought in death of pregnant teenager
- Fraud claims probed in Vegas
- Work card denial upheld
- News briefs for June 26, 2002
- Judge orders casino to close
- Adelson plans version of Venetian for China
- Online gambling ad spots may have targeted Nevadans
- Harrods still looking for Las Vegas casino partner
- Station denies talk of locals' gambling shops in Britain
- Grant will help fight teen drinking
- Culinary to present new offer
- Summer forecast increases fear of Kyle Canyon fires
- State senator: Letter 'honest mistake'
- Judge strikes down Nevada statute
- City officials, police clean up Fremont Street
- Proposal could hike tax on cigarettes $1 per pack
- Convenience store chain faces pollution fines
- Aladdin sale moves along
- Supreme Court to hear Murphy, Tabish appeals
- Vocational school says it'll stay open despite problems
- Officer shoots man downtown
- Affordable housing site opens
- Chiropractor's license suspended
- Vegas sports on TV/Radio
- Fed seen as staying course
- Vocational school says it'll keep open despite problems
- UNLV honors track, golf, tennis stars
- Boulder City to see higher utility rates
- Daschle pressed again for Yucca vote, but refuses to set timeline
- Report: Radioactive material would dwarf Hiroshima
- Welfare numbers rise 3 percent
- 'Big Dog' Wiesner was known nationwide
- N.C. religious leaders say lottery opposition is strong
- Martha Stewart shares tumble
- Big cable operator files for bankruptcy
- Choctaw Indians ready to open next phase of resort
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Asian influx tests U.S. sports fans
- Trotters play it straight and lose
- Ex-Gator Grose reflects on CWS run at Nebraska
- Obituaries for June 26, 2002
- PCL box: Las Vegas - Colorado
- Spencer Street bridge, closed by 1999 flood, is reopened
- Williams' attorney says conviction in teens' deaths illegal
- Mayor's son named one of five attorneys to serve Muni Court
- Marines won't try lance corporal convicted in rape
- High court asked to decide condemned property value
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Thursday's races at Hollywood Park
- Thursday's horse racing entries
- Columnist Peter Benton: Shadow pro captures Rhodes Ranch event
- Nellis welcomes new Warfare Center boss
- Editorial: Death penalty: The rules have changed
- Letter: Gold Butte protection urged
- Letter: Stop growth in Henderson
- Letter: Americans' values are upside-down
- Editorial: Tough talk directed at terrorists
- Community briefs for June 26, 2002
- Tuned to 'tone: Mellowtones doing their best to keep big-band music afloat
- Even off the Strip, food courts bountiful
- Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: Siblings celebrate their graduations family-style
- Columnist Muriel Stevens: Mall a trendy barometer
Tuesday, June 25
- Former commissioner settles lawsuit over campaign flier
- SBA office reopens
- Crime didn't pay that well for killer
- Marathon walker headed toward LV
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Ward Burton has had few positives this year
- Guinn urged to keep cap on liability
- Killer of four could be center of death penalty case
- Arena might lose main tenant
- Cheaper gas sends summer travelers down the highway
- 3 Republicans may oppose Yucca dump
- News briefs for June 25, 2002
- Columbia River plan pushed
- Lawyer appointed to board
- Vegas lender in Texas deal
- Profit up for big LV builder
- Regulators drop taxi tip rule
- Big Nevada insurer wants to hike auto premiums
- Analyst slashes Internet gambling revenue estimate
- Priest waives preliminary hearing in sex case
- Former bartenders sue Caesars Palace
- Wynn joining forces with Okada
- Sports ticker for June 25, 2002
- Durango High hires new baseball coach to replace Gomez
- Magic is back and pounding the court
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: LV Events working on major soccer offering
- MGM fighter collapses, dies
- Gambling expansion proceeds in three states
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Wednesday's races at Hollywood Park
- Wednesday horse racing entries
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Got anything to say? Then say it today
- 6 executed by orders of judges
- Killer of four could be center of death penalty test
- School Board gives good marks to superintendent
- Man sought in slaying at nightclub
- Man dies from stab wound
- Future of community access TV station remains in doubt
- Search continues for teen accused of killing girl, 14
- Obituaries for June 25, 2002
- Judge must rule on candidate residency
- Man accused of threatening Reid, others pleads not guilty
- State gets poor grade for traffic
- Ex-senior care operator sentenced
- Striking CAT drivers to vote on new proposal
- Letter: Stand tall against terror
- Letter: Heavy people treated unfairly
- Letter: Many doctors have no choice but to leave
- Marijuana petition gathers necessary signatures for ballot
- Editorial: Let's learn from our mistakes this time
- Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Cooler heads prevail
- Editorial: Goodman 'art' brings city shame
- Teachers, school district resume contract talks
- Deputy budget director to retire
- Community briefs for June 25, 2002
- Drought prompts wild horse roundup
- Immunization schedule for June 25, 2002
- Double take: Celebrity mimics on display at Impersonators Convention
- Columnist Susan Snyder: A heavy burden for Southwest
- Former Clark County Commissioner Tom Wiesner dies
- Report: State gets D-plus in traffic congestion
Monday, June 24
- 51s 6, Sky Sox 3
- Feeding frenzy: Schools, parents at odds over sales of snacks
- Man says he would report threat again
- Vigoa pleads guilty in heists, killings
- Amusement tax weighed
- Mayor's art depicts 'able-bodied' homeless
- Cops supply blowtorch, burn coin truck holdup
- Matching $1.5 million now available for nuke campaign
- Post: Delay vote on Yucca dump
- Yucca foes gain new support
- Cell phone experts say call-crossing possible
- New Vegas timeshare planned
- Strong drug sales lift profits
- Wynn signs deal to build hotel-casino in Macau
- News briefs for June 24, 2002
- Non-profits say commercial gambling hurts fund-raising
- Gaming Board to hear Emerald settlement offer
- IRS seeking comments about form W-2G
- Boyd to broker Culinary deal with other hotels
- Indiana tax hike includes dockside gambling option
- Trotters to play it straight here
- Vegas sports on TV/Radio
- Thurston, Crosby lead 51s over the Sky Sox
- Henderson's Macpherson loses tourney by one pin
- UNLV golfer finishes second in Public Links
- Local sports calendar
- UNLV names new women's golf coach
- Columnist Ralph Siraco: McCarron rides off into sunset
- Few legislators contribute to Yucca fight fund
- NRC extends comment period on draft plan
- After promises of prosperity, N.O. casino struggling
- Labor chief: City came up short in wage investigation
- Settlement sought in Tuscany dispute
- EBay to offer health insurance to online merchants
- Third fight will have to wait a while
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Golfer's tale is both sad, courageous
- PCL box: Las Vegas - Colorado
- Lake Mead graduates first intern class
- Man shot to death in confrontation with Metro Police
- Blaze causes $3.25 million in damage at construction site
- Workshops to help unemployed find jobs
- Community briefs for June 24, 2002
- LV student wins one of 520 worldwide military scholarships
