Friday, Feb. 6, 2004 | 11:23 a.m.
Former official joins Yucca team
Nevada has added former Interstate Commerce Commission official Paul Lamboley to its Yucca Mountain legal team as a transportation expert, Attorney General Brian Sandoval announced Thursday.
Lamboley, a former vice chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission, focused on numerous railroad access and hazardous waste transporation issues throughout his career.
The Energy Department announced in December that it prefers a rail route through Caliente, 150 miles north of Las Vegas, to move nuclear waste from across the country to Yucca Mountain, 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas.
Lamboley has offices in both Washington and Reno where he focused on transportation and environmental cases, according to Sandoval's office.
Teen falls off SUV at school
A 16-year-old girl was being treated for critical injuries after she fell off a 1998 Chevrolet Blazer while "car surfing" about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in the parking lot of Shadow Hills High School, police said.
A 16-year-old girl was driving the vehicle through the parking lot of the school, located on Decatur Boulevard and Brent Lane, while the other girl was riding on the roof, police said. When the driver made a right turn, the girl on the roof was thrown off, landing face first on the pavement. She was taken to University Medical Center.
Charges have not been filed pending further investigation, Metro Police Detective Bill Redfairn said.
Anyone who witnessed the accident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 385-5555 or Redfairn at 229-3128.
Gay nightclub is expected
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman said Thursday that he expects a gay nightclub rejected by Neonopolis to settle downtown anyway, with an announcement within the next week to 10 days. However, he would not say where the club would open.
The club owner, Donald Troxel of Dayton, Ohio, went public over the past few weeks with complaints that he had a lease agreement with Neonopolis, which backed out because of the gay theme of his club. He owns a similar club in Dayton and carried with him recommendations from public officials there, attesting to the value of the club to that city.
Neonopolis officials have declined comment on Troxel's allegations, but have said they are working with a consultant now to determine how to proceed with marketing and leasing space in the struggling downtown mall.
Officer who shot dog is ID'd
The Metro Police officer who shot and killed a dog Tuesday has been identified as John Susich. He has been with Metro for two years.
Susich killed a 12-year-old blue heeler/dingo mix named Dog who was inside a fenced yard in the 300 block of South 10th Street. Susich had been searching for a burglar in the neighborhood.
He has been placed on administrative leave.
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