Wednesday, June 5, 2002 | 11:10 a.m.
Woman, 85, dies in three-car crash
An 85-year-old Las Vegas woman died from injuries after a three-car accident about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday on Flamingo Road near Bruce Street.
A 1995 Oldsmobile was turning left from the westbound turn lane on Flamingo as a 2000 Ford F150 was coming eastbound. The Ford struck the right side of the Oldsmobile, which then struck a 1984 Ford Mustang stopped northbound on Bruce Street.
Lily A. Lubin, the Oldsmobile's driver, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Both Ford drivers -- Catherine Pointer, 32, of Las Vegas and Christina Martinez, 30, of Las Vegas -- were taken to University Medical Center with moderate injuries.
The cause of the collision appears to be a left-turn right-of-way violation by the Oldsmobile driver, but Metro Police are still investigating it.
Bobbitt placed on house arrest
A judge in Fallon freed John Wayne Bobbitt from jail and confined him to house arrest Tuesday pending resolution of a probation violation charge in Churchill County and a domestic violence case in Las Vegas.
Churchill County District Judge Archie Blake let Bobbitt out of jail, but ordered him to wear an electronic monitor and stay at home in Las Vegas until his Family Court hearing July 9 in Las Vegas on the criminal domestic violence charge.
Bobbitt, 35, admitted guilt Tuesday to four of five probation violations, a Churchill County court spokeswoman said. He had faced up to three years in prison on the charges -- lodged after he was arrested May 13 at home in Las Vegas on an assault complaint by his wife of less than two months.
Blake told Bobbitt he can leave home only to work at his moving company job, and ordered him to return to Fallon on Aug. 6 for a hearing on the remaining probation charge. Bobbitt is on five years' probation after a 1999 guilty plea to attempted grand larceny.
Joanne Bobbitt, 31, attended Tuesday's court hearing and intends to ask a judge in Las Vegas to drop the domestic violence charge, said Bobbitt's lawyer, Barry Levinson.
Weather returning to triple digits
With a dome of high pressure settling over Southern Nevada today, temperatures will return to hotter than normal for this time of year, the National Weather Service said.
Thursday is expected to be the hottest day this week with a daytime high of 106 or 107 degrees, lead forecaster Larry Jensen said.
The record for June 6 is 108 set in 1955, Jensen said. "At this time I don't think we're going to tie or break the record, but we have to watch it," he said.
Attorney named to nursing board
Gov. Kenny Guinn has named Merle Lok of Las Vegas to the state Nursing Board to represent consumers, and he has reappointed Patricia Shutt, a licensed practical nurse, to the board.
Lok, president of the law office of Merle Lok LTD, replaces Tamra Barengo of Reno. She previously worked for the Clark County district attorney's office. The governor said her legal experience "will strengthen this very important board."
Shutt, who works for the Clark County Health District, has 35 years of nursing experience and is presently vice president of the board that supervises the nursing profession.
New shopping cart law starts
The city of Las Vegas this week began enforcing a new ordinance that allows the city to impound abandoned shopping carts and charge store owners.
The city informed store owners of the new ordinance in a letter dated May 11, which became effective this week.
According to the ordinance -- which was sponsored by Councilmen Michael McDonald and Michael Mack -- abandoned shopping carts will be removed by city crews. The city will charge store owners $7.50 for the first three shopping carts collected and a fee of $50 per cart thereafter.
Before the ordinance went into effect, the city's Neighborhood Services Rapid Response Team retrieved 200 shopping carts per week within the city limits.
Subcritical test is postponed
Federal scientists have postponed the Oboe 9 subcritical experiment planned for today at the Nevada Test Site due to technical problems.
An announcement will be made when a new date is set for the experiment.
The experiment is designed to answer questions related to plutonium and supports the National Nuclear Security Administration's stewardship of the nuclear weapons stockpile. Subcritical tests are a way to check the stockpile without conducting underground nuclear experiments.
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