- Blood drives scheduled
- Birth announcements for June 24, 2002
- Letter: Burial will ruin nuke industry
- Letter: Never give inch on Yucca dump
- Letter: Since Bush was elected, nation has melted down
- Editorial: Ethics code should be revisited
- Editorial: Gun show loophole needs fixing now
- Couple bowled over by love
- Obituaries for June 24, 2002
- Trends for June 24, 2002
- Variety shows: From radio to TV, Bono captures wide array of talent
- Charles White's son shines at UNLV camp
Friday, June 21
- Seastrand elected regents chairman
- News briefs for June 21, 2002
- Work on new apartments nears completion
- Partnership working to help homeless teenagers
- State, UNLV dispute cost of building
- Nevada economy is still creating jobs
- Forum Shops owner in Vegas mall deal
- City loses battle to keep money from overpaid parking fines
- UMC reports more doctor defections
- Court upholds ban on casino donations
- Licensing for Ritz-Carlton approved
- Man says he overheard LV terrorist plot
- Exec: Cooperation key to keeping tourism vibrant
- Local officials not lured to city manager post
- Ruling next week on Parks vs. Parks
- Limits issued on new policies
- Former banker acquitted of felony charges
- Comer named CEO of NLV hospital
- Vegas firm makes Fortune list
- Shareholders asked for lobbying help
- No one budging on Culinary talks
- Review: 'Lilo and Stitch' is fast relief
- Review: 'Report' a snazzy superficiality by Spielberg
- Sons of slain woman allowed to testify in stepfather's trial
- Murder trial ends as Turner decides to plead guilty
- Colorado River virus identified
- New trial ordered in presidential threats
- Regents slice budget almost in half
- Obituaries for June 21, 2002
- Fight over mental evaluation to go to high court
- Pet store owner pleads not guilty
- Dennis fired by UNLV
- Mexican fans hyped for rematch
- Two 51s players picked for all-star game
- Apex developers seek approval for community
- Clarification
- One killed, two injured in shooting
- Vegas sports on TV/Radio
- Reid hopes to cut Yucca budget again
- Letter: Enough study, settle dump issue
- Letter: Administration caters to rich
- Letter: Rampant growth threat to all in the valley
- Editorial: Execution ruling is thoughtful
- Editorial: 'Cause for Concern' is cause for alarm
- Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Don't reward terrorists
- Community briefs for June 21, 2002
- 'Whoops' revue more than just old jokes
- Columnist Dean Juipe: There's value in siding with Morales
- Marsh fire just the beginning
- Goodman criticizes use of anti-Yucca money
- Taking edge off danger: Driving class shows teens how to handle emergency situations
- Saturday's horse racing entries
- Smile, taggers, you may be on the city's camera
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Saturday's races at Hollywood Park
- Peter, Paul & Mary still part of folklore
- Medal of Honor awarded to five Metro Police officers
- Columnist Jerry Fink: San Fernando Band is still on the run
- Political notebook: Candidate straddles Colorado River for two campaigns
- Review: Having a 'Ball' with Thornton and Berry
- Performing arts for June 21, 2002
- Datebook for June 21, 2002
- Brenner back at home in Vegas
- Greek Isles' tribute to Rat Pack hits mark
- Columnist Joe Delaney: Get your Phil of Brenner this weekend
- On display for June 21, 2002
- Family film fest on tap
- Vision comes to fruition for Rothermel, Neverett
- Stages of life
- Columnist Spencer Patterson: Durango hopes to bounce back in Legion play
- Letter to the sports editor: Soccer fan strikes back
- Letter to the sports editor: Dave Ross' biggest fans
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Rejoicing a purple reign
- Letter to the sports editor: Tiger needs more praise
- Letter to the sports editor: Juipe over analyst Miller
- Ultimate Fighting featured on free TV
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: The other Gordon is hanging tough
- Rally kicks off quest to save basketball
- PCL box: Las Vegas - Salt Lake
- 51s' schedule
- Letter: Prudent tactic to kill plate design
- Letter: Powell would forsake our only ally in Mideast
- Editorial: Monitor drug use of baseball players
- Columnist Jon Ralston: Yucca rhetoric reaches new low
- Columnist Erin Neff: Lawmakers can't ignore ads by gaming, mining firms
- Medical malpractice: The costs of coverage
- Columnist Benjamin Grove: These anti-Yucca activists are driven
- Editorial: Betrayal just around the corner
- Matter-of-Fact Lee
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Defeat a chicken? Good cluck
- Columnist Sandy Thompson: Duo aims high to care for foster children
- Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: More Saudi nose-thumbing
- Henderson hospital keeps up with growth
- Straight-A student needs help for camp
- St. Rose Dominican highlights
- Columnist Jeff German: Union looks to Boyd for some help
Thursday, June 20
- Nevada economy picking up
- Pulte buys big Vegas development project
- AFL-CIO chief demands reforms in accounting
- Riviera joins trend, will refinance $215 million
- Nevada income tax may be key to shortfall
- News briefs for June 20, 2002
- AC Caesars fined $75,000 for letting high-roller touch cards
- Gtech stock jumps on strong financial report
- Senate panel OKs ergonomics bill
- Feds to tighten oversight
- Passenger traffic down in May
- School Board says Garcia is meeting goals
- Court bars execution of mentally retarded
- Police fear hike in murder rate due to cuts at UMC
- Senate vote on Yucca may not happen before holiday break
- Barbary Coast, union agree
- Vegas sports on TV/Radio
- Shelves bare of jerseys as soccer fever hits
- Arbitrator to decide on raises for teachers
- Las Vegas revokes licenses of two massage parlors
- Homeless video prompts action by congressman
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Muldowney to compete at LVMS in October
- Rebel player cited for academic prowess
- UNLV players put on All-West team
- Nevada AFL-CIO endorses Guinn
- Indiana lawmaker throws support to dockside gambling
- Isle of Capri considering deals for LV, Mississippi properties
- North Las Vegas briefs for June 20, 2002
- Council looks at converting private golf course to a regional park
- Obituaries for June 20, 2002
- UNLV targeted as not being compliant
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Overstuffed football teams skew Title IX
- Las Vegas Area Fishing Report: Anglers have to get an early start at Lake Mead
- Columnist Paula Del Giudice: Current drought hits fisheries across Utah
- Use of Force Board rules in favor of Metro officer
- County workers arrested in theft case
- Superintendents asked to prioritize budget proposal
- Program for mentally ill homeless people revived
- County puts adult businesses on hold
- Former detective sentenced in assault case
- Teacher's bail lowered
- Henderson priest waives hearing
- Vigoa backs out of deal
- Editorial: Vote is a victory for more openness
- Air ambulance base opens
- Regents want $27 million to expand nursing progams
- City reaches deal on upscale outlet mall
- Letter: Bush must weigh cost of lives
- Letter: Greed has taken control of nation
- Letter: Give president chance to recover from Sept. 11
- Candidate: Tort reform needed to solve malpractice crisis
- Council briefs for June 20, 2002
- Entertainment district gains approval
- Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Where's the outrage?
- Editorial: Arafat has lost all credibility
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Friday's races at Hollywood Park
- Friday's horse racing entries
- Fight schedule
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Cotto in crossroads bout with Juuko
- It's Tijuana vs. Mexico City
- Community briefs for June 20, 2002
- Salt Lake shuts down 51s
- Two LV sons return to Army post in Ga.
- PCL box: Las Vegas - Salt Lake City
- Columnist Ruthe Deskin: Las Vegas home to bullyism
- NTC's 'Romeo and Juliet' shines at dusk
- Fight the fright: Las Vegas performers discuss how they cope with stage fright
- Columnist Joe Delaney: Recent events prompt some compelling questions
Wednesday, June 19
- City officials discuss MASH future
- Oklahoma tribes fighting to keep electronic game
- Laughlin sees 3 percent drop in visitors for April
- Casinos 'strongly support' new tax revenue in Nevada
- State weighs two prison moves
- UMC rejects doctors' absence requests
- Internet gambling ban hopes still slim
- National reports loss of $4.6 million for April
- Morton's weighing higher offer
- Headquarters to move
- Bingo parlor, ancient Indian bones don't mix
- Killer likely to get life in prison
- Nevada insurers say some changes needed
- Lawmakers say Guinn not dealing with budget
- Stomach illness hits Colorado River rafters
- Wheelchair-bound man hit by pickup dies from injuries
- AG candidate gets backing of union
- Tax hike prompts Argosy to shelve casino
- Horseshoe wants more flexibility
- Transit tax goes to ballot
- Yucca ad campaign takes hit
- State employees' health premiums facing increases
- NRC to examine testing of casks used to haul waste
- Medical marijuana petition submitted
- State credit rating improves
- Feds reviewing Nevada land deal
- Local news briefs for June 19, 2002
- County news briefs for June 19, 2002
- County votes to require developer disclosure forms
- Climber died when knot in rope came undone
- $2.9 million OK'd to correct error in CCSN budget
- Man to stand trial in 20 sex crimes
- Attorney: Witnessses have motive to lie
- Wynn won't have to provide DNA sample
- Vegas sports on TV/Radio
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Outlaws champ Swindell returns from long layoff
- Beauty Padgett
- Rebels, Gophers to play in future
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Appeal of soccer broad and limited
- Camp Culinary: Delicious, healthy meals can be prepared while camping
- Columnist Victoria Sun: Moore's U.S. Open trip was full of life lessons
- '01 Yangarra Peak Chardonnay
- Plays repeat throughout event
- Cedar City braces for next wave
- Utah Shakespearean Festival begins Thursday
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Thursday's races at Hollywood Park
- PCL box: Las Vegas - Salt Lake City
- Letter: Public input sought on land
- Letter: Lakes are for all, not select few
- Letter: DMV chief right to stop plate with mushroom cloud
- Thursday's horse racing entries
- Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: After 56 years, DiFiore ready for some R&R
- Community news briefs for June 19, 2002
- Violinist selected to study at Interlochen Arts Camp
- Editorial: A smelly land-swap agreement
- Editorial: State should boost mental health funds
- Obituaries for June 19, 2002
- Columnist Peter Benton: Sponsors receive thanks
- Snyder to appear on ESPN2
- Hundreds more evacuate from wildfires as investigation into air tanker crash continues
Tuesday, June 18
- Columnist Susan Synder: Dam these difficult questions
- Beauty school opens
- Mayors OK resolution on Yucca shipments
- Senator sees easy Yucca approval
- MASH clinic closes its doors
- Lawyers, doctors agree on focus of meetings
- Reid wants BLM to end deals with land firm
- Wynn's $2.5 billion Le Reve price tag raises eyebrows
- Subpoenas listed in Illinois gaming probe
- Isle of Capri reports net loss, cash flow increase
- Regulators tour riverboat
- Industry outlook strong
- Riviera company sues union
- Union chief warns of organized labor decline
- Bureau has birthday bash at Hoover Dam
- Hospital giant paying to settle billing probe
- Las Vegans warming up to coinless slot systems
- Union leader rips offer from downtown casinos
- Fire outside L.A. shuts down I-15
- LV ad agency discloses exec shakeup
- Five to be nominated for review board
- Suspect in casino heists could enter plea bargain
- NRC to hear update on transportation studies
- Lawyer wants off fraud case; cites conflict of interest
- Tax panel reaches halfway point
- Ex-state exec charged with theft
- Defendant claims victim was hitman
- Local news briefs for June 18, 2002
- Police investigating another home invasion
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Nadeau gets ride in Petty car for Sears Point race
- Group seeks aid for outlet mall
- North Las Vegas officials to consider federal land deal
- Council to weigh new licensing procedure for massage therapists
- Former Rebel holds himself to higher standard
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: USA-Mexico rematch should be here
- Community news briefs for June 18, 2002
- Miller reaps benefits as 'Mr. Irrelevant'
- Sports handicapper McCune dies
- Realtor Matthews dies
- Thousands with mental problems not being served
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Wednesday's races at Hollywood Park
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Interleague games liven dull season
- U.S. success may impact local programs
- Editorial: Charts cannot take place of judgments
- Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: A lesson from Watergate
- Obituaries for June 18, 2002
- Letter: Windtalkers finally recognized
- Letter: Bush economy is a disaster
- Letter: Right a wrong by releasing Jessica Williams
- Editorial: Yucca seen as unsafe by mayors
- Epicurean Affair served up at Caesars Palace
- Wednesday's horse racing entries
Monday, June 17
- Schools to curtail vending machines
- Illinois begins probe of LV execs
- Mandalay hit by tax increase
- XO Communications files for Chapter 11
- Wynn details $2.5 billion plan for Le Reve in IPO
- Qwest CEO quits under board pressure
- Gambling machine banned
- Money managers sell stocks
- Analyst upgrades firm
- MGM MIRAGE seeks PR agency
- Retail giant wary of federal contracting
- WALKER, Calif.: before 3 p.m.
- Pro-Yucca group blasts campaign tactics
- Soccer match tests loyalty of many Las Vegas fans
- Mall pet shop owner faces several charges
- State sues LV man over alleged false scholarship offers
- Bus drivers soundly reject contract proposal
- Las Vegas to weigh sweeping dog law changes
- Mayors weigh nuke resolution to ban nuke waste transport
- State official sees long Yucca fight
- Obituaries for June 17, 2002
- BLM land sale will be rescheduled
- Lawyer: Malpractice fees should not be capped
- Lawmakers will consider death penalty reforms
- Red Horse squadron completes mission
- Local news briefs for June 17, 2002
- Immunizations
- Community news briefs for June 17, 2002
- Birth announcements for June 17, 2002
- Letter: Juries are cause of doctor crisis
- Letter: United States not Christian
- Letter: Mojave Desert measure comes at a great time
- Editorial: Disclosure might cut drug costs
- Dustin Hoffman holds court
- Businessman sentenced in bond sale scheme
- Teen who killed father gets parole on one charge
- Editorial: Another reason why this is a no-brainer
- Vegas sports on TV/Radio
- UNLV-Oregon State game will air on TBS
- Local sports calendar
- Two Chaparral seniors get chance to play in Europe
- Columnist Lisa Ferguson: Trends for June 17, 2002
- 51s rally in win
- Plenty of changes in store for the Barrera-Morales rematch
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Tiger panned when only plaudits due
- Lip Service: Lipstick wearers, makers swear by cosmetic staple
- PCL box: Las Vegas - Sacramento
- Columnist Ralph Siraco: Horse racing's 2nd season under way
- PWBA tournament
Friday, June 14
- 4.4 earthquake hits near Yucca
- District must get creative in teacher shortage
- Feds move against Las Vegas vending machine business opportunity promoters
- Town, builders try forcing Emerald into bankruptcy
- Citibank OKs pact to block 'Net gambling
- Nellis squadron delayed on return from Afghanistan
- Non-Nevada insurers suing state, alleging protectionism
- Upgraded Henderson hotel regains Hawthorn name
- IGT controversy continues
- Andersen troubles a boon for Deloitte
- Terrorism insurance required
- Industrial production gains
- Prosecutors: Bail set too low in sex assault cases
- 20-year-old kicked off Henderson ballot
- Homeless spend their final night in shelter tent
- Massage checks to test new law
- Getaways: Locals plan carefully to get out of town during summer
- Moore shoots 76
- Local news briefs for June 14, 2002
- DA candidates make good use of office
- Challenge to Parks' candidacy to be decided by judge
- Towsend appointed to mental health panel
- Bus drivers, union to resume talks
- Hoover Dam site of celebration, protests Monday
- DEA agent could enter insanity plea
- Officials try to keep mussels out of lakes
- Vegas sports on TV/Radio
- Goodman: Lack of stadium wouldn't halt development
- Obituaries for June 14, 2002
- Murder trial defendant ready to represent self
- Three North Las Vegas officers are promoted
- Metro warns of light outages
- Ex-LV man guilty of assaulting stepdaughter
- Community news briefs for June 14, 2002
- Letter: Give citizens input on land bill
- Letter: Good day care worth the price
- Letter: Why aren't heads rolling over 9/11 warning signs?
- Editorial: Molasses cannot be our guide
- Editorial: Celebrate this day throughout the year
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Bad advice cost prospect rich contract
- Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Native American pride
- PRCA trying to bolster interest with local fans
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Questions abound on Flag Day
- All in the 'GAME'
- Columnist Spencer Patterson: Knights have big plans for summer
- Danza added to 'Concert of Love' list of performers
- Ranking TV fathers of our country
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Gaughan: Irwindale isn't hazardous
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Saturday's races at Hollywood Park
- Saturday's horse racing entries
- PCL box: Las Vegas - Salt Lake City
- Las Vegas' struggles at home continue vs. Stingers
- PBA Gold Coast
- LV's Troy Herbst assumes overall, Class 1 points leads in SCORE
- Name change under way for Vegas charitable group
- Officer wears love of father as badge of honor
- U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Cup Finale
- Review: 'Scooby-Doo' needs to be fixed
- Everything old is cool at 'Vegas Cruise'
- DVD review: Lemmon is clear winner of 'The Great Race'
- Performing arts June 14, 2002
- The artistry of 'O' not watered down
- Review: Violence blows away 'Windtalkers' story
- Columnist Muriel Stevens: Join the trend: Take Dad to dinner
- Columnist Jerry Fink: Tom Jones turns Manhattan into a free-for-all
- On Display for June 14, 2002
- Datebook for June 14, 2002
- Cirque to offer more acts to flip for on the Strip
- Review: Spy genre is 'Bourne' again
- Sevendust members fighting to be heard
- Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Real fathers will fight
- Letter: Design doesn't endorse war
- Letter: Privatization of justice system won't work
- Guinn hopes to make progress at informal meeting
- Oh, Carroll
- Columnist Sandy Thompson: Open hearings would strengthen child's voice
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Realizing Dad wasn't infallible
- Columnist Ben Grove: Sniping over taxes; taking bomb plot in stride
- Columnist Erin Neff: Homeland security issue opening doors for Gibbons
- Editorial: Follow up on patient well-being
- Columnist Jeff German: Culinary to mount big push downtown
- Columnist Jon Ralston: Doctors pursue their holy grail
- Editorial: No need to redefine the Clean Air Act
- No end in sight for medical malpractice insurance dilemma
- Mistreated child would benefit from opportunity to attend camp
- Teen volunteers get chance to travel, learn
Thursday, June 13
- Tropicana unveils Chicken Challenge
- Vigoa hearing postponed
- Energy assistance grants to be raised
- Old probe of business practices at IGT revealed
- Internet gambling measure delayed
- Exec named to Internet post
- MGM launches website
- Financial results restated
- Credit line granted
- Barbary Coast, Culinary near deal
- News briefs for June 13, 2002
- Regulators win order against LV businessman
- Business briefs for June 13, 2002
- Labor council backs bus drivers
- Ensign urges colleagues to block Yucca vote
- Residents work on plans to rejuvenate Circle Park
- Five in running to be new leader of regents
- Judge to rule on possession of bomb plugs
- Funds for LV workers slow in coming
- Tropicana kicks off Chicken Challenge
- Vegas sports on TV/Radio
- Conflict of interest issue arises
- Microsoft discloses flaw in website software
- Transportation plans unveiled
- Iowa high court strikes down law on casino tax
- New law will test Hispanic students
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: UNLV, T&M partnership much needed
- Columnist Paula Del Giudice: Campers must be aware of fire danger
- Bull rider's success is a tale of the tape
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Larry Dixon looks for record-setting weekend in Ohio
- Las Vegas Area Fishing Report: Anchovies lead to striper success
- Dreams coming true for entire Bell family
- Bedard appeal dismissed
- Claims of civil violations cost state $1 million a year
- Obituaries for June 13, 2002
- Prosecutors assigned in case of elderly woman's slaying
- Teen indicted in alleged crime spree
- Man arraigned on charges he threatened Reid
- Woman enters no contest plea in burning death
- Bill would overturn bar, casino smoking ban
- Landowner granted part of Sandy Valley water
- Flag Day takes on new symbolism after 9/11
- Nevada mayors to lobby against Yucca at conference
- Urologist leaves UMC because of malpractice insurance
- New wireless system improves agencies' communications
- Reforms in death penalty likely to include DNA rules
- Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: Website exposes facts
- Protective Services visited home where boy died
- Eldorado High grad honored by Army Reserve
- Community briefs for June 13, 2002
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Friday's races at Hollywood Park
- PCL box: Las Vegas - Salt Lake City
- Editorial... but not on books
- Editorial: Learning curve for all of us ...
- Letter: RTC must start fining ATC
- Letter: Boggs McDonald capable candidate
- Letter: Take control of power company for public good
- Friday's horse racing entries
- Welcome to Nevada
- Sun boxing ratings
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Morales shaping up for Barrera bout at MGM Grand
- Fight schedule
- Quick flicks: Cigarette-lighter collectors converge on Las Vegas
- PBA Gold Coast
Wednesday, June 12
- Judge approves sale of bonds for Reno train trench
- Business briefs for June 12, 2002
- 'Club Keno' off to strong start
- Deal nets state $20 million
- Changes on tap at The Rio
- Bank privacy rules tightened
- Galleria, Showcase operator reports improved results
- Judge rejects Yucca water injunction
- Bill would eliminate AC cocktail servers' gag order
- Vons plans to lower prices to compete
- State hopes site boosts Yucca fight
- District fretting over student-transfer law
- Univision buying Hispanic Broadcasting
- Internet pirates had base in Vegas, feds say
- Use of dead man's words sought at Vigoa trial
- Broken homes: Mobile home owners in closing park must go, can't meet codes
- Striking bus drivers don't draw political attention
- Stomach misery has plenty of company
- Fed help sought against biker gangs
- Charges leveled at Mo. doctor in autopsy case
- Vegas sports on TV/Radio
- Much revealed in Cisneros statement
- Teachers target district spending
- Report: State paid out $34.4 million in overtime last year
- Board OKs medical funds
- News briefs for June 12, 2002
- Senate unveils bill on federal land
- Man could get life in murder of fiancee
- Report issued on helicopter crash
- Plans to expand Indiana gaming at risk
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Schmidt scrambles to prep two cars for Pikes Peak
- Columnist Peter Benton: Even-par could win this week's Open
- Proposal to salvage school programs may be in jeopardy
- Goodman offers to help solve labor rift downtown
- County Fire Dept. team practices high-rise heroics
- Magic show producer Ouellet dies at 57
- Learning the ropes
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Documentary traces life in the minors
- Former Oriole Kinkade helps bolster 51s' offense
- PCL box: Las Vegas - Salt Lake City
- Editorial: Get moving to end malpractice crisis
- Organization steps up petition drive for marijuana proposal
- Group questions city's methods in search for new MASH director
- Letter: CAT can't ignore problem
- Letter: Bad things going on in our country
- Letter: Airline pilots must be allowed to carry guns
- Plan for homeless database faces drop-off in funding
- Editorial: Taking a 'byte' out of apathy
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Thursday's races at Hollywood Park
- Thursday's horse racing entries
- Columnist Victoria Sun: Las Vegas sponsor search continuing
- U.S. Open tee times
- PBA Gold Coast
- Nevada projects recognized
- Henderson mayor to be honored
- Community briefs for June 12, 2002
- Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: Local organizations to benefit from Saks opening
- Savvy wine buys: 2001 Penfold's Rawson's Retreat
- Columnist Muriel Stevens: Bracing to shop for our fathers
- Seniors program partners with city facilities
- Much to consider about olive oils
- Obituaries for June 12, 2002
- By hook or by book: Fledgling writers fishing for publishing contracts
Tuesday, June 11
- America West helps speed up airport check-ins
- Nuclear waste in the neighborhood
- Cable channel to air two big cases
- Nevada fails to reach funding goal
- Sept. 11 adds solemn air to graduation day
- Nevada Power, Sierra deny any shady deals
- Guinn wants Keller to lead homeland security
- Governor hopeful he can bring doctors and lawyers together
- Judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit by parents of teens killed in crash
- Maximum jobless checks to rise
- Gaming Control investigation of hotel-casino under way
- News briefs for June 11, 2002
- Enron sues Nevada utilities
- Culinary, Stratosphere reach agreement
- Vegas company optimistic about loan guarantee
- Towns weigh gambling issue
- Casino operators upgraded
- Stock rated 'underperform'
- Vegas lender's business booms
- Duke deal boosts confidence in N. Power
- Vegas sports on TV/Radio
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Gaughan credits Orleans crew for first truck win
- Homeless database may be in jeopardy
- Jury deliberating for sixth day
- New controversies erupting at Tyco
- Girl testifies in stepfather's sexual assault trial
- Deputy DA wants Phillips named a habitual criminal
- Police weighing neglect charges in boy's death
- Regulators use mock casino to learn how to spot cheaters
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: Albuquerque team may be chemically induced
- 51s see errors of Ellis' way in PCL defeat
- Gibbons: Intelligence network still scattered
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Robinson enjoying dual roles
- UNLV's Moore to take spot among stars
- Rebels gearing ticket campaign toward families
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Wednesday's races at Hollywood Park
- Wednesday's horse racing entries
- PBA Gold Coast
- Editorial: Safekey program is big help for parents
- PCL box: Las Vegas - Salt Lake City
- Letter: Homeless need to get a job
- Letter: Remarks typical for election year
- Letter: Tort reform is only bad for the lawyers
- Editorial: Mining must pay fair share
- Obituaries for June 11, 2002
- Immunization schedule for June 11, 2002
- Las Vegans enjoy rare solar eclipse
- Where I Stand -- Brian Greenspun: 'Net reveals DOE folly
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Machines a weighty issue
- Local entertainers form their own M.A.F.I.A.
- Hounded by pain: Treatment options available for arthritic dogs
Monday, June 10
- VIDEO GAME REVIEW: World Cup excitement in your Xbox
- SW Gas expands Arizona operation
- Uncertainty surrounds building of power plants
- Sprint not leasing lines to firm
- Duke Energy to supply Nevada Power this summer
- Dealer to open Henderson store
- Chicken tic-tac-toe promotion coming to LV
- Harrah's noted for financial performance
- Flamingo to feature two new entertainment venues
- Hispanic women make their mark on Culinary
- Henderson hospital operator settles claims
- Hovan only Vikings returning defensive starter
- Candidates' eligibility questioned
- Two injured in bus-truck crash
- Guinn wants doctors, lawyers to meet
- Elvis lives: Impersonators seek respect with new professional group
- Union adamant on health plan downtown
- UNLV going to higher tech computer admissions processing
- Vegas sports on TV/Radio
- Red Rock death is a reminder of dangers of rock climbing
- Las Vegas blood bank supply down to critical level
- Blaze forces partial evacuation in Pioche
- Obituaries for June 10, 2002
- News briefs for June 10, 2002
- Exams canceled for Palo Verde students
- Local sports calendar
- Columnist Ralph Siraco: Emblem fades fast in big one
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Rematch would likely be in Nevada
- PCL box: Las Vegas - Sacramento
- Union endorses prison changes
- Shooter faces at least 20-year sentence in gang slaying
- Man hopes DNA proves Wynn connection
- Letter: A democracy, not a theocracy
- Letter: Patients suffer in doctor crisis
- Letter: Ignorance fuels criticism of 'greedy doctors'
- Editorial: Follow the high court example
- Editorial: Give county power to check contractor
- Birth announcements for June 10, 2002
- Review: Despite obstacles, Holland keeps solid bass
- Lively Cantor: Temple Beth Sholom's energetic Friedman bitten by the acting bug
- Trends for June 10, 2002
Friday, June 7
- Local players tackle revised 'Godpsell'
- Critics: Nevada Power-Sierra Pacific merger not working
- Bellagio expansion plan may be revived
- Sahara Avenue project OK'd
- Report: Vegas airline loan guarantee likely to be rejected
- Voters will be asked to dig deep
- Travel agents question airline practices
- Silverton UFO sightings in the eyes of the beholders
- Bomb scare prompts high school evacuation
- Principal pair: Gundersons have contributed greatly to education in valley
- Nevada Power request to issue bonds granted
- Metro to add homeland security position
- A-bomb memorabilia on display here before California auction
- Hotels want out of health plan
- Yucca fight in Senate looking grim
- Rejection of atomic license plate criticized
- State to freeze Medicaid payments
- More doctors ask for special legislative session on insurance
- Musical Arts Society tackles opera and Broadway tunes
- Review: Audiences shouldn't keep this 'Company'
- Review: Atmospheric 'The Others' visits familiar territory
- Cher makes return to MGM Grand
- Letter: Trauma center must be saved
- Letter: Racial profiling in Washington
- Letter: Government spending hitting new heights
- Davis' inspiration is Holland's opus
- Vegas sports on TV/Radio
- Tour de France: Nevada Opera Theater brings 'Gigi' to Paris Las Vegas
- Datebook for June 7, 2002
- Romeo does his mentors proud at Mirage
- On Display for June 7, 2002
- Performing Arts for June 7, 2002
- Changes on tap at festival
- Jones is content with place in music history
- Lettermen leader recalls group's Vegas roots
- Jobless rate declines
- UAW's new era begins with officers' swearing in
- Usual Suspects suspend improv for a strict script
- Editorial: Politics, thin skin, don't mix
- Editorial: Right prescription filled on licensing
- Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: A patriotic U.S. history
- Columnist Jerry Fink: Blues and barbecue make for a perfect match
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Bobbie Jo is caught in a trap
- Lakers game part of Rebels' season deal
- Columnist Muriel Stevens: Bistro has same old charm
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: LV's Tracy looks to maintain fast start
- Obituaries for June 7, 2002
- Emerald hearing advances with agent's testimony
- Running great Scott to speak at LV banquet
- New casino seeks approval
- Letter to the Sports Editor: Free kicking Cup analysts
- News briefs for June 7, 2002
- Letter to the Sports Editor: Kudos to Chuck Pope
- Mack to take up-close look at fight
- Las Vegas casinos still hope to cash in
- War Emblem stalks history in New York
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Good, Evil square off in Memphis
- Gibbons sees success for Cabinet post
- Robbery suspect faces charges in plot to escape
- School employees agree: More money education solution
- Little progress made in bus talks
- Nevada Power bond sale rests on vote by PUC
- Police officers named in shooting
- Mining industry launches pre-emptive strike against new taxes
- Partial eclipse of the sun best in Southwest
- Catching babies little different from catching crooks
- Firefighter benefit to aid burn foundation
- Henderson offers cooking workshops
- 'Show and tell killer' seeks clemency
- Political notebook: Nicknames adding spice to Primary Election ballot
- Senators' visit spotlights new land-use legislation
- Community briefs for June 7, 2002
- Workers immune in molestation case
- Jail mate testifies in Briller murder trial
- It's graduation time for seniors
- PCL Box: Las Vegas - Sacramento
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Saturday's races at Hollywood Park
- Saturday's horse racing entries
- Bowling: PWBA tournament
- Bowling: Suncoast Senior World
- Privatizing government
- Opinions vary on California tort reform law
- Doctors cite lower premiums as evidence of effectiveness
- Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Less medical patchwork
- Columnist Jon Ralston: Lawyer doubles as travel agent
- Columnist Sandy Thompson: Blame it on someone else, then sue
- Editorial: Fine tune CAT bus contract
- Columnist Erin Neff: Bookmaker sets imaginary lines for this fall's elections
- Editorial: Bush's turnaround was right decision
- Columnist Benjamin Grove: Amid pressure, Edwards likely to OK Yucca
- Columnist Jeff German: Post-9/11 jobless get help from contract
- Letter: Comments from Boggs McDonald were out of line
- Letter: Treat bus drivers with due respect
- Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: More questions than answers
- Students learn to vent their anger
- 'Hep cats' help Sun Camp Fund
- Song and Danza
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Nuns gain opinionated habits
Thursday, June 6
- Vegas firm files for IPO
- Upscale tavern OK'd
- Michigan tribe takes the helm at Greektown Casino
- Indian gaming company launches TV production unit
- Credit Suisse upgrades three casino operators
- FCC OKs Las Vegas phone transfer
- Exec leads effort to start Women's Chamber
- Cook Inlet plan for Ritz-Carlton advances
- McCartney concert gives Strip gaming win a boost
- Casinos threatened with addiction suits
- Nevada HMO's rates to rise 10 %
- Remote baggage check-in missing in gaming capital
- Fashion convention defections shouldn't affect attendance
- Officer hospitalized after motorcycle crash
- Residents win round in fight against ride
- Request by mayor's son raises ethics question
- Fair care: Private day-care operations say public Safekey program has competitive edge
- Culinary, Riviera reach tentative agreement
- Council debate becomes biblical
- News briefs for June 6, 2002
- Massive plan for fed land unveiled
- Climbing school owner falls to death
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Williams still has plans for becoming champion
- Vegas sports on TV/Radio
- Wooster coaches, players top baseball, softball honor lists
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: USA picks bad time to play well
- Steele advises big fight ref
- UNLV's Wickman on All-American team
- Court: Well owner names public
- UMC trauma center to lose 31 surgeons in insurance crisis
- Court overturns child-support ruling
- Cool weather hurts retail sales
- Man receives life in beating death
- Obituaries for June 6, 2002
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Hammonds makes first final after firing crew chief
- UNLV cops charged with stealing time
- Court rules trash layoff not racial
- Labor lobbyist Henrikson dies
- MASH to close medical clinic, emergency tent
- Sun All-State softball team
- Nevada files another suit against Yucca
- McGowan wowed 'em
- Sun All-State baseball team
- Editorial: Nevada's senators brace for last stand
- Letter: Lays deploy golden parachute
- Letter: 'Outcall' boxes are offensive
- Letter: Bus drivers can't expect free ride on insurance
- Coon put Hawks in hunt
- Editorial: A burning issue -- for real
- Fight schedule
- Cardinals draft two prep stars on 2nd day
- County rejects protests, OKs senior housing
- North Las Vegas council briefs for June 6, 2002
- Las Vegas council briefs for June 6, 2002
- County's new billboard ordinance gets first test
- Annexing plans are proposed
- New zoning for strip clubs eyed
- Hold those phones for recycling
- Ambulance given to CCSN program
- Attorney joins memorial group
- Community briefs for June 6, 2002
- Air Force Academy graduates 5 Nevadans
- Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Looking at the Saudis
- PBA Suncoast Senior World Championship
- Friday's horse racing entries
- Columnist Ruthe Deskin: Cobb book filled with memories
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Friday's races at Hollywood Park
- Hidden gems to be unearthed at CineVegas
- Into focus: In fourth year, CineVegas continues to shape its identity
- Wire Editors
Wednesday, June 5
- Disclosure issue sparks debate
- Senate panel passes Yucca
- Board frowns on Guinn plan for obstetricians
- Gaming accusations found to be libel-proof
- Car wars: Desert summer heat hard on autos
- Suspect accused of jail escape attempt
- Homeless advocate backs property tax hike
- Junk food sales fatten local school coffers
- Democrats offer changes to senior prescription plan
- Nevada third in foreign-born growth rate
- S&P raises outlook on Coast after IPO announcement
- Super Show sued over canceled conference
- News briefs for June 5, 2002
- Vestin details accounting problems
- Panel told of patient abuse
- Mushroom cloud rejected for proposed license plate
- Five indicted in takeover robbery at Sprint office
- Class action in medical waste disposal case OK'd
- Republic faces monopoly claims
- Vegas sports on TV/Radio
- UNLV coach plans camp on campus
- Las Vegas man injured in shootout with police
- Majority fail proficiency test
- Concerns raised over state's powers during emergency
- Insults fly in discussion on judges
- Closing arguments set
- Former Tyco CEO pleads innocent
- County briefs for June 5, 2002
- Clark County to seek more controls on contractors
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Paul Tracy expects to get fair Indy 500 hearing
- Five urologists will no longer serve ER at UMC
- President of examiners board says not enough time given for teleconference
- Water-waste fines approved
- Obituaries for June 5, 2002
- Store owner sues City Council over loss of his liquor license
- Editorial: Arafat is incapable of enacting reforms
- Teen happy to be SADD ambassador
- County will take over control of some state routes
- Letter: Dealing with life and death
- Letter: 'Home cooking' served up on waste transport
- RTC tries to get drivers, CAT managers together
- Editorial: Be flexible but meet deadlines
- Mental health grants available
- Choctaws ready to open next phase of Miss. resort
- Graphic designers will be honored
- Community briefs for June 5, 2002
- GV grad Jensen gets the call -- again
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Fans anxious to see how battle evolves
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Thursday's races at Hollywood Park
- Thursday's horse racing entries
- Columnist Peter Benton: Tight competition in women's SNGA
- Las Vegas area soccer tryouts
- Commissioner refutes expansion speculation
- Aldred helps put halt to losing skid
- PCL box: Las Vegas - Tucson
- Bowling: Suncoast Senior World
- Savvy wine buys: '00 Francis Coppola Bianco
- Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: Food and beverage directors enjoy Epicurean Gala
- Columnist Muriel Stevens: Flying in truly good company
- Review: Poison show hardly hair-owing event
- Competition for the best hot dog heats up
- Biographical information on new UAW president Ron Gettelfinger
Tuesday, June 4
- Litigation erupts over crime problem at Vegas nightclub
- Gaming industry comeback confirmed
- Large land parcel on Strip remains unsold
- Business briefs for June 4, 2002
- Las Vegas development firms file for bankruptcy
- Gaming giant withdraws offer for Illinois casino
- Cannery resort financed with $48 million loan
- LV bus company showcased
- Downtown 'financial ruin' warned
- Mother shoots her 'maniac' son, ending abuse
- Yucca fight gets lift from celebrities
- Power company says it could go broke
- Killer's bid for parole is rejected
- Mack's brother may bail him out of bankruptcy
- Summer calls as students feel heat of final exams
- Airport security in holding pattern
- Vegas sports on TV/Radio
- Candidate files lawsuit over position of his name on ballot
- Columnist Brian Hilderbrand: Martin to drive truck until Kyle Busch turns 18
- Former Tyco chief indicted
- UNLV's Moore wins a few more honors
- North Carolina lottery debate heats up again
- News briefs for June 4, 2002
- Edwards appears in court to challenge extortion conviction
- Arizona tribe files gambling initiative
- Obituaries for June 4, 2002
- Chen suffers growing pains, gets night off
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Tark, wife both battling health issues
- Highway landscape plans are unveiled
- Community briefs for June 4, 2002
- Panel approves new ward maps
- Weather heads back to 100
- Columnist Ron Kantowski: World Cup analysts just love to bicker
- Clarification
- PCL box: Las Vegas - Tucson
- Editorial: Probe of top DOE official is warranted
- Letter: There should be Yucca benefit
- Letter: Ride good for neighborhood
- Letter: Let's remember homeless vets throughout year
- Editorial: EIS omits alternative to Yucca
- Where I Stand -- Mike O'Callaghan: Cheap shot misses mark
- Wednesday's horse racing entries
- Ralph Siraco's selections for Wednesday's races at Hollywood Park
- Bowling: Suncoast Senior World
- Strip mine: Casino Legends Hall of Fame details Las Vegas' past
- Columnist Susan Snyder: Technology is a cut above
- Two plaintiffs added to suit against priest
- Witness tells of suspect's murder threats
- Court briefs for June 4, 2002
- Alleged victim considered cashing in on video
Monday, June 3
- Columnist Ralph Siraco: War Emblem ready to run for history
- Reno stars may be first-round selections
- Casino and real estate developer file trademark suit
- New ratings positive for gaming giants
- Hand scanners give customers easy access to safe deposit vaults
- CEO files to sell shares worth $1.2 million
- Business briefs for June 3, 2002
- Tax hike hits casino stock
- News briefs for June 3, 2002
- Former governor's appeal set
- Culinary sees hope downtown
- Critics say OK of Henderson subdivision crosses ethics line
- County to seek tougher smoking laws
- Nevada Power equity hinges on PUC ruling
- Medical school rejects Guinn insurance plan
- Mark left by James on death penalty
- Reid wants probe of Abraham Yucca aide
- Lamb, longtime Nevada politician, rancher, dies
- Edison stock continues fall
- Local doctors question changes in training rules
- Late bloomer
- Columnist Dean Juipe: Wings, Lakers have the look of champions
- Tyco CEO quits; stock falls
- Doctor pleads with board to meet in Las Vegas
- Nevada teachers' salaries rank 12th
- Obituaries for June 3, 2002
- Union says few CAT drivers have crossed line
- Judge orders new trial in fraud case
- Partner sued over alleged funds diversion
- Fingerprint technology elicits privacy concerns
- PUC chief tells lawmakers summer blackouts unlikely
- New FBI boss in LV asks for more agents
- Microsoft settles allegations
- Executive found dead
- N.C. pro-lottery group says tides are turning
- Exec pitches table games for W.Va. tracks
- Voters to be asked to OK funding requests
- Former legislator joins ethics panel
- Reapportionment steals thunder from 'incumbents'
- Rebels hope to build on NCAA experience
- Herbst posts win in Mexico
- Correction
- Editorial: Put students ahead of political agendas
- Murder victim's daughter tells grand jury of Weber's actions
- Letter: Litter not limited to our highways
- Letter: CAT drivers are inconsiderate
- Letter: Remembering war heroes helps in terrorism fight
- Dion's husband's suit must go to arbitrator
- Defense: Alleged murder victim died from epilepsy
- Detective cleared in shooting
- Editorial: End crisis through dialogue
- Birth announcements for June 3, 2002
- Immunization schedule for June 3, 2002
- Lecture scheduled on healthy families
- PCL box: Las Vegas - Tucson
- Trends for June 3, 2002
- Review: Eagles far from becoming extinct
- House bands: Professional, aspiring musicians praise convenience of home studios
Saturday, June 1
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- Fourth fireworks light up valley sky
- Ensign’s pal lacked usual qualifications for job as senator’s senior aide
- Jay-Z lights up Las Vegas, lives life to the max
- Cousins attracting attention from college football recruiters
- Popular in their cities, could Reno or Las Vegas mayor be governor?
- Las Vegas to sizzle for the Fourth
- Strip performer is eBay high bidder for Elvis ring
- With success of Singapore campus, UNLV eyes United Arab Emirates
- Swarm of crickets descends once again on Northern Nevada
- Henderson house fire displaces family of three
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Calendar
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- The Automatic Tour at The Square Apple (5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.)
